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of the French, very nearl}^ resembles or is identical with 

 the Ehon. 

 Florence. {Syn. Knevett's Late.) Large, heart-shaped, 

 regular, smooth, amber yellow marbled with red, and 

 with a red cheek ; stalk an inch and a half long ; flesh 

 firm, juicy, sweet ; season, rather late. Resembles Graf- 

 fion, but hardly so large, and ten days later. 



Holland Bigarreau. {Sy/i. Spotte-l Bigarreau.) Large, 

 rather oblong-heart-shaped, apex somewhat pointed; sur- 

 face whitish in the shade, mottled and spotted red next 

 the sun; stalk an inch and a half long, slender, cavity 

 large and deep ; fruit in thick clusters ; flesh firm, sweet 

 fine, but not of the highest flavor. Season a little before 

 medium. Leaves large and broad. 



tCiRTLAND's Mary. Quite large, round heart-shaped, reg 

 ular, base somewhat flattened; color light and dark red, 

 deeply marbled, on a yellow ground ; stalk an inch and 

 a fourth to an inch and a half long ; flesh light yellow, 

 half tender, rich, juicy, sweet, high-flavored. Season 

 medium, or with the Elton. Origin, Cleveland, Ohio. 

 New. 



Large Red Bigarreau. Large, oblong-heart-shaped, surface 

 uneven, one side swollen, shoulders projecting, sutures 

 distinct ; stalk large, cavity large and deep ; skin ^^ellow- 

 ish, dotted and streaked with red in the shade, dark red 

 in the sun; flesh yellowish, red at the stone, firm, rich, 

 of fine flavor. Rather late. Growth very strong. French. 

 Rare. 



Napoleon Bigarreau. Very large, regularly heart-shaped, 

 remotely oblong ; skin pale yellow and amber, spotted 

 and shaded with deep red ; stalk very short, an inch and 

 a fourth long; flesh very firm, with a fine but hardlj- 

 first rate flavor. Rather late. Shoots with a light green- 

 ish cast. Growth rather erect, vigorous. Very produc- 

 tive, and good for market, but too firm and deficient in 

 flavor for the small garden. 



RocKPORT Bigareeau. SiZG quite large, round heart- 

 shaped ; color, when fully ripe, a beautiful clear red, 

 shaded with pale amber, with occasional spots ; stalk ar. 



