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shallow abrupt cavity; suture a valley extending beyond the apex. 

 Flesh meaty, quality very good; cling. Popular where the tree 

 proves hardy nearly across the continent. Domestica. 



Golden Prune. Large, long oval; color creamy yellow with nu- 

 merous dots; bloom grayish and thin; stalk short and stout inserted 

 in small abrupt cavity; suture shallow. Flesh yellow, firm; quality 

 fair to good. Only grown on the west coast, commercially. Domes- 

 tica. Oregon. 



Goliath. Medium to large, roundish to oval; color red or purplish 

 with blue bloom and yellowish dots; stem short, stout, with show of 

 pubescence, inserted in medium regular cavity; suture shallow. Flesh 

 greenish yellow, quality fair; pit free. Grown largely for kitchen 

 and market. Domestica. 



Grand Duke 



Grand Duke. Large to very large, oval orobovate; color dark blue 

 with dark-blue bloom; stalk one inch long in narrow shallow cavity; 

 suture quite deep. Flesh yellow, firm, quality good to very good ; cling. 



