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be referred, and it is probable 

 that it is a natural hybrid be- 

 tween the cherries and plums 

 growing in Mr. Johnson's gar- 

 den. It is an almost exact in- 

 termediate between the western 

 dwarf cherry and the sand plum. 

 The fruits are cherry -like in 

 form and in the character of 

 the pit, but they have the 

 "bloom 7 ' of the plum. The 

 illustration shows the Utah 

 Hybrid, half natural size. 

 as grown by myself. 

 It is a very hand- 

 some fruit of deep 

 mahogany color, with 

 a light plum -like 

 bloom, ripening about 

 tlic first of August 

 at Ithaca. The qual- 

 ity is poor. The 

 flesh is soft and 

 juicy, and rather 

 pleasant, but it 

 lacks body ; and the 

 skin, in our speci- 

 mens, i> very bitter. 

 The pit is very like 

 that of Vilnius Bes- 

 Fig. 11. Utah hybrid cherry. Si '//. The plant is a 

 Ball natural si«e. ,,,,.. l ik( . ] msh ,]„,.,. 



or tour feel high. 



