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12. PLOEENCE {Fig. 207). 

 Knevefs Late Bigarreau. Dychman's Late. 

 Tree of strong growth and fine spreading habit. 

 Fruit large, roundish, slightly inclining to reniform ; amber- 

 yellow, marbled with red, and the fully-exposed fruit becom- 

 ing flushed with red on the sunny side. 



Flesh yellowish, very firm, but juicy, sweet, and superior. 

 Ripens about the middle of July. 



Fig. 20T. 



Fig. 208. 



Florence. Early iiichmond. 



SOUR CHERRIES, PIE AND PRESERVE FRUITS. 

 13. EARLY RICHMOND {Fig. 208). . 



Virginian May. Kentish. 



Tree of low habit, with regular spreading head ; young 

 fi-rowth slender. 



Fruit medium or below, round ; bright red, becoming rather 

 dark at maturity. 



Flesh tender, melting, juicy, and of a fine acid flavor : first- 

 rate for culinary purposes. 



Ripens in all June. 



