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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



pleasant when fully ripe; pit free. As with the Damson this variety 

 has varied when locally grown from pits in Europe and America. 

 Domestica. 



Giant. (Giant Prune}. Very large, dark crimson on yellow ground. 

 Flesh yellow, flavor good. This very large prune has not met ex- 

 pectations as a drying fruit, but it is considerably grown for market on 

 the west coast and in the South. Domestica. 



Glass (Glass Seedling). Large, oval, slightly irregular at apex; 

 suture distinct in shallow depression that extends beyond the apex ; 

 color dark purple with thin blue bloom ; stalk three-quarters to one inch 

 long, stout, in narrow deep cavity. Flesh greenish yellow, juicy, 

 sweet, very good: pit free. Tree very hardy, upright, with peculiar 

 glossy dark green leaves. Domestica. Originated in Canada. 



Golden Drop. 



Golden Drop (Coe's Golden Drop, Silver Prune). Large to very 

 large, oval , with short neck and unequal sides; color golden yellow with 

 numerous yellow dots; bloom also yellow; stalk quite long, stout, in 



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