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Monarch. Large to very large, roundish oval; color darkish 

 purple with heavy bluish bloom ; stalk short, stout, and inserted in a 

 deep broad rounded cavity; suture obscure. Flesh yellow, quality 

 good; stone free. A shipping variety in New York and Delaware. 

 Domestica. 



Monroe (Monroe Egg, Monroe Gage). Small to medium, roundish 

 oval; color yellow with white dots and whitish bloom; stalk quite 

 long, inserted in shallow cavity; suture obscure. Flesh yellow, with 

 best flavor; quality very good to best; freestone. Grown mostly for 

 home use east of the lakes and in Utah. Domestica. 



Niagara. Under this name is grown in Western New York 

 commercially a variety much like Bradshaw in size, color, and quality, 

 yet it probably is not identical in tree and fruit; but as yet the dis- 

 tinctive differences have not been indicated. Domestica. 



Nonesuch (Lucomhc's Nonesuch). Medium to large, roundish oval; 

 color greenish, changing to yellow, with whitish bloom ; stem short, 

 straight, in a wide cavity; suture distinct, broad. Flesh quite firm, 

 greenish yellow, good; clingstone. Much like Green Gage. Domes- 

 tica. 



Normand. Medium to large; somewhat heart-shaped at base, 

 conical, color golden yellow. Flesh firm, meaty, yellow, quality very 

 good; pit free. Trifiora. 



Occident (Burbank' s Sultan}. Very large, nearly round; color 

 dull red over a greenish ground with many yellow dots and blue 

 bloom; stem short, stout, inserted in medium deep cavity; suture 

 distinct; shallow. Flesh dark red, firm, flavor rather acid, fairly 

 good; pit free. A hybrid developed by Burbank of California; 

 grown east of lakes and South. 



October (October Purple). Large, heart-shaped, somewhat oblate; 

 coler dark purple in varied shades. Flesh yellow, firm, juicy, very 

 good; stone small, but clings to the flesh. A Burbank seedling now- 

 grown east of the lakes and South. Triflora. 



Ogon. Medium in size, roundish, not regular, flattened at ends; 

 color lemon-yellow, dots numerous; bloom with whitish shade; 

 stalk short, inserted in evenly rounded cavity; suture well defined. 

 Flesh yellow, firm, meaty, not very juicy, good. Nearly as hardy as 

 Burbank. Triflora. 



Orange (Orange Gage, Wager). Very large, oval, flattened at each 

 end; color yellow with purplish red at cavity, and with white pro- 



