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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



it is starred and double-starred in many States. Tlie Minnesota 

 and Cerise de Ostheim were introduced later. Moreilo. 



Plumstone Moreilo. — Large, roundish, heart-shaped; color dark 

 red; .stalk one to one and three-quarters inches long, set in medium- 

 sized cavity. Flesh colored, tender, juicy, and mildly acid when 

 mature. Season, last of July. Grown in small way in several States. 

 Reine Hortense. — Very large, roundish, slightly elongated; 

 suture a distinct line on even surface; color bright red, with marbling 

 and mottling of other shades. Flesh tender, 

 juicy, nearly sweet; flavor best. Sea.son, medium 

 to late. Grown largely in New York, Michigan, 

 Utah, and Colorado. Duke. 



Royal Duke {Royal Tardive). — Very large, 

 rountlish oblate; color dark red. Flesh colored, 

 tender, juicy, rich; quality very good. Does 

 well in the dry parts of Texas and Xew Mexico. 

 Duke. 



Rupp. — Large, roundish, but somewhat 

 elongated; color light yellow, mottled and 

 marbled with red; stem long, quite stout, and 

 set in a broad, deep, quite irregular cavity. 

 Flesh light-colored, quite firm; quality very 

 good. Duke. 



Sappington. — Originated in St. Louis. Said 

 t(i !)(■ earlier than Early Richmond, a good 

 bearer and vigorous grower. Becoming com- 

 mercial. We have not seen the variety, though 

 much grown near St. Louis. 

 Shadow Moreilo. — Large, heart-shajied, conical; color nearh' 

 black when rijie; stem two inches long, quite stout, in narrow quite 

 deep cavity. Flesh meaty, juicy, colored, mildly acid. Tree small, 

 round-to|:i])ed, and an annual bearer. I^ussia. 



Sklanka. — Large, oljlate, flattened lat(n-ally: color light red, usu- 

 ally with white or yellow on shaded side; stem one to one and one- 

 half inches long, slender, in narro\\- shallow ca\'itv. Flesh quite 

 firm, juicy, subacid, and with uncolored juice, very good. When 

 fuhv ripe nearly sweet. Season, middle of .lunc>. ]-!us^ia. 



Spate Moreilo. — Larg(>, h(\irt-sh:i|i(^d, nearly round; color .'ilmost 

 black when ripe; stem one and one-half to twn in.'hes long in ,i|,ep 



Heine Hurteiise. 



