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freestone; pit very small. A distinct variety bearing fruit well down 

 on the old wood. Where this class thrives it is valuable for home use, 

 as it follows the cherries. Triflora. Japan. 



Bleeker (Bleeker' s Gage). Medium, roundish oval, regular; color 

 rich yellow with thin whitish bloom and numerous white dots, stem 



Bleeker. 



over one inch long, quite stout, inserted in very slight depression; 

 suture obscure. Flesh yellow, rich, sweet; very good; cling. An 

 old variety, yet popular as a home fruit. Domestica. New York. 



Blue Imperatrice. Large, irregular, heart-shaped ; color dark blue 

 with yellowish dots; stalk one to one and one-quarter inches long, 

 slender, and inserted in shallow cavity; suture distinct but shallow. 

 Flesh yellow, firm, juicy; quality nearly best; cling. Domestica. 



Blue Moldayka. Large, oblong ovate; slightly irregular; color 

 maroon scarlet with gray and blue bloom; suture distinct, terminating 

 at apex; stalk half an inch long, rather stout, inserted in deep narrow 

 cavity. Flesh greenish white, quite firm, juicy, subacid. Best for 

 culinary use, but only fair for dessert; nearly freestone. Domestica. 

 Russia. 



, Very large, obovate, and sometimes necked; color rep!- 



