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mentioned by Ray and pictured as a cordate-shaped fruit by Parkinson, was the Myro- 



balan. Tree medium in size, compact, spherical; fruit small, nearly round; suture 



slightly pronounced, halves equal; cavity nearly lacking; stem medium in length; 



skin red to violet on the sunny side; flesh yellow, firm, juicy, sweet; good; freestone; 



mid-season. 



Queen of Arkansas. Species? Mentioned in Tex. Sta. Bui. 32:490. 1894. 



Quetsche a feuille argentee. Species? i. Guide Prat. 162, 362. 1895. 



Friihzwetsche mil Silberblatt i. Silberblattrige Zwetsche i. 



A variety from Hungary having silvery-colored leaves; said to ripen two weeks 

 before the German Prune. 



Quetsche Aplatie. Domestica. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:23. 1873. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 

 423. 1889. 



Breitgedruckte Zwetsche 2. Breitgedruckte Kaiser Zwetsche 2. Breitgedruckte 

 Zwetsche i. Donauers Zusammen Gedruckte Zwetsche i, 2. Plattrunde Zwetsche i, 2. 

 Quetsche Aplatie 2. 



Found in a garden by M. Donauer of Saxe-Cobourg, Gotha. Fruit of medium size, 

 obovate, compressed; suture broad, shallow; dark purple; bloom. thick; flesh green, 

 sweet, aromatic; good; stone rough, free; mid-season. 

 Quetsche Buhl-Eltershofen. Domestica. i. Mas Le Verger 6:159. 186673. 



A seedling raised by M. Liegel of Germany and named in honor of M. Buhl-Elters- 

 hofen. Fruit above medium size, long-ovate; suture distinct; deep purple; bloom 

 light; flesh greenish-white, juicy; quality good; stone large. 

 Quetsche Datte des Allemands. Domestica. i. Guide Prat. 160, 362. 1895. 



Fruit large, irregular-oval, darker color than German Prune; flesh yellow, sweet; 

 good; late. 

 Quetsche de Dobrowitz. Species? i. Guide Prat. 160, 362. 1895. 



Dobrowitzer Friihzwetsche i . Quetsche de Doubrawie i . 



A Hungarian variety maturing about fifteen days earlier than German Prune. 

 Quetsche de Kreuter. Domestica? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 438. 1889. 2. Guide 

 Prat. 163, 363. 1895. 



Kreuter's Zwetsche i. Kreuter s Zwetsche 2. Quetsche de Kreuter i. 



A variety of little merit. 

 Quetsche de Millot. Domestica. i. Baltet Cult. Fr. 496. 1908. 



Mentioned by Baltet as a better variety than the German Prune. 

 Quetsche De Ransleben. Domestica. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:153. 1873. 



Ranslebens Pftaume i . Ranslebens Zwetsche i . 



A seedling of Reine Claude raised by M. Ransleben of Berlin, Germany. Tree 

 vigorous, an early and abundant bearer; fruit small, long-oval; suture indistinct; 

 purplish-brown; thick bloom; flesh green, juicy; stone rough, free. 

 Quetsche de Transylvanie. Species? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 450. 1889. 2. Guide 

 Prat. 163, 362. 1895. 



Quetsche de Transilvanie 2. Siebenburger Zwetsche i. Siebenburger Zwetsche 2. 



Mentioned as "of very doubtful value." 



