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AMERICAN HOME GARDEN. 



1. 



Fig. 226. 



MADELINE. 



Tree erect and very vigor- 

 ous ; young shoots olive. 



Bears early and well, but is 

 subject to sour-sap blight, par- 

 ticularly in rich, moist soils. 



Fruit below medium ; almost 

 obovate ; smooth yellowish- 

 green. 



Flesh white, melting, juicy ; 

 sweet, sometimes slightly acid. 



Matures from the middle to 

 the last of July. Should be 

 gathered in season, and ripened 

 in the house. 



2. BLOODGOOD. 

 Fig. 227. 



Tree of free but not 

 vigorous growth ; shoots 

 reddish - brown. Hardy, 

 and bears well. 



Fruit below medium ; 

 pretty uniformly turbin- 

 ate ; dull yellow, slightly 

 russeted. 



Flesh yellowish-white, 

 buttery, melting. 



Flavor rich, sweet, and 

 aromatic. 



Ripens best in the 

 house, from last of July 

 to near mid- August. 



