1914 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



209 



OGON. 



Somewhat irregular in size, but its earliness, just following Red June and Willard, 

 make it of value to the plum grower. 



ORIGIN: imported from Japan by H. H. Berger & Co., California. 



TREE: class, Japan; habit, spreading; fairly vigorous; fairly productive. 



FRUIT: form roundish, irregular; size medium; color yellow; bloom slight, whitish; 

 stem half an inch long in a deep, narrow cavity; suture deep or shallow, half round; 

 apex blunt. 



FLESH: free; color yellow; texture firm with a little juice; flavor flat. 



QUALITY: poor for dessert; fair for cooking. 



VALUE: market, first class. 



SEASON: mid-August. 



POND (Pond's Seedling). 



A beautiful and showy plum, but not much planted in the commercial orchard; 

 somewhat subject to rot. 



ORIGIN: England. 



TREE: vigorous; moderately productive. 



FRUIT: size very large; form obovate tapering toward the base; skin thick, purple, 

 with purplish bloom and numerous brown dots. 



FLESH: color yellow; texture juicy; flavor pleasant. 



QUALITY: very good. 



VALUE: market first class, only for its susceptibility to rot. 



SEASON : mid-September. 



POND'S SEEDLING 



14 P.O. 



