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coarsely double-crenulate ; petiole large, set with glands; fruit strongly conical, large; 

 cavity shallow, abrupt; stern short; suture shallow; yellow overlaid with purple and 

 red; dots numerous, large; bloom heavy; skin medium in thickness; flesh yellow, 

 firm, sweet and agreeable; very good; stone of medium size, flattened, pointed, free. 

 Late Goose. Munsoniana. i. Stark Bros. Cat. 1909. 



From Theodore Williams of Nebraska. Fruit very large; handsome. 

 Late Orange. Domestica. i. Card. Chron. 12:593. 1892. 2. Garden 64:262. 1903. 

 3. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 423. 1903. 



Late Orange originated with Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, England, first 

 fruiting in 1888; introduced by the originator in 1897. Tree vigorous; fruit similar 

 to Reine Claude in size and appearance; flesh yellow, juicy, sweet; very good; season 

 very late. 



Late Prolific. Domestica. i. Fish Hardy Fr. Bk. 2:56. 1882. 2. Rivers Cat. 35. 1898-99. 

 3. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 423. 1903. River's Late Prolific i. 



A seedling of Early Prolific. Tree vigorous; fruit below medium size, round; 

 suture shallow; stem of medium size; cavity lacking; dark purple; bloom heavy; 

 flesh greenish-yellow, juicy; flavor pleasant; stone small; early to mid-season. 

 Late Red Damask. Domestica. i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:85. 1832. 2. Kenrick Am. 

 Orch. 261. 1832. 3. Poiteau Pom. Franc, i. 1846. 



Damas rouge tardif i. Gros Damas rouge tardif i. Gros Damas Rouge Tardif 2,3. 

 Large Late Red Damask 2. Late Red Damson i. 



According to Kenrick and Prince this variety was described in the 1825 edition of 

 Duhamel's Traite des Arbres Fruitiers. Its description resembles that of Orleans very 

 closely but its season is evidently later. Tree vigorous, productive ; fruit large, oval ; skin 

 thick, adherent to the flesh, light purple; flesh yellow, melting, slightly coarse, juicy, 

 sweet ; good ; late. 



Late Reine Claude. Domestica. i. Land. Hort. Soc. Cat. 148. 1831. 2. Horticul- 

 turist 2:47 9- l8 47- 3- Downing Fr. Trees Am. 395. 1857. 4. Ibid. 935. 1869. 

 5. Guide Prat. 162, 364. 1895. 



Late Gage 4. Late Green Gage i. Late Green Gage 4. October Green Gage ?2. 

 October Green Gage 4. Reine-Claude d' Octobre ?2, 4. Reine-Claude d'October 3. 

 Reine-Claude Tardive 4. Reine-Claude Tardive 2, 4. 



First mentioned in the London Horticultural Society catalog in 1831. Origin 

 unknown. Tree vigorous; shoots smooth, stout, short-jointed; fruit small, roundish; 

 apex dimpled; skin greenish-yellow, mottled with red on the sunny side; bloom thin; 

 flesh green, juicy, rich, sugary; good; freestone; late. 



Late Rivers. Domestica. i. Hogg Fruit Man. 369. 1866. 2. Nicholson Diet. Card. 

 3:166. 3. Thompson Card. Ass't 4:158. 1901. 4. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 439. 

 1889. Tardive de Rivers 4. 



A seedling from Thomas Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, England; first fruited in 1865. 

 Branches smooth; fruit of medium size, round; suture shallow; stem long, slender; 

 dark purple; flesh yellow, rich, sweet, sugary; flavor pleasant; clingstone; very late. 



