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shaded with dull purplish red, and indistinctly splashed and striped; 

 dots numerous, large, light, having gray centres, sometimes the 

 number of dots give appearance almost as if mottled; stem medium, 

 calyx closed. Core small; flesh whitish, tender, juicy mild subacid, 

 good to very good. December to March. 



Breskovka (152 M.). Origin, Russia; a hardy variety of the 

 Yellow Transparent type; tree productive, with round somewhat 

 spreading top. 



Fruit medium-, roundish, regular, often somewhat ribbed toward 

 the calyx; surface smooth, waxen, transparent, clear greenish yellow, 

 becoming a clear white when ripe, no blush nor stripe; dots greenish, 

 minute, numerous, suffused in the transparent skin; cavity regular, 

 acute, with a little russet; stem quite long; basin shallow, regular, 

 usually fine wrinkles around the eye; calyx closed. Core closed; 

 flesh snow-white, crisp, fine-grained, very juicy, subacid, very good. 

 July, early August. 



Breskovka much resembles Bielgorod (No. 86 M.), which is identical 

 with Resonant (No. 352), but the stem of Breskovka averages much 

 longer, the fruit is somewhat ribbed, the basin averages wider and 

 shallower, and the cavity is wider. 



Brett. Originated 1872 near Dover, Minnesota, by Mrs. Mary 

 Brett. 



Fruit large, roundish, regular, truncated; surface yellow, with dark 

 crimson stripes on sunny side; dots white, minute, obscure; cavity 

 deep, regular; stem short; basin wide, regular, abrupt, often finely 

 wrinkled; calyx closed. Core closed, clasping; tube conical; stamens 

 median; flesh white, juicy, sprightly subacid, good. Early winter. 



Broadwell. Originated with Jacob Broadwell near Cincinnati, 

 Ohio; tree vigorous, very spreading, irregular, productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate, somewhat conic, regular; surface clear 

 bright yellow, brownish blush on the sunny side, with carmine 

 spots; dots few, greenish, suffused beneath; cavity broad, regular, 

 russeted; stem rather short; basin abrupt, regular, rarely plaited; 

 calyx closed; segments short. Core small, closed, round, clasping; 

 flesh yellowish white, firm, juicy, rich, very sweet, very good. Novem- 

 ber to February. 



Bryan, Mrs. Origin, Walker Co., Georgia. A medium to large 

 late fall variety, of very good quality, recommended in Bui. 8, Divi- 

 sion of Pomology. 



