282 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



it is starred and double-starred in many States. The Minnesota 

 and Cerise de Ostheim were introduced later. Morello. 



Plumstone Morello. Large, roundish, heart-shaped; color dark 

 red ; stalk one to one and three-quarters inches long, set in medium- 

 sized cavity. Flesh colored, tender, juicy, and mildly acid when 

 mature. Season, last of July. Grown in small way in several States. 

 Reine Hortense. Very large, roundish, slightly elongated; 

 suture a distinct line on even surface; color bright red, with marbling 

 and mottling of other shades. Flesh tender, 

 juicy, nearly sweet; flavor best. Season, medium 

 to late. Grown largely in New York, Michigan, 

 Utah, and Colorado. . Duke. 



Royal Duke (Royal Tardive). Very large, 

 roundish oblate; color dark red. Flesh colored, 

 tender, juicy, rich; quality very good. Does 

 well in the dry parts of Texas and New Mexico. 

 Duke. 



\ \ Rupp. Large, roundish, but somewhat 



\\ elongated; color light yellow, mottled and 



1 ] marbled with red; stem long, quite stout, and 



^^,//_^^ set in a broad, deep, quite irregular cavity. 



f *<? ^\ Flesh light-colored, quite firm; quality very 



f i good. Duke. 



/ Sappington. Originated in St. Louis. Said 



\ / to be earlier than Early Richmond, a good 



Nw / bearer and vigorous grower. Becoming com- 



------ mercial. We have not seen the variety, though 



Reine Hortense. 



Shadow Morello. Large, heart-shaped, conical; color nearly 

 black when ripe ; stem two inches long, quite stout, in narrow quite 

 deep cavity. Flesh meaty, juicy, colored, mildly acid. Tree small, 

 round-topped, and an annual bearer. Russia. 



Sklanka. Large, oblate, flattened laterally; color light red, usu- 

 ally with white or yellow on shaded side; stem one to one and one- 

 half inches long, slender, in narrow shallow cavity. Flesh quite 

 firm, juicy, subacid, and with uncolored juice, very good. When 

 fully ripe nearly sweet. Season, middle of June. Russia. 



Spate Morello. Large, heart-shaped, nearly round; color almost 

 black when ripe; stem one and one-half to two inches long in deep 



