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numerous small gray dots show ; suture distinct ; apex depressed with 

 elevated surface beside it ; stalk short, curved, stout, in deep narrow 

 cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, juicy, subacid; quality fair to very good; 

 pit nearly free. Tree very hardy. Russia. 



Marketman (Shipper) . Large, nearly round ; color light red 

 with whitish bloom. Flesh red, firm, juicy, half-cling. This proves 

 an admirable shipper, and its red-fleshed fruit is seen in most markets. 

 Triflora. 



Merunka. Fruit medium to large, blunt oval in shape; color 

 crimson-red with profuse light-blue bloom, including the cavity; 

 dots numerous; suture shallow, but distinct; apex a russet dot at 

 end of suture; stalk one inch long, quite stout, curved, inserted in 

 moderately deep regular cavity. Flesh yellowish with white veins, 

 mild subacid, rich; quality very good; pit free. Season, August 

 1st to 10th. Domestica. Russia. 



Mclaughlin. Large, roundish oblate, flattened at each end; color 

 russeted yellow, blotched with light red and purple at the base; 



McLaughlin. 



stalk three-quarters of an inch long in very shallow cavity. Flesh firm, 

 sweet, and rich in flavor; bestir, quality; cling. Domestica. Maine. 

 Minnesota. Large to very large, ovate, somewhat uneven at apex, 

 with depression at the suture, which extends beyond the apex; stalk 

 one-half to three-quarters of an inch long, stout, inserted in deep and 

 narrow cavity. Flesh yellow, fine-grained, juicy, subacid, good to very 

 good; pit small, oblong, ridged, and free from the flesh. Denmark, 



