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Amarelle Hative. — Fruit large, obtusely heart - sliapeil, with 

 slight trace of suture; color nearly black; stalk one and one-half to 

 two inches long in deep cavity. PTesh colored, mildly acid; quality 

 A-ery good. iS(\ison, ten days later than Early Richmond. (Jf 

 A'ladimir type ol tree and fruit. Russia. 



Baldwin. — Large to ^'ery large, round; color dark, yet :dmost 

 trans])areiit ; stem quite large, medivnn in length; fruits usually in 

 ])airs. Fl(>sli subacid; quality very good for a Morello variety. 

 Clrown in Maryland. Couiinercial. 



Belle Magnifique. — Fruit mediiun to large, heart-shaped; color 

 pinkish red and yellow; st(>m one and one-half to two inches long, in 

 rather deeji cavity. Flesh firm, white; uncolored juice; quality only 

 fair. Season, last of Juh'. Tree about as 

 hardy as Dyehouse. This appears to be a 

 cross between the ^Morello and JIazzai-d 

 classes. 



Bessarabian {Xo. G2). — Medium to large; 

 oblate heart-shaped; color clear red; stem 

 one to one and one-half inches long, slender 

 at upper end, inserted in liroad and quite 

 deep eavit}-. Flesh meaty, slightly colored, 

 mildy acid; quality very good. Tree very 

 hardy far North when on its own or other 

 hardy roots. Picars most regularly on thin 

 rather poor soils, where it makes less growth 

 of tree. Russia. 



Brusseler Braune. — Fruit large, neai'ly 

 round, heart-shaited, conical; color dark 

 red, and nearly lilack wdien fully rijie; stem 

 one and one-half to two inches long, in rather Uelle Magnifique. 



broad deep cavity; suture slightly depressed, with slight line in centre. 

 Flesh firm, meaty, colored, subacid, and best in quality of the Morello 

 class. A round-toppeil tree, bearing regular and full cropis. Russia. 



Bunte Morello. — Fruit of largest size, somewhat pear-shaped; 

 color bright red; stalk one and one-half inelies long, .slender, inserted 

 in deep alirupt cavity; suture well defined. Flesh light-colored, 

 meaty, juicy, subacitl, and best in quality. From Xortli Silesia, 

 (iermany. It seems to be a cross b(^tween the Dukes and Morellos. 

 About as hardv as the Dyehouse. 



