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PINEAPPLE (Free) Large and very rich; ripens a week after the Pitmaston. 



September. 

 STANWICK ELRUGE (* Free) Large and richly flavored; flesh white and 



sugary. September. 



APRICOTS. 



BliENHEIM (*) Medium, juicy and good; tree hardy and not liable to gum. 



September. 

 MO OB PARK (* Free) Large, early, juicy, rich and excellent; tree hardy. End 



August. 

 ROYAL (* Free) A standard variety, of great hardiness and all around good 



qualities. July and August. 



EUROPEAN GRAPES. 



(Hardy for Outdoors.) 



BLACK HAMBURG The most popular European grape in cultivation; very 



large, juicy, vinous and rich; most popular variety. 

 GROS COLMAN Best late grape, of noble appearance, easily cultivated; flavor 



improves by late keeping. 



LADY DOWNE'S SEEDLING Valuable late keeping grapes of fine flavor. 

 SWEET WATER The best of the hardy grapes; succeeds well in the open. 



AMERICAN GRAPES. 



NIAGARA Hardy, white. BRIGHTON. 



CONCORD Hardy, black. DELAWARE. 



MOORE'S EARLY Hardy, black. AGAWAM. 



CHERRIES. 



BLACK BIGARREAU An excellent large black cherry; very recommendable. 



July and early August. 

 BLACK TARTARIAN Very large, sweet and good; a good bearer. Ripe July 



and August. 



BLACK REPUBLIC Large, medium season; a good shipper. August. 

 BiNG A strong grower; fruit very large; very hardy and productive; fine mar- 

 ket variety. End July. 



DIKEMAN A large dark cherry; hangs long on tree. August. 

 EARLY RICHMOND Red, acid, juicy; good for cooking. June. 

 ELTON Very large; light red, and excellent. July. 

 ENGLISH MORELLO Productive, and late; a culinary cherry of good quality; 



when grown on a north wall of building may be kept in good condition until 



September and October. 

 GOVERNOR WOOD Good, early, light cherry; tender, juicy, sweet and delicious. 



End of June. 

 LAMBERT Very large, flesh firm, flavor unsurpassed; excellent shipper; ripens 



two weeks later than Royal Anne. End of August. 



MAY DUKE Best of the early cherries; well known old variety. June. 

 NOBLE (PC) Large, very dark red; flesh firm and very late; a new sort. 



September. 

 OLIVET Large, globular; very shining; deep red; flesh tender, rich, vinous, with 



sweet sub-acid flavor; one of the most profitable and latest cherries. Sept. 

 ROYAL ANNE (NAPOLEON BIGARREAU) A very fine cherry of largest size; 



very productive. August. 



