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TUFT'S EARLY. 



American. G-lands, globose ; large, roundish ; yellowish white, red 

 cheek ; flesh, white, red at stone, juicy, sweet. Last of August. Free- 

 stone. 



TARBELL. 



American. Large, roundish, flattened at base ; suture, nearly round ; 

 yellow, mostly covered with red ; flesh, yellow, red at stone, juicy, sweet. 

 Middle September. Freestone. (Cole.) 



TUFT'S RARERIPE. 



American. Glands, globose ; medium, roundish ; red and yellow ; flesh, 

 yellow, sweet Middle September. Freestone. (Cole.) 



WELD'S FREESTONE. 



American. Flowers, small ; glands, reniform ; fruit, large, roundish 

 oval ; greenish white, with some red. First to middle October. (Man- 

 ning.) We are inclined to regard this as probably identical with Ward's 

 Freestone. 



WASHINGTON. 



Washington Rareripe, | Washington Red Freestone. 



American. Flowers, small; glands, globose; fruit, large, broad, de- 

 pressed ; suture, broad, deep, nearly round ; skin, yellowish white, with 

 crimson cheek ; flesh, yellowish white, tender, juicy, sweet, rich. Mid- 

 dle September. Freestone, but often adheres slightly. 



WHITE CLINGSTONE. 



Large White Clingstone, I New York White Clingstone, 

 Williamson's New York, | Selby's Cling. 



American. The quality of the variety would place it in the first class, but 

 in selecting of two, we think the Oldmixon preferable ; and as they ripen 

 at same time, we have placed this variety as only suited to large orchards. 



Flowers, small ; glands, globose ; fruit, large, round ; small swollen 

 point at apex; suture, shallow; skin, yellowish white, little covered or 

 dotted with red where exposed to sun ; flesh, whitish, tender, melting, 

 juicy, sweet, high flavor. Early September. 



WASHINGTON CLINGSTONE. 



American. Requires a warm climate and good soil Valuable South 

 not at the North. Flowers, small; glands, reniform; fruit, medium, 

 roundish ; yellowish green, with gray specks and a tinge of red in sun ; 

 juicy, tender, and rich, sweet flavor. Last September. 



WALBURTON. 



Walburton Admirable. 



Foreign. Leaves, glandless, serrated ; fruit, above medium, roundish 

 oblong ; greenish white, with red cheek ; flesh, greenish white, melting, 

 and separating freely from the stone. Late September. 

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