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FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



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GLASS (Glass' Seedling). 



A commercial variety resembling Quackenboss. 



ORIGIN: with Alexander Glass, at Guelph, Ontario. 



TREE: hardy; vigorous; habit upright; foliage peculiar dark green; productive; 

 class Domestica. 



FRUIT: size large; form round oval, irregular at apex; suture distinct; apex de- 

 pressed; stem three-quarters to one inch long; color dark purple with thin blue bloom 

 and white dots; skin thick, firm. 



GLASS. 



able. 



FLESH: free from pit; color greenish yellow; texture juicy; flavor sweet and agree- 

 i. 



QUALITY: dessert, fair; canning, good. 

 VALUE: market, good. 

 SEASON: September. 



GOLD. 



A very attractive plum, because of its golden yellow color, but not recommended 

 for the commercial orchard. 



ORIGIN: a hybrid of Chicasaw and Japan, originated by H. A. Terry, of Crescent, 

 Iowa. 



TREE: -a poor grower, but an early and abundant bearer. 



FRUIT: large roundish; color golden yellow, with a blush of light red about the 

 stem; stem three-quarters of an inch in length; skin tough. 



FLESH: yellow; texture tender and juicy; flavor sweet, aromatic, and pleasant; 

 cling stone. 



QUALITY: dessert, fair. 



VALUE: market, second class. 



SEASON: late August. 



