UNTESTED VARIETIES, ETC. 271 



EARLY VIOLET. 



Violet Hativc, 

 Petite Violet Hative, 

 Early Brugnon, 

 Brugnon red at Stone, 



Hampton Court, 

 Large Scarlet, 

 New Scarlet, 

 Aromatic, 



Brngnon Hatif, 

 Violet Musk, 

 Violet red at Stone, 

 Lord Selsey's Elruge. 



Foreign. Tree, very hardy, often confounded with Elruge, from which 

 it is distinguished by its deep red flesh and dark colored stone. 



Flowers, small ; glands, reniform ; fruit, large, roundish, narrowed at 

 apex ; suture, shallow ; skin, yellowish green in shade, dark purplish red, 

 mottled with pale brown dots, in sun ; flesh, whitish, red at stone, melting, 

 juicy, rich and high flavored ; stone, roundish, reddish brown. Free-stone. 

 Last of August. 



ELRUGE. 



Common Elruge, 1 Anderson's, I Oatland's, 

 Claremont, | Temple, | Spring Grove. 



Foreign. An old variety that has always maintained a first character 

 wherever correctly grown. 



Flowers, small ; glands, reniform : fruit, medium, roundish oval ; suture, 

 distinct only at apex j skin, pale greenish shade, violet or blood red, dotted 

 with brown specks in sun; flesh, greenish, slightly stained with pale red at 

 stone, juicy, rich, high flavor ; stone, oval, rough. Free-stone. Early Sep- 

 tember. 



CLASS II. Embraces varieties, many of which are new and untested, others 

 suited only to certain localities. 



BARKER. 



Foreign. " Flowers, small ; glands, reniform ; fruit, large obovate, dark 

 red next sun, pale yellowish green, where shaded ; flesh, fine, yellowish 

 white, rayed with bright red at the stone ; stone, large j kernel, bitter. Free- 

 stone. August." New, not yet fruited in this country. 



DUKE OF TELLIER'S. 



Due du Tellier's, I Du de Tello, I Du Tilly's. 



Du Tilliers, | Duke de Tilley, | 



Foreign. Flowers, small glands, reniform : fruit, above medium, round- 

 ish oblong, pale green, purplish red cheek ; flesh, greenish white, red at 

 stone, second rate flavor. Free-stone. Last August. 



EARLY NEWINGTON. 



Early Black Newington, I New Early Newington, I Early Black. 

 Lucombe's Black, | Lucombe's Seedling, | 



Foreign. Flowers, large, glandless. Fruit, large, roundish ovate, point 

 at apex, pale green, with shades of red marbled in sun ; flesh, greenish 

 white, red at stone. Cling-stone. Early September. Valued South. 



FRENCH YELLOW. 



Foreign. Fruit, medium, greenish yellow, dull red in sun ; flesh, yel- 

 low, juicy, rich. Cling-stone. September. (W. R. P.) 



