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cavity. Flesh highly colorcil, firm, meaty, and mikhy acid when 

 fuUy ripe. A handsome round-topped tree, l)earing lieavy annual 

 crops; very hardy. Paissia. 



Strauss Weichsel. — Large, roundish, heart-shaped, flattened at 

 both ends; stem short, in shallow cavity. Flesh colored, meaty, and 

 slightly astringent until fully rii)e; quality very good. A round- 

 topped tree, ^^■itll medium-sized firm leaves; very hardy North. 

 Russia. 



Suda Hardy. — Size medium, roundish conical, depressed laterally; 

 color light red; stem (jne to one and one-ijuarter inclies long, in broad 

 deep cavity. Flesh firm, colored, juicy, and when fully ripe good in 

 qualitv. Season, first half of July. 



Susse Fruh Weichsel. — Small to medium, roundish oblate; color 

 dark red; stem one to one and one-quarter inches long, quite 

 stout, inserted in small cavity. Flesh firm, somewhat colored, juicy, 

 mildly acid. Season, 20th of June. Specially valuable for canning. 

 Russia. 



Timme. — Large, roundish, heart-shaped; color red; stem one to 

 one and one-eighth inches long, in Ijroad shallow cavity. Flesh melt- 

 ing, rich, with uncolored juice; quality very good. Season, last of 

 June. Imported from Clerman}- by a Mr. Timme, of Onuiha, Xel). 



Toronto. — Large, subacid, nearly black. Season last of June in 

 Southern Illinois. A Canadian variety i)roi)agated in Illinois. 



Terry. — Medium, roundish, flattened laterally; color dark red; 

 stem one to one and one-cjuarter inches long, quite stout, and inserted 

 in shallow cavity. Flesh meaty, subacid, colored; quality very good. 

 Of Madimir t.viic. This was introduced from Russia by the writer. 

 Specimen trees sent for trial to ilr. Terry, of Crescent, Iowa, jiroving 

 valuable, and the name or number Ix'ing lost, it has become com- 

 mercial under the above name. Russia. 



Vladimir. — Small to medium, roundish, and l)orne in clusters of 

 from two to four on outer limbs; roundish in form; color black when 

 fullv rijie; stem slender, in small cavity. Flesli firm, juicy, nearlv 

 sweet, juice colored; quality very good for dessert or canning. Season, 

 earlier than Early Richmond. The variet}^ described is the one sent 

 out by the lo^A-a Agricultural College. As grown in Russia it is 

 somewhat variable. Russia. 



Weir. — Large, heart-shaped, conical ; suture a dark line with 

 apex depressed; color dark red; stem about two inches long, stout, 



