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cavity. Flesh highly colored, firm, meaty, and mildly acid when 

 fully ripe. A handsome round-topped tree, bearing heavy annual 

 crops; very hardy. Russia. 



Strauss Weichsel. Large, roundish, heart-shaped, flattened at 

 both ends; stem short, in shallow cavity. Flesh colored, meaty, and 

 slightly astringent until fully ripe; quality very good. A round- 

 topped tree, with medium-sized firm leaves; very hardy North. 

 Russia. 



Suda Hardy. Size medium, roundish conical, depressed laterally; 

 color light red; stem one to one and one-quarter inches long, in broad 

 deep cavity. Flesh firm, colored, juicy, and when fully ripe good in 

 quality. Season, first half of July. 



Susse Fruh Weichsel. Small to medium, roundish oblate; color 

 dark red; stem one to one and one-quarter inches long, quite 

 stout, inserted in small cavity. Flesh firm, somewhat colored, juicy, 

 mildly acid. Season, 20th of June. Specially valuable for canning. 

 Russia. 



Timme. Large, roundish, heart-shaped; color red; stem one to 

 one and one-eighth inches long, in broad shallow cavity. Flesh melt- 

 ing, rich, with uncolored juice; quality very good. Season, last of 

 June. Imported from Germany by a Mr. Timme, of Omaha, Neb. 



Toronto. Large, subacid, nearly black. Season last of June in 

 Southern Illinois. A Canadian variety propagated in Illinois. 



Terry. Medium, roundish, flattened laterally; color dark red; 

 stem one to one and one-quarter inches long, quite stout, and inserted 

 in shallow cavity. Flesh meaty, subacid, colored ; quality very good. 

 Of Vladimir type. This was introduced from Russia by the writer. 

 Specimen trees sent for trial to Mr. Terry, of Crescent, Iowa, proving 

 valuable, and the name or number being lost, it has become com- 

 mercial under the above name. Russia. 



Vladimir. Small to medium, roundish, and borne in clusters of 

 from two to four on outer limbs; roundish in form; color black when 

 fully ripe; stem slender, in small cavity. Flesh firm, juicy, nearly 

 sweet, juice colored; quality very good for dessert or canning. Season, 

 earlier than Early Richmond. The variety described is the one sent 

 out by the Iowa Agricultural College. As grown in Russia it is 

 somewhat variable. Russia. 



Weir. Large, heart-shaped, conical; suture a dark line with 

 apex depressed; color dark red; stem about two inches long, stout, 



