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Governor Wood.* Large, roundish heart-shaped ; light yellow, 

 shaded and marbled with light red ; stalk an inch and a half 

 long, cavity wide ; rather tender, nearly sweet, rich, excellent. 

 Early to mid-season. Tree vigorous, shoots diverging, forming a 

 round head. Cleveland, O. As the trees grow older, they often 

 overbear and yield a smaller and less excellent fruit — hence re- 

 quiring thinning. 



Hoadley. Rather large, roundish heart-shaped; light clear red on 

 pale yellow ; flesh tender, rich, sweet, excellent. Last week of 

 June. Origin, Cleveland, O. 



Hovey. Large, obtuse heart-shaped ; amber, with a fine red cheek ; 

 stalk an inch long, deeply set; flesh rather firm, pale amber, "very 

 good." Last half of July. Boston, Mass. 



Hyde's Late Black. Medium , obtuse heart-shaped ; purplish black ; 

 flesh half firm. First week in July. Newton, Mass. 



Fig. 512. Fig. 513. 



Rockport. Napoleon. 



Kirtland's Mammoth. Very large, obtuse heart-shaped; rich red 

 on bright, clear yellow; flesh rather tender, with a fine, high 

 flavor. A moderate bearer. End of June. Cleveland, O. 



Kirtland's Mary.* Quite large, round heart-shaped, regular, base 

 somewhat flattened ; color light and dark red, deeply marbled on 

 a yellow ground ; stalk an inch and a fourth to an inch and a half 

 long- flesh light yellow, half tender, rich, juicy, sweet, high 

 flavored. Season medium, or with the Elton. Origin, Cleveland, O. 



Manning Mottled. (Mottled Bigarreau.) Medium or rather large, 

 round heart-shaped, suture distinct; color amber, shaded and 

 mottled with red ; semi-transparent, glossy ; stalk slender, cavity 

 shallow flesh yellow, tender when ripe, sweet, good. Stone 

 rather large. Season, end of June. Shoots dark. Productive 

 Origin, Salem. Mass. 



