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bles that variet}', but more hishly colored ; it is said that the seed was 

 planted by Jack Ingram, near Springfield, Mo., in 1844. A heavy 

 regular bearer and long keeper and is becoming very popular in south- 

 ern Missouri. In common with its parent Ingram blooms later than 

 other varieties. 



Fruit medium, regular, roundish conical, flattened; at ends 

 truncated; surface smooth, rich orange yellow, mostly covered with 

 marbled and mixed rich warm bright red with carmine splashes, 

 in part thinly overlaid with whitish; dots very large, numerous, 

 large, yellow and russet; cavity deep, wavy, obtuse, trace of russet; 

 stem short; basin shallow, regular, smooth, sometimes leather- 

 cracked; calj'x open; segments divergent. Core closed, small, meet- 

 ing; cells ovate, axile, widely slit; tube conical, stamens basal; seeds 

 few, flattened, pointed, packed tight in cells, partially covered with 

 cellular exudate; flesh yellow, moderately juicy, firm, crisp, mild 

 rich subacid with sweet after taste, very good. February to June. 



Iowa Beauty. — Originated by C. G. Patten, Charles City, Iowa. 



Fruit large, roundish truncated, irregular, angular; surface golden 

 yellow, striped, splashed and mixed dark red, a handsome fruit; 

 dots white, minute, obscure; cavitj' deep, acute, often green; stem 

 short to medium; basin very wide, rather deep, wavy, corrugated 

 and wrinkled; calyx closed. Core clasping, half open; tube conical; 

 stamens median; flesh rich yellow, firm, juicy, acid, good. Fall. 



Iowa Blush. — Distributed from Iowa City, Iowa.; supposed to 

 be an unknown stray from Ohio. Tree very productive, a strong 

 grower in nursery and orchard ; under the bark of young thrifty trees 

 are hard, detached warty excrescences. 



Fruit small, roundi.sh conical; surface smooth, yellow with bright 

 mottled red Uush, or washed with bronze on sunny side; dots obscure, 

 numerous, minute, white, many large areolar dots; cavity regular, 

 acuminate, narrow; stem medium; basin rather shallow, narrow, 

 abrupt, with fine corrugations; calyx prominent, closed; segments 

 erect convergent. Core closed, clasping; cells obovate; tube funnel; 

 shaped; stamens median; seeds many, plump, pointed ovate, nearly 

 black, packed tightly in cells; flesh white, juicy, mild subacid, good- 

 Earl}' winter. 



Irish Peach. — Origin unknown. 



Fruit medium, roundish, somewhat flattened, slightly angular 

 surface smooth, pale yellowish green, on shaded side tinged with dull 



