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AMERICA. 



TREE: large, vigorous, spreading, hardy, very productive; fruit early; one and three- 

 quarters in diameter, roundish-oval, halves equal; cavity, shallow, flaring; suture shal- 

 low, a distinct line; apex roundish; color, clear, dark, currant-red over golden-yellow, 

 mottled, with thin bloom; dots numerous, small, whitish, inconspicuous; stem slender, 

 one-half inch long, adhering to the fruit; skin, thin, bitterish, separating readily from 

 the pulp; flesh yellow, juicy, fibrous, somewhat tender, sweet, not high in flavor; fair 

 in quality; stone clinging, seven-eighths inch by one-half inch in size. 



AMERICA. 

 ARCH DUKE. 



A good market variety. 



ORIGIN: imported from England, by S. D. Willard, Seneca, N.Y. 

 TREE: Domestica. 



FRUIT: size large; form oval, necked; stem medium, stout; cavity deep, medium; 

 color dark blue with many russet dots; bloom bluish, heavy; suture more than half 



round. 



FLESH: yellowish; cling; texture meaty, juicy; flavor subacid, pleasant. 

 QUALITY: cooking, very good. 

 VALUE: first class in some localities. 

 SEASON: late. 



ARCTIC. 



The tree is hardy and the fruit is of some value where the better varieties do not 

 succeed. It is very productive, but too small to bring the best prices in the market, 

 especially in view of its ordinary quality. 



ORIGIN : Maine. 



TREE: hardy; fairly vigorous; productive; trees at* the Lake Huron station, eight 

 years planted, yielded from six to eight baskets each. 



FRUIT: size small, form oval; color very dark purple, with thin blue bloom; suture 

 traceable; stem slender, three-quarters of an inch long, set in a small cavity. 



FLESH: color yellowish green; texture firm, moderately juicy; flavor moderately 

 sweet; free stone. 



QUALITY: dessert, useless; cooking, good. 



VALUE: market, second to third class. 



SEASON: mid- August to early September in southern parts of the Province, and early 

 September in more northerly plum districts. 



