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fair to good; partial freestone. Much grown in many States for 

 culinary use mainly. England. 



Simon (Prunus Simoni). Large, flattened; color dark red with 

 many large and small dots and faint bloom ; stalk short, in deep and 

 wide cavity; suture shallow. Flesh yellow, firm, meaty. Flesh va- 

 riable in different climates; in the South it is often sweet and prized 

 by many. Season, early. Has proven valuable when crossed \viih 

 other species. China. 



Smith Orleans. Large, oval, widest at base; suture deep; color 

 reddish purple and very dark when ripe; bloom dark blue: stalk 

 slender, in narrow deep cavity. Flesh yellow, quite firm, rich; quality 

 good; cling. Popular in several States. Domestica. 



Spanish King. Large, oval, regular; color scarlet with blue 

 bloom; suture distinct in depressed valley, which extends beyond the 

 apex; stalk half an inch long, stout, in deep broad abrupt cavity. 

 Flesh greenish yellow, firm, juicy, good; pit not free. Not identical 

 with Lombard, as often claimed, but quite similar in fruit. Domes- 

 tica. 



Spaulding. Largo, oval; color green with yellow on sunny side and 

 whitish bloom; suture distinct: stalk medium, in shallow cavity. 

 Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, sweet; good to very good; freestone. 

 Pennsylvania. 1 )omestica. 



Tatgc. Medium to large, regular, oblong, with ends flattened ; cavity 

 broad and deep; suture usually broad and deep; color purplish red 

 with light green patches in the shade. Flesh firm; quality much like 

 Lombard, and it ripens at the same time; but the tree is somewhat 

 hardier than Lombard, and less subject to rot of fruit. Domestica. 



Tennaut. Large, purple, and best in quality. A large prune 

 originating in Washington and now grown in Texas and eastward to 

 New Jersey and Maryland. Domestica. 



Ungarish Prune. Medium to large, ovate, flattened at sides; 

 color dark purple overlaid with dark-blue bloom; suture in broad deep 

 valley, passing the apex and extending to an elevated point near the 

 stem; stalk three-fourths to one inch long, very stout, inserted on a 

 raised point. Flesh greenish yellow, firm, juicy, rich; quality best; 

 freestone. Tree a low-spreading grower and hardy in trying climates. 

 From Russia. 



Victoria (Sharp, Sharp's Emperor}. Large to very large, oval; 

 color pinkish red with bluish bloom and many whitish and bluish dots; 



