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suma and probably Robinson are in its line of ancestry." This 

 would mean P. triflora x P. angustifolia. It partakes most 

 strongly of the character of Satsuma, especially in the hard, 

 red flesh, though it is very different in other characters. Still 

 there is no obvious showing of the characters of any other 

 species other than Primus triflora, and this may be merely a 

 pure seedling of Satsuma, or of Satsuma crossed with some 

 other Japanese variety. 



The fruit is large and attractive and looks so much like 

 a medium-sized apple as to be readily mistaken for one when 

 the apex of the fruit is not visible. The quality is about like 

 that of Satsuma. 



BARTLETT. Delaware crossed with Simon; that is Primus 

 triflora x P. simoni. Fruit ovoid; size medium; cavity deep, 

 rounded ; stem medium length, rather slender ; suture evident ; 

 apex pointed; color dark red; dots many, yellowish; bloom 

 white ; skin thin ; flesh soft and yellow ; stone :arge. The flavor 

 is said to be very fine, closely resembling that of a Bartlett 

 pear, whence the name. Mr. Burbank says "the tree grows 

 perfectly upright, like a Lombardy poplar, with very glossy 

 leaves, very productive." 



BESTOVALL. Described as a hybrid of Miner pollinated 

 with Abundance, which would be P. hortulana x P. triflora. 

 I have seen only the foliage, which is much like Miner, show- 

 ing no Japanese characters. 



Leaves large, coarse, rough, with a tendency toward a 

 faint pubescence on the veins underneath, broadly oval, blunt 

 pointed, base strongly rounded, margins coarsely double 

 serrate, glandless, petioles strong, with one or two small 

 glands. Mr. Munson describes the fruit as "very late, fair 

 size, firm, meaty, fine, sure and prolific." 



Originated and named by T. V. Munson, Denison, Texas. 

 See Vermont Experiment station Bulletin 67:7, 1898. 



BLACKMAX. Thought to be a peach-plum hybrid. The 

 evidence of hybridity lies in the sterility of this variety and 

 in its somewhat immediate characters. This is further 

 strengthened by comparison with Mule of J. W. Kerr, 

 which see. 



The variety is of no interest except as a curiosity. A full 

 account of it may be found in United States Department Agri- 

 culture Report, 1886, p. 261 ; also in same reports, 1887. p. 636 : 

 also in Cornell Experiment station Bulletin 38, 1892, p. 40. 



BRECK. P. triflora x P. hortulana, or possibly with P. 

 angu tifolia. Fruit oblonp or slightly conical ; size medium ; 

 cavity medium deep, rounded : stem very short ; suture obso- 

 lete; color fine bright red. indistinctly striped; dots many, 

 small, white, inconspicuous; bloom light bluish; skin firm; flesh 



