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bles that variety, but more highly colored ; it is said that the seed was 

 planted by Jack Ingram, near Springfield, Mo., in 1844. A heavy 

 regular bearer and long keeper and is becoming very popular in south- 

 ern Missouri. In common with its parent Ingram blooms later than 

 other varieties. 



Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, flattened; at ends 

 truncated; surface smooth, rich orange yellow, mostly covered with 

 marbled and mixed rich warm bright red with carmine splashes, 

 in part thinly overlaid with whitish; dots very large, numerous, 

 large, yellow and russet ; cavity deep, wavy, obtuse, trace of russet; 

 stem short; basin shallow, regular, smooth, sometimes leather- 

 cracked; calyx open; segments divergent. Core closed, small, meet- 

 ing; cells ovate, axile, widely slit; tube conical, stamens basal; seeds 

 few, flattened, pointed, packed tight in cells, partially covered with 

 cellular exudate; flesh yellow, moderately juicy, firm, crisp, mild 

 rich subacid with sweet after taste, very good. February to June. 



Iowa Beauty. Originated by C. G. Patten, Charles City, Iowa. 



Fruit large, roundish truncated, irregular, angular; surface golden 

 yellow, striped, splashed and mixed dark red, a handsome fruit; 

 dots white, minute, obscure; cavity deep, acute, often green; stem 

 short to medium; basin very wide, rather deep, wavy, corrugated 

 and wrinkled; calyx closed. Core clasping, half open; tube conical; 

 stamens median; flesh rich yellow, firm, juicy, acid, good. Fall. 



Iowa Blush. Distributed from Iowa City, Iowa.; supposed to 

 be an unknown stray from Ohio. Tree very productive, a strong 

 grower in nursery and orchard; under the bark of young thrifty trees 

 are hard, detached warty excrescences. 



Fruit small, roundish conical; surface smooth, yellow with bright 

 mottled red blush, or washed with bronze on sunny side; dots obscure, 

 numerous, minute, white, many large areolar dots; cavity regular, 

 acuminate, narrow; stem medium; basin rather shallow, narrow, 

 abrupt, with fine corrugations; calyx prominent, closed; segments 

 erect convergent. Core closed, clasping; cells obovate; tube funnel; 

 shaped; stamens median; seeds many, plump, pointed ovate, nearly 

 black, packed tightly in cells; flesh white, juicy, mild subacid, good- 

 Early winter. 



Irish Peach. Origin unknown. 



Fruit medium, roundish, somewhat flattened, slightly angular 

 surface smooth, pale yellowish green, on shaded side tinged with dull 



