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Carnation. — Large to ver_y large for its class, roundish; color 

 yellowish white, with marbling of orange red, becoming bright red 

 when full}' ripe; stem one and one-quarter inches long, stout, and 

 inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh j-ellowish white, tender, juicy, 

 pleasantly flavored, and separates freely from the pit. Season, last 

 of July. Its fault in most sections is shy bearing. Duke. 



Cerise do Ostheim. — Size mediiun to large, roundish ol)hite, without 

 suture; color purple red, and when ripe nearly black; stem one to one 

 and one-half inches long, in narrow shallow cavity. Flesh dark red, 

 meaty, quality very good to best, with iiui'e subacid flavor. Russia. 



Corning. — Large, oblate conical; color dark red; stem long, 

 slender, in?crted in narrow shallow cavity. Flesh meaty: juice 

 colored; cjuality very good. Season, somewhat later than Double 

 Xatte, and a fine bearer. Originated by A. F. CoUman, Corning, 

 Iowa. Jlorello. 



Donna Maria. — Medium to large roundish, dark red. Flesh tender, 

 juicy, rich, mildy acid. Succeeds well in some localities sovith of 

 the forty-second parahel. Ohio. 



Double Glass. — Mediiun to large, oblate; color dark red; stem 

 tlircc-cjuarters to one inch long, in liroad shallow cavity. Flesh 

 meaty, uncolored, subacid, good. Season, about .lune 20th. Russia. 



Double Natte. — Size large, heart-shaped, conical, with depression 

 on one side; color deep crimson; skin thin, tender, and melting; 

 stem one to one and one-half inches long, inserted in broad and shallow 

 cavity. Flesh and juice colored, mildly acid, meltins, and best 

 in quality for a Jlorello. Tree remarkably hardy at the North. 

 Russia. 



Duchesse de Angouleme. — Medium to large, olilate heart-shaped; 

 color mottled light red ; stem one to one and one-half inches long in 

 shallow Ijroad cavity; suture clearly defined. Flesh quite firm, 

 uncolored, good. Tree large, spreading, with huge coarsely serrated 

 leaves. A heavy annual Isearer in central Liwa. Xorth Silesia. 



Dyehouse. — Size medium, oblate, Halteucd at toji; ap(>x de- 

 pressed; color light red; stem one and one-quai'ter inches lonsj, stout, 

 in narrow .abrupt cavity. Flesh uncolored, quite lirm, acid: ipuilitv 

 only fair. Tree less hard}' than Earh- Uichmond. 



Early May (of the West). — Medimn in size, niarke<ri-\- ilattened: 

 color clear red; stem seven-eighths to oi\e incli king, in broaii shallow 

 cavity; aiicx d<'pressed. Flesli firm, juicy, good. Tins is often 



