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VAN DEMAN 



WEST MAMMOTH 



104. Van Deman. (XV 2 ) 



VAN DEMAN. Fig. 104. Van Deman is a 

 comparatively new candidate for pomological 

 honors from Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, 



California. Its value remains to be deter- 

 mined, although it has already found favor in 

 some regions. The variety is described as 

 follows, from trees on the grounds of the New 

 York Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, 

 New York: 



Tree vigorous, hardy, prolific, coming in bearing early. 

 Fruit ripens just before Orange ; very large, pear-shaped, 

 with a short, obtuse neck, making the shape obtuse- 

 pyriform ; surface smooth ; basin of medium width and 

 depth ; stem set obliquely in a shallow calyx, sometimes 

 surrounded by a short, neck-like protuberance ; calyx 

 open, with leaf-like lobes ; color pale orange ; without 

 much pubescence ; flesh pale yellow, rather coarse, 

 slightly astringent, aromatic, pleasant, subacid, juicy, 

 becomes deep red when cooked ; quality very good ; 

 core large, wide open. 



WEST MAMMOTH. West Mammoth 

 seems to be a strain of Orange, which it much 

 resembles. It originated with a Mr. West, a 

 pioneer nurseryman of Stockton, California, 

 some time previous to 1880, and is still listed 

 by California nurserymen. 



