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SYSTE.lfA TIC POMOLOGY. 



Schmidt (Smith). Very large, obtuse, heart-shaped, compressed 

 slightly; color dull red, mottled and marbled with carmine. Jlesh 

 vinous, sweet, with firm, meaty texture; good. A promising new 

 variety for shipping, doing well in Michigan and the Southeast. 

 Heart. 



Red Jacket. Rockport. 



Sparhawks Honey. Medium in size, roundish, heart-shaped, reg- 

 ular; color pale amber red, becoming bright red when fully ripe; 

 stem one and one-half inches long, quite slender, in a round, even, 

 shallow cavity. Flesh juicy, sweet, rich. Season, last of June. A 

 home variety in the Southeastern States. 



Sweet Montmorency. Medium in size, round, somewhat flattened 

 at base, and with depressed point at apex; color pale amber, mottled 

 with light red; stalk one and three-quarter inches long, slender, in- 

 serted in small even cavity. Flesh yellowish, tender, sweet, very good. 

 A heart variety, evidently crossed with the Morello. Grown in Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Vilna Cweet. Large, heart-shaped: color light red; stem long, 



