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ish red cheek; cavity medium, sliglitly russeted; stem three-fourths 

 of an incli long, slender; basin small, shallow; cah'x small, closed; 

 tube short, conical; flesh white, tender, juicy, with a mild subacid 

 pleasant flavor. Ripe in November and apparently a long keeper. 

 (S. H. Fulton, Mich. Exp. Sta. Bui. 177.) 



Carolina Beauty. — Origin, North Carolina. 



Fruit large, oblate, slightly conical; skin thick, tough; surface 

 smooth, excepting numerous russet knobs; color yellow, washed with 

 crimson and indistinctly striped with darker crimson; dots conspic- 

 uous, yellow or russet, many with erupted centres; cavity wide, deep, 

 gradual, rvisseted; stem three-fourths of an inch long, moderately 

 stout; basin medium, regular, gradual; calyx large, partially open; 

 segments long, narrow, converging to centre and reflexed. Core very 

 large, wide, clasping, nearly closed; seeds numerous, of medium size, 

 angular, dark brown; flesh yellowish, moderately fine, crisp, juicy, 

 subacid, very good. Early winter. (U. S. Agr. Report, 1S95, p. 21.) 



Carter Blue. — Origin, Alabama; tree of fine upriglit growth, and 

 an earh^ bearer. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate; surface greenish, washed and striped 

 with dull red and covered with a blue bloom; stalk slender; calyx 

 closed. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, svigary, rich, aromatic, very 

 good. September to November. 



Catherine. — Origin, Minnesota. 



Fruit medium or above, roundish oblate, regular; surface a rich 

 golden yellow with faint blush; dots white, minute, suffused; cavity 

 wide, regular; stem long; basin wide, shallow, minutely wrinkled; 

 calyx open. Core open, clasping; tube funnel-shaped; stamens 

 marginal; flesh white, juicy, subacid, fair. Early fall. 



Champlain (Nyack ; Sourbough, Summer Pippitt). — Origin, West- 

 chester Co., New York- tree vigorous; round-topjicd, productive, a 

 regular bearer. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish conical to oblong oval, angular, 

 irregular; surface smooth, pale waxen yellow with slight crimson 

 blush; dots minute, green and gra3'ish; ca-\'ity acute, deep, green, 

 wavy; stem variable, generalh^ long, slender; Isasin abrupt, corru- 

 gated, deep; calyx small, closed. Core round, slightly open, clasp- 

 ing; seed many, angular; flesh white, tender, fine-grained, juicy, 

 aromatic, pleasant subacid, very good to liest. August, September. 

 Charlamoff (Pointed Piphi, Peterson's Charlamoff). — Origin, 



