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stem short, pubescent, inserted in abrupt, quite deep cavity; suture 

 shallow. Flesh yellow, rich; quality good to very good; pit free. It 

 has been so long known as Victoria that a change to " Sharp, " as now 

 suggested, will be difficult to establish. 



Voronesh Yellow. Large, egg-shaped, but enlarged and rounded 

 at lower end; suture distinct; stalk three-quarters to one inch long, 

 stout, inserted in narrow deep cavity. Flesh yelloAV, close-textured, 

 tender, melting; very good to best; freestone. Russia. 



Wangenheim. Medium, ovate; color dark blue with heavy blue 

 bloom; stem slender, short, in shallow cavity; suture obscure or 

 faint. Flesh yellow, firm, sweet; quality good; freestone. Grown 

 commercially east of the lakes arid in the South. Domestica. 



Washington. Very large, roundish oval ; suture obscure, excej 

 the cavity ; color in the interior bright yellow, but in moister sectioi 



patches and marbling of green; stalk three-quarters of an inch long, set 

 in wide shallow cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, sweet; good to very good: 

 freestone; starred in several States; across the continent. Domestiea. 

 White Nicholas. Large, regular roundish oblong, somewhat trun- 

 cated; color blue with blue bloom; stem short, stout, inserted in deep 

 abrupt cavity; suture broad, but shallow. Flesh juicy, rich-flavored, 

 very good. Season, last half of August. Russia. 



