322 



SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



and shallow. Flesh yellowish, juicy, sugary; partially freestone; 

 good to very good. A good variety of the Green Gage. A much 

 longer-stemmed variety is locally grown under this name. 



Peters. 



Pond. 



Pond (Pond's Seedling, Fonthill). Very large, oval or obovate, 

 with short neck; color reddish violet with many brown dots and 

 handsome whitish bloom; stem medium, inserted in narrow, abrupt, 

 shallow cavity. Flesh rather coarse, juicy, pleasant-flavored, good; 

 freestone. The Pond's Seedling of the New England States is small, 

 poor in quality, and not true to name. 



Pride (Shipper's Pride). Large, oval, color dark purple. Flesh 

 firm, quality good. Grown for market mainly in New Jersey, New 

 York, and Southern Iowa. Domestica. 



Prune d'Agen. Medium in size, obovate, somewhat necked; 

 color reddish purple with heavy blue broom and numerous small 

 dots; stalk one inch long, curved, in small cavity. Mesh greenish 

 yellow, rich, very good to best ; nearly free from pit. Grown largely 



