108 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Judson(Thompson's Seedling No. 29). Originated in Grundy County, 

 northern Iowa, by J. S. B. Thompson. In fall of 1861 Mrs. Thomp- 

 son saved the seed in her father's orchard of seedlings in New York. 



Fruit large, roundish oblong, conical, regular; surface greenish 

 yellow, mostly covered with dark red with crimson stripes and splashes 

 on sunny side; dots distinct, white, few, small; cavity regular, me- 

 dium deep, slightly acuminate with much stellate russet; stem long; 

 basin shallow, narrow, abrupt, ribbed and minutely wrinkled; calyx 

 half open; segments erect convergent. Core half open; cells ovate, 

 slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds few, short, plump, some 

 imperfect; flesh white, subacid, good. Winter. (See Grundy.) 



Julian. Origin, North Carolina; tree moderately vigorous, very 

 productive. 



Julian. 



Fruit above medium, roundish, inclining to conic, unequal; surface 

 waxen, whitish, striped, splashed, and mottled with rich red; dots 

 few, light, some having dark centres; cavity deep, sometimes russeted; 

 stem short, small; basin deep, slightly corrugated; calyx small, closed; 

 segments long, slender, slightly reflexed. Flesh yellowish white, 

 tender, juicy, pleasant subacid, good to very good. July and August. 



July, Fourth of. Origin, Germany; tree of strong, upright 

 growth, forming a fine head; a fruit closely resembling Tetofsky but 

 very distinct in tree ; an early and abundant bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish, oblate, conical, slightly ribbed; surface 

 whitish yellow, covered with a thin whitish bloom, and striped and 



