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yellow, ricli, ;iTi(l sweet; ii(-aiiy fi'ccstonc. Season, I'allicr late f(jr the 

 North, wlicrc it orii^inated, Aiiiii'icana. 



Odegard. — Lai'sxe, nbloiisi': colcr dark itiI. Mcsli (|uitc tii-iii, juiev, 

 subaeid; (niality ver)- jjood. Popular in Sonlh Dakota, .Minnesota, 



New Ulm. Ocheeda. 



and Wisconsin. Fartlier south it is subject to plum ]iocl;ct. liipc 

 in South Dakota early in August. ,\merieana. 



Oren. — Large to vei'}- large, as classed witli the native varieties' 

 form irregular, truTicate, and wMi oblicjue ape.\; suture a red line 

 not sunken; color yellow, mostly overspread with light to dai'k red 

 ^vitll grayish dots; bloom thin, with purple shade. Flesli lirni, vello\i 

 I-ileasantly acid; cjuality good; clingstone. This ajipears to be liardv 

 in north Iowa. H(jrtulana. 



Piper {Piper's Ftyirl,). — Large, round, red, with tlun bluish liloom. 

 Flesh orange yellow, <]iute tirni; quality good. A Minnesota, variet}-, 

 hardy far Xorth. .Vmericana. 



Poole (Piiolc's Pride, Kroli). — Small to nu'dium, oval; color pink 

 and light red; dots small, scattering, with thiii lilac blocjm; stem 

 medium, slender, in small shallow cavity; sutui-(> not distinct. Flesh 

 .soft, juicy; rjualit}- good; clingstone. Tree hardier than ]\]iner. Hort- 

 ulana. 



Pottawattamie. — Small to medium, roundish oval; color bright 

 red, with light-colored dots anil tliin Ijloom; stalk long, slender, in- 

 serted nearlv f)n the surface; suture a mere line. Flesh \-el!ow, sweet, 



