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shallow. Flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, and colored at pit; quality very 

 good; pit free. Widely grown on lands not specially subject to 

 spring frosts. New Jersey. 



Early Michigan (Husted No. 15). Medium, roundish; color 

 greenish white, with crimson cheek and velvety surface; dots pink; 

 cavity large, abrupt, deep; suture extends somewhat beyond apex, 

 and is deep at cavity. Flesh greenish white, with red at pit, tender, 

 subacid, good; pit free. Season, early. Georgia. 



Early Purple. Large, ovate, irregular; color bright red, downy; 

 cavity quite deep. Flesh greenish white, tender, melting, sweet; 

 pit nearly free. A favorite in Southern Ontario and Western New 

 York. Season, very early. 



Early Silver. Very large, roundish oval, somewhat compressed; 

 color creamy yellow, with marbled blush of cheek; cavity narrow and 

 deep; suture extends somewhat beyond apex. Flesh white, juicy, 

 melting, sweet, rich; pit free. Season, last of August. England. 



Early York (Large Early York). Large, roundish, often ovate; 

 color light, with pale red dots and bright red cheek; suture a 

 mere line. Flesh greenish white, tender, melting, good; pit free. 

 Grown across the continent. Honest John of Ohio said to be 

 identical. 



Eaton (Eaton's Golden). Medium to large, roundish; color bright 

 yellow, with pink spots at the base. Flesh yellow, sweet, with a 

 decided apricot flavor; cling. North Carolina. 



Ede (Captain Ede). Large, roundish oval; color pale yellow, 

 with dull red cheek and some bloom ; cavity narrow and deep; suture 

 extends beyond the apex. Flesh yellow, with red at pit, tender, 

 vinous; pit free. Ripens earlier than Elberta. Illinois. 



Elberta. Medium to large, roundish oval, somewhat compressed; 

 color yellow with red cheek; suture more than half around. Flesh 

 yellow with red at the pit, tender, juicy, free from the pit, good. 

 Grown commercially in the East and Southeast. Georgia. 



Eldred Cling. Medium to large, roundish ovate, enlarged on one 

 side; color creamy white, blushed, with some bloom; cavity narrow 

 and deep; suture extends beyond apex. Flesh juicy, creamy white, 

 quite firm, very good. Grown in Ohio and over the Southeastern 

 States quite generally for a new variety. 



Emma. Large to very large, roundish conic; color golden yellow, 

 with red cheek. Flesh fine-grained, firm, juicy, richly flavored, very 



