70 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



round, regular, closed; seeds numerous, long, brown, pointed; flesh 

 3'ello\v, fine-grained, juicy, firm, very sweet and rich, very good; good 

 for leaking. All "winter. 



Delicious. — Originated by Jesse Hiatt about twenty years ago near 

 Des Moines, Iowa; tree a regular and heavy bearer. 



Fruit large, roundish conic, ribbed; skin medium thick, tenacious; 

 surface smooth except the ribbing; color yellow, washed witli mixed 

 red, splashes and broken stripes of bright crimson; bloom whitish; 

 dots numerous, small, yellow, some indented; cavity regular, large, 

 deep, gradual, russet; stem medium, stout; basin regular, large, 

 deep, gradual, furrows and knobs; eye medium, closed; calyx seg- 

 ments medium, erect or reflexed at tips. Core conical, clasping, me- 

 dium; seeds plump, medium, brown; color yellow; texture fine, 

 tender, juicy; flavor subacid, very pleasant; quality good to very 

 good. Early winter. (U. S. Div. of Pomology.) 



Derby. — Originated on the Capt. Wright farm, Derby, ^'ermont; 

 tree of hardy, strong, thrifty growth, and an earlj' and abundant 

 bearer. 



Fruit above medium; form oljlate; surface yellowish, shaded with 

 red and striped with dark red on sun side. Flesh crisp, pleasant sub- 

 acid, good. Fall and early winter. 



Domine. — Origin, Xew York; closely resembles Rambo exter- 

 nally, Ijut the latter is a choice early winter or autumn variety while 

 Domine is a sprightly, juicy, long-keeping, winter fruit. Tree up- 

 right, vigorous, very productive and an early bearer. 



Fruit rather large, regular, oblate, surface gi-eenish yellow in shade, 

 mostly covered with splashed and striped Ijright red in sun, overlaid 

 with whitish; dots distinct, many, very large, some scattered irreg- 

 ular russet specks with light bases; cavity regular, very wide and 

 deep, with large stellate russet patch; stem medium, rather slender, 

 curved; basin wide, medium dee]), slightly ribbed; calyx closed; seg- 

 ments connivent. Core open, barely clasping; axis short; cells ovate, 

 entire; tulje conical; stamens marginal; seeds many, long-pointed, 

 plumi); flesh whitish, very tender, juicy, pleasant, rich sprightly 

 subacid, very good. December to April. 



Donneghan. — A medium early ^"ermont varietv of vcrv good 

 quality, mentionetl in Bui. No. S, Div. of Pomolog\'. 



Doyle. — Origin, Texas. 



Fruit above medium, roundisli; skin lough; surface moderately 



