UNTESTED VARIETIES, ETC. 271 



Early Violet. 



Violet Hative, 1 Hampton Court, I Brngnon Hatif, 



Petite Violet Ilative, | Large Scarlet, I Violet Musk, 



Early Brugnon, I New Scarlet, { Violet red at Stone, 



Brugnon red at Stone, j Aromatic, J 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; s/dn, 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, I 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, roundi.sh oval : suture, 

 distinct only at apex ; 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 IL Embraces varieties, many ofivhich are neiu 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 ; 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, I 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, doll red in sun; flesh, yel- 

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



