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thin, smooth, finely and regularly serrate, petiole slender, 

 slightly glandular. 



Specimens from the originator, J. S. Breece, North Caro- 

 lina. Has strongly the appearance of a Japanese-Chicasaw 

 hybrid, the latter species predominating as usual. It is one of 

 the most beautiful fruits yet seen. 



DANIEL WEEPING. This tree, which I have seen growing 

 in the Cornell university orchards, has the aspect of a hybrid, 

 though no record of its origin is accessible. 



The tree is bushy spreading and drooping; leaves thick 

 and tough, ovate, acute pointed, rounded at the base, finely 

 and smoothly crenulate, petioles short and strong with 2-4 

 glands, stipules often present with younger leaves. 



Originated with Dr. Daniel, Louisiana. Sent out by J. L. 

 Normand. 



EMERALD. Said by the originator to be P. triflora x P. 

 americana. Fruit roundish, large, greenish-yellow, marbled 

 with coppery red; flesh yellowish, translucent, with yellow 

 veins, rather tender, stringy, juicy; mild subacid, almost 

 sweet; good to very good. Description by W. A. Taylor, 

 Department Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



Tree somewhat resembles a young thrifty Early Rich- 

 mond cherry; bark on stem of tree is spotted, with cork-like 

 excrescences ; buds very conspicuous, large, long, Americana- 

 like; more productive and better for canning than Burbank ; 

 hardy and fruitful where Burbank fails in fruit bud. (Theo- 

 dore Williams.) Originated under cultivation with Mr. Wil- 

 liams by crossing Burbank with Brittlewood, and planted in 

 1896. Fruit highly spoken of by Professor Craig. 



EXCELSIOR. From seed of Kelsey pollinated by Wildgoose 

 or DeCaradeuc, probablv the former. This would be P. 

 triflora x P. hortulana. This variety is conspicuously a hybrid. 

 Its character suggests Wildgoose, though a comparison of the 

 blossoming seasons of Kelsey, Wildgoose and DeCaradeuc in 

 Florida would make it seem very likely that the pollen-bearing 

 parent was DeCaradeuc. 



Fruit medium or large, flattened, or a trifle pointed like 

 Abundance ; no suture ; color deep solid wine-red, with very 

 minute, almost invisible, white dots and heavy light-bluish 

 bloom ; stem short ; skin firm and without astringency ; flesh 

 firm, yellowish, with reddish color toward the pit ; stone flat- 

 tened, medium size ; quality fine ; season June 15 in Florida, 

 July 20 in Maryland. Tree vase form, with long slender 

 branches; leaves rather large, moderately narrow, oval, 

 tapering above, tapering or somewhat rounded at the base, 

 glabrous, margin finely irregular crenulate, with prominent 

 but minute glands, petiole rather short, with 1-3 small glands ; 

 flowers small, scattered, white. 



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