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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



and shallow. Flesh yellowish, juicy, sugary; partially freestone; 

 good to very good. A good variety of the Green Gage. A much 

 longer-stemmed variety is locally grown under this name. 



Peters. 



Pond. 



Pond (Pond's Seedling, Fonthill). Very large, oval or obovate, 

 with short neck; color reddish violet with many brown dots and 

 handsome whitish bloom; stem medium, inserted in narrow, abrupt, 

 shallow cavity. Flesh rather coarse, juicy, pleasant-flavored, good; 

 freestone. The Pond's Seedling of the New England States is small, 

 poor in quality, and not true to name. 



Pride (Shipper's Pride}. Large, oval, color dark purple. Flesh 

 firm, quality good. Grown for market mainly in New Jersey, New 

 York, and Southern Iowa. Domestica. 



Prune d'Agen. Medium in size, obovate, somewhat necked; 

 color reddish purple with heavy blue broom and numerous small 

 dots; stalk one inch long, curved, in small cavity. Flesh greenish 

 yellow, rich, very good to best; nearly free from pit. Grown largely 





