The Wildgoose Varieties Described 185 



Wildgopse. Introduced by E. C. Clifford. Regarded as valu- 

 able in its native section. 



DAVIS. -"Fruit large, bright red and good quality. Tree 

 a low-spreading, but quite vigorous grower; fairly productive. 

 Grown from seed of Wildgoose in 1885." From advertise- 

 ment of the originator, H. A. Terry, Iowa. 



DOWNING (Charles Downing). Fruit round oval; size 

 large ; cavity medium depth, rounded ; stem slender ; suture 

 a faint line ; apex very slightly depressed ; color bright solid 

 red ; dots many, minute ; bloom thin, bluish ; skin thin ; flesh 

 yellow; stone medium size, oval, flattened, cling; quality good 

 to fine ; season a week after Wildgoose. 



Grown by H. A. Terry of Iowa, from seed of Wildgoose, 

 fruiting first in 1885. One of the best varieties of this group. 



HOLLISTER 



DUNLAP (No. 2). Fruit oval; size large; cavity shal- 

 low ; suture a line ; color bright red ; dots many, minute ; 

 bloom thin, bluish ; skin thin ; flesh yellow ; stone medium 

 size, oval, much flattened, cling; flavor sweet; quality good to 

 best; season medium. 



A good profitable commercial variety. Originated by J. P. 

 Dunlap of Nebraska. 



FANNING. Fruit round oval ; size medium ; cavity shal- 

 low; suture a line; color bright red; dots many, white; 

 bloom white ; skin medium thick, firm ; flesh medium firm, 

 yellow; stone medium size, oval, very slightly flattened, cling; 

 quality fair to good ; season medium. 



Came up in the yard of Mr. Fanning, Rockdale, Texas. 

 Probably a seedling of Wildgoose. Introduced by J. M. Shell 

 of Georgetown, Texas, and largely distributed by C. L. Shell 

 of the same place. 



