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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Fulton. — Origin, Fulton Co., Illinois; tree large, vigorous, an 

 annual Ijearer, productive. 



Fruit medium to rather large, regular, oblate truncated, often 

 oblique, surface rich light yellow with handsome deep crimson blush 

 on sunnjf side, blush overlaid with whitish; dots distinct, numerous, 

 large, gray; cavity deep, wide, obtuse, with radiate russet; stem 

 medium, stout; basin wide, very shallow, smooth or slightly wrink- 

 led; calyx half open; segments small, flat convergent. Core closed. 



round, small, clasping, sessile; cells obovate, slit; tube funnel- 

 shaped; stamens median; seeds many, small, jilump, short; flesh 

 yellowish, tender, juicy, fine-grained, mild aromatic subacid, almost 

 s«cet, very good. November to February. 



Gano. — Origin, Missouri; a seedling of Ben Davis, much grown in 

 its native .state. It may be described in Ijrief as a solid-colored Ben 

 Davis, the broad dark crimson splashes Ijeing lost in the depth of col- 

 oring, and is a fruit of very attractive api:>earance. The Black Ben 

 Davis resembles Gano closely and for a time the two «-ere considered 

 identical. The basin of Gano is nearly smooth and more abrupt; the 

 seeds are larger; the calyx tulje is funnel-shaped with usually a long 

 slender stem to the funnel ; stamens marginal ; cells obovate, nearly 

 entire; flesh like that of Ben Davis, season the same. Many regard 

 Gano somewhat superior to Ben Davis in quality. 



