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red at the pit, quite firm, vinous; pit free; quality good. A profitable 

 variety in Texas and the South, and it does well in Michigan. Texas. 



Mountain Rose. Large, roundish, tapering toward the apex; 

 color creamy white, blushed and sprinkled with red spots; suture in 

 slight depression extending beyond the apex; cavity abrupt and 

 deep. Flesh creamy Avhite, with red at the pit, tender, melting, 

 very good; pit free. An amateur home variety mainly, but grown 

 across the continent. New Jersey. 



Morris White (White Rareripe). Large, roundish or roundish 

 oval; color creamy white, often with colored cheek; suture extends 

 to small swollen apex. Flesh white, quite firm, melting, rich in 

 flavor; pit free. An old variety, yet planted widely. 



Mrs. Brett. Large, roundish ; color yellowish white, with bright 

 red cheek; suture broad and shallow, extending somewhat beyond 

 apex. Flesh white, with red at pit, juicy, melting, sweet, rich; 

 pit free. Earlier than Oldrnixon Free and superior to it in color and 

 quality. Commercial. New York. 



Muir. Large, roundish, oval, somewhat compressed; color 

 yellow, with reddish cheek and splashes of red and crimson; cavity 

 broad and quite deep; suture extends to apex. Flesh yellow, tender, 

 sprightly; pit free. A cosmopolitan variety, doing well over the 

 peach sections of the Union. In California Prof. Wicksoa says: 

 "A good shipper and canner, and peculiarly adapted to drying 

 because of exceptional sweetness and density of flesh; yielding one 

 pound dry from less than five pounds fresh." California. 



Nectarine. Large, ovate, pointed at apex; color pale yellow, 

 with faint red and marbled cheek; pubescence very slight; suture 

 obscure. Flesh white, with red at pit, juicy, vinous, rich, very 

 good; pit free. England. 



Newhall. Very large, roundish ; color yellow, with dark red cheek. 

 Flesh deep yellow, juicy, with rich vinous flavor; pit free. Originated 

 in California, but it has proven a success in the southwestern States 

 east of the mountains, and where tested in New Jersey. 



New Prolific. Large, roundish oval ; color yellow, with bright red 

 cheek and bloom; cavity narrow and deep; suture deep, extending 

 beyond apex. Flesh yellow, with some red at pit, firm, delicate, 

 sprightly, vinous, very good; pit free. This has a high position as a 

 shipper in Ohio and the East generally. 



Niagara. A variety grown in Western New York, supposed to be 



