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week later than its parent, and is larger, handsomer, and the tree is 

 hardier and more fruitful on north limit of its growth. Hortulana. 



Wildgoose. Medium to large, roundish oblong; color light red, 

 with shining expression that takes well in market. Flesh yellow, 

 pulpy, sweet, but not high in flavor; much grown South for northern 

 marketing. Hortulana. 



Wolf. Large, round; color yellow, blotched with red, and well 

 covered with purplish bloom; stem medium stout, set in small cavity; 

 no suture visible. 



Flesh firm ; quality good ; pit free. A leading variety in the prairie 

 States. Americana. 



Wolf. Wyant. 



Wyant. Large, oblong, flattened at apex, usually oblique; color 

 purple red on yellow ground; stem short in quite large and deep 

 cavity. Flesh firm, quality very good; stone nearly free. Probably 

 the most popular of the Americana species. Originated at Janes- 

 ville, Iowa. 



Yellow Sweet. Large, round; color yellow, shaded with red; 

 bloom thin; suture quite distinct. Flesh firm, juicy, rich; clingstone. 

 Season, last of August. Small stocky tree of Colorado type. Amer- 

 icana. 



Yellow Transparent. Medium to quite large, oblong; color bright 

 yellow. Flesh quite soft and watery, but with sweet pleasant flavor; 

 pit not free. Chicasa. Originated in north Texas. 



