UNTESTED VARIETIES, ETC. 227 



Plumstone Morello. 



Fruit, large, roundish, deep red; flesh, tender, juicy, agreeable acid. 

 Last July. Its very large pit renders it unworthy, as compared with 

 Shannon. 



President. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland. 1842. Tree, vigorous, spreading. Fruit, 

 Jarge, dark red, slightly mottled ; suture, all round, deep, distinct ; flesh, 

 yellowish white, half tender, juicy, sweet; pit, medium; stem, short, 

 Blender. Middle to last of June. 



Proudfoot. 



Proudfoot's Seedling. 



Praised by D. Proudfoot, Cleveland, 0. Soil, sandy. Tree, vigorous, round 

 spreading head ; moderately productive. This promises to become valuable 

 on account of large size and lateness in ripening, often, even, on warm, 

 sandy soil (and sheltered in a city garden), holding its fruit until the 20th 

 July. Fruit, large, heart shape, flattened at base; color, when fully ripe, 

 dark, purplish red ; flesh, yellowish, firm, juicy, sweet; pit. large ; stem, 

 set in a shallow, open cavity. Fifteenth to last July. 



Richardson. 



Large, heart shaped, rather short, and tapering to the point ; dark red, 

 inclining to black ; stem, short, slender ; flesh, deep red, half tender, juicy, 

 saccharine, rich, luscious flavor. Last of June and first of July. It keeps 

 well on or off" the tree. Good grower and bearer, rather upright, hardy 

 in tree, and fruit. Original tree, as far as known, in the garden of J. R. 

 Richardson, Esq., Boston. (Cole.) 



Roberts' Pled Heart. 

 Raised by David Roberts, Salem, Mass. Tree, moderate, healthy grower, 

 productive. Fruit, medium, roundish heart shape ; pale amber ground, 

 nearly overspread and mottled with red ; suture, distinct ; flesh, white, 

 juicy, sweet, tender, and well flavored ; pit, medium ; stem, long, slender. 

 Last of June. 



Sparhawk's Honey. 



Sparahawk's Honey. 



Fruit, below medium, roundish : yellow, mostly covered with red ; flesh, 

 tender, sweet, very productive. 10th to loth July. A variety much es- 

 teemed by a few persons ; but we think superseded by other and better 

 sorts. 



TOWNSEND. 



From W. P. Townsend, Lockport, N. Y. Fruit, large, obtuse heart 

 shape, high shouldered, compressed ; suture, distinct, apex, depressed; light 

 amber mottled and shaded with carmine : stem, long, slender, set in a 

 broad, deep, depression ; flesh, almost tender, juicy, rich sprightly ; pit, 

 small. Last June. 



Walsh's Seedling. 



A seedling much resembling "Large Heart Shaped." It has been 

 classed by Am. Pom. Society, as among those that " promise well." 



