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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



pleasant when fully ripe; pit free. As with the Damson this variety 

 has varied when locally grown from pits in Europe and America. 

 Domestica. 



Giant. (Giant Prune). Very large, dark crimson on yellow ground. 

 Flesh yellow, flavor good. This very large prune has not met ex- 

 pectations as a drying fruit, but it is considerably grown for market on 

 the west coast and in the South. Domestica. 



Glass (Glass Seedling). Large, oval, slightly irregular at apex; 

 suture distinct in shallow depression that extends beyond the apex; 

 color dark purple with thin blue bloom ; stalk three-quarters to one inch 

 long, stout, in narrow deep cavity. Flesh greenish yellow, juicy, 

 sweet, very good: pit free. Tree very hardy, upright, with peculiar 

 glossy dark green leaves. Domestica. Originated in Canada. 



Golden Drop. 



Golden Drop (Coe's Golden Drop, Silver Prune). Large to very 

 large, oval, with short neck and unequal sides; color golden yellow with 

 numerous yellow dots; bloom also yellow: stalk quite long, stout, in 



