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dots and white bloom; stem slender, in broad shallow cavity. Flesh 

 yellow, juicy, rich, and sweet; quality good; clingstone. Profitable 

 South. Angustifolia. 



Louisa. Large, roundish oval, color deep red, \vith blue bloom and 

 many small dots; stem short in shallow cavity; suture a mere line. 

 Flesh firm; quality good; semi-cling. Originated in Missouri, but is 

 hardy North. Americana. 



Maquoketa. Large, roundish oblong; color red, beautifully mot- 

 tled; flesh yellow, firm, sweet, very good; unlike most of the natives 

 it shows no astringency when canned ; found native on the Maquoketa 

 River in Iowa. Hortulana. 



Marianna. Size medium, round, oblong; color red, with numerous 

 yellow specks and bloom. Flesh soft, juicy, sweet, but flavor not very 

 agreeable. As grown from cuttings it is largely used for stocks. 

 Probably a hybrid. Texas. 



Milton. Medium to quite large, roundish oval, or oblong; color 

 dark red with numerous dots. Flesh melting, but quite firm; quality 

 fair. A seedling of Wildgoose that ripens its fruit ten days earlier 

 than its parent. Tree not hardier than the parent. Hortulana. 

 Iowa. 



Miner. Size medium to large, roundish oblong; color dull purplish 

 red, with many small yellow and gray dots. Flesh amber-colored, soft, 

 juicy, rather rich, but with some astringency w r hen cooked; poor 

 bearer when not intermingled with other varieties. Starred in many 

 States. Origin uncertain. Hortulana. 



Newton. " Large, red, freestone, and best in quality." This de- 

 scription is given by T. V. Munson, of Texas, where it originated. 

 Americana. 



New Ulm. Large to very large, conical, flattened at upper end; 

 apex rounded and pointed; color yellow ground overlaid with pink- 

 ish red; dots small; bloom thin, with lilac shade; stem short, in shallow 

 cavity; suture indistinct. Flesh soft, melting, sweet; quality good. 

 Americana. Minnesota. 



Norby (No. 13). Size of De Soto, roundish, flattened laterally, 

 unequal; color dark red; skin thin, free from astringency; pit flat and 

 roundish. Season, earlier than De Soto. South Dakota. 



Ocheeda, Medium to quite large if thinned, roundish oblong; 

 color dull mottled red, with heavy bloom for a native variety. Flesh 



