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Pan-American Exposition from the State of Washington weighed 28^ 

 ounces. Tree a strong grower and of spreading habit; leaves large 

 and shining; an abundant biennial bearer. 



Fruit very large to enormous, roundish to roundish oblate, 

 somewhat angular; surface smooth, whitish yellow, almost wholly 

 covered with pale red, with a few obscure stripes and splashes; dots 

 obscure, numerous, whitish; cavity wide, regular, rather shallow, 

 obtuse, green, trace of russet; stem very short; basin narrow, 

 slightly corrugated; calyx closed; segments flat, convergent. Core 

 open, abaxile; cells ovate, widely slit; tube conical; stamens basal; 

 flesh white, quite firm, juicy, brisk subacid, good. Use market and 

 culinary. September. 



Bismarck. Origin, New Zealand. As seen in 1894 by the writer 

 in the nursery of the introducer at Erfurt, Germany, this variety 

 fruits freely on one-year old shoots from the bud; this habit of fruit- 

 ing on one-year wood, together with its large size has caused it to be 

 boomed extensively. In Dakota and Iowa it has proved tender and 

 subject to blight. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, slightly tapering, somewhat ribbed 

 toward calyx; surface greenish yellow, polished, partially covered 

 with dull red obscure splashes, some russet-net veining; dots obscure, 

 few, whitish, minute; cavity acute, regular, with radiate russet; stem 

 medium; basin abrupt-, nearly smooth, with fine wrinkles, calyx open; 

 segments erect convergent. Core half open; cells round, slit; tube 

 conical; stamens basal; seeds short, plump, few; flesh whitish with 

 green veinings, rather coarse-grained, lively, brisk subacid good only. 

 Early winter. 



Black, Jersey. An old variety; tree of moderate growth, spread- 

 ing round head with drooping limbs, productive. 



Fruit medium, round, angular, irregular, somewhat ribbed; surface 

 smooth, wholly covered with deep red, with darker stripes, giving 

 a purple, almost black, color, often with thin bloom; dots many, 

 minute, indented, purple; cavity deep, acute, russet, often wavy 

 or folded; stem variable; basin shallow, corrugated; calyx closed. 

 Core medium, usually closed, clasping; seeds many, short, plump; 

 pointed, dark; flesh yellow, crisp, juicy, often stained pink or reddish, 

 mild, aromatic, agreeable subacid, good. Early winter. 



Black Annette. An old variety brought from Marietta, Ohio, in 

 1866, by Aaron Plumley, and largely grown for many years in Cedar and 



