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Mediterranean. 



Fruit, obovate necked, irregular ; suture, shallow, light crimson ; stem, 

 downy • flesh, yellow, sweet, sprightly, not high-flavored. September. 



Meigs. 



Fruit, large, roundish oval: suture, indistinct; skin, dull reddish pur- 

 ple, with numerous gray dots; stalk, long, curved, slender, set in a small 

 cavity; flesh, greenish-yellow, juicy, rich, sugary and excellent, adheres to 

 the stone. Last of September. (Downing.) 



MiRABELLE. 

 Mirabelle Petite, | Mirabelle Jaune. 

 Foreign. Branches, downy. Fruit, small, obovate ; suture, distinct ; skin, 

 yellow, spotted with red ; bloom, w^hite ; flesh, orange, sweet, sprightly, 

 separates from stone ; stalk, half inch long. Early August. 



Mirabelle u'October. 

 Mirabelle Tardive. 

 Foreign. Branches, downy, slender. Fruit, small, roundish, yellow, 

 juicy; very productive. Free-stone. October. 



Monroe. 

 Monroe Egg. 

 American. Originated with Miss Denham, Penfield, N. Y. Tree, vig- 

 orous ; branches, smooth. Fruit, above medium, oval, greenish yellow, 

 rarely a blush in sun ; stalk, long, slender ; flesh, greenish yellow, with a 

 rich, sugary flavor. Last of August. 



Mulberry. 



American. Branches, stout, smooth. Fruit, large, oval, narrowing to 

 the stalk, pale yellow, with dots of red in sun; flesh, greenish yellow, 

 coarse-grained, adheres to an oblong pointed stone ; stalk, an inch long, 

 slender. First September. 



NoTA Bene. 



Corse's Nota Bene, | Dictator? 

 Canadian. Branches smooth. Fruit, large, round, pale Ulac or brownish, 

 dull green on the shaded side, bloom light blue ; flesh greenish, rather 

 firm, juicy, sweet, separating freely from the stone ; staik, half an inch 

 long, in a round basin. First September. 



October Green Gage. 

 Eeine Claude Tardive, | Eeine Claude d'Octobre. 



Foreign. Branches, slightly.^downy. Fruit, small, round, yellowish 

 green, marbled and dotted slightly with red in the sun ; flesh, yellowish, 

 juicy, melting rich, separating freely from the stone ; stalk, slender. First 

 to loth October. 



Orange. 

 Orange Gage. 



American. Branches, smooth. Fruit, very large, oval, flattened at both 

 ends, bronze yellow, clouded with purplish red near the stalk ; flesh, yel- 

 low, coarse-grained, adhering slightly to the stone ; stalk, three-fourths inch 

 long, in a narrow, round cavity. Last of August. 



