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red; dots numerous, small ; bloom thin; stalk medium, slender, in regu- 

 lar cavity; suture a mere line. Flesh yellow; quality good to very 

 good; clingstone. Season, a week later than Wildgoose. Hortulana. 

 Iowa. 



Emerald. Fruit large, roundish; color greenish yellow, marbled 

 with red shades. Flesh yellowish, with yellow veinings, tender, juicy, 

 mild subacid; quality very good. A cross of Burbank with Brittle- 

 wood by Theo. Williams of Nebraska. Hardier than Burbank. 



Excelsior. Large, conical, flattened at top; color solid wine-red, 

 with very small white dots; bloom heavy, light blue; stalk short, in 

 wide shallow cavity; suture not present. Flesh yellowish, firm, with 

 reddish shade near the pit; quality nearly best. Season, very early. 

 Grown South. A hybrid from pit of Kelsey pollinated by Wildgoose. 



Fairchild. Large, oval, irregular; color variable from yellowish 

 to deep red, with marbling and large gray dots; bloom lilac-colored. 

 Flesh yellow, firm, subacid ; quality good. A De Soto seedling, prov- 

 ing valuable where introduced. Americana. 



Forest Garden. Fruit large, nearly round, tending to oblong; 

 suture quite distinct; color deep red when fully ripe, with numerous 

 yellowish specks; bloom thin; stem long for a native, and slender. 

 Flesh quite firm, subacid; quality good. Season quite late; pit almost 

 free. Americana. Iowa. 



Forest Rose. Large, round, often oblique; color dark red, through 

 which the yellow ground shows in dots; stem long, slender. Flesh 

 firm, sweet, and best in quality. When cooked it shows no astrin- 

 gency. A very hardy variety of the species. Hortulana. Missouri. 



Gaylord. Large, roundish oblong, somewhat flattened at ends; 

 suture quite distinct; color yellow, clouded with red; bloom thin, 

 lilac-colored. Flesh yellow, melting, subacid, quite sweet; stone 

 nearly free; quality good. Americana. Iow r a. 



Golden Beauty. Size of Wildgoose, roundish; color golden yellow, 

 with white dots and white bloom ; suture distinct. Flesh firm, meaty, 

 bright yellow; stone small, rounded. A Texas variety, now grown 

 east of lakes and South. Hortulana. 



Hart (Hart's De Soto}. Large, oval, purplish red over orange, 

 with blue bloom, and many small yellow dots; stem slender in shal- 

 low flaring cavity; suture a mere line. Flesh yellow, very good. In 

 quality it is superior to the De Soto, and the tree stands drought far 

 better. Americana. Iowa. 



