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slender, inserted in wide shallow- cavity; fruit usually in clusters of 

 three. Flesh sweet, rich, juicy, very good. New Jersey. Heart. 



Mezel. — \'ery large, obtuse, heart-shaped; color black; stalk long, 

 slender. Flesh firm, rich, very good to best. Starred in Eastern 

 States and double-starred on west coast as a heavy bearer of 

 choice dessert friiit. Season, .hily. Heart. 



Murdoch. — Large to very large, from thre(>-qu;irters to one and one- 

 quarter inches in diameter, roundish, heart-shaped ; color yellowish, 

 overspread with crimson, becoming almost 

 lilack ■when fully ripe. Flesh .juicy, sweet, 

 firm, very good. Productive. (Irown in 

 Ohio. Bigarreau. 



Napoleon. — \'ery large, hcai't-sha])e(l, 

 .slightlv olilong; color pale yellow, dottetl 

 and spotted with red and marbled crimson 

 on simny side; stem short, stout, and set in 

 narrow- cavity. Flesh very lirm, juicy, good. 



Ohio Beauty. — Large, roundish, heart- 

 shai>ed; stalk one and one-half Itu'Iics long, 

 cpiite slender, in meilimu (-u-ity; color 

 yellowish white, mostly covert'd witli varied 

 shades of red. Flesh tender, juicy, sweet, 

 verv good. (.Irown in ()hio and east of the 

 lakes. Heart. 



Oxheart. — Large, obtuse, lieai't-shaped ; 

 color dark red. Flesh red, tender, ]ileasant, 

 ])ut not high in fla\-or. ComnuTcialh- grown for shipping in Oregon 

 and Xorth California. Heart. 



Plymouth Rock. — Medium, ht'art-shapcd ; amber-colored, with 

 red areas; stem slender, insert(>d in narrow shallow cavity. Flesh 

 rich juicy, tender; pit small. Will hana' on the tree long after it is 

 ripe. (Irow-n and jirized in Ohio. Heart. 



Red Jacket. — T^arge, obtuse, heart-shapei 

 two inches long, slender. Fie-^li half teudei', 

 in flavor, drown Soutli. Heart. 



Rockport. — Large, roundish, heart-shaped; color red, shaded Avith 

 pale amber; stalk one and one-half to U\i> inches long, largest at 

 upper end, in wide shallow- ca\-ity. Flesh firm, juic\', sweet, rich 

 flavored. Largely grown in Xew York, Ohio, and Michigan. 



ULin iieautj-. 



1; color light red; stalk 

 jincv, good, l:iut not high 



