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juicy, but not high-flavored; quality good. Not hardy north of forty- 

 second parallel except in favored spots. Angustifolia. Tennessee. 



Pottawattamie. Quaker. 



Quaker. — Large to very large, roundisli oval; color purpli.sh red, 

 with yellow dots and blue bloom; stalk long, in.serted in shallow cavity; 

 suture a mere line. Flesh yellow, firm, sweet; quality good to very 

 gootl. Americana. 



Rockford. — Size medium to small, oval, slightlj- oblong; color 

 dark red, with numerous small dots and quite thick lilac bloom; 

 stem one and one-eighth to one and one-fourth inches long, in small 

 cavity. Flesh meaty, firm, not very juicy; quality very good. 

 Shows some traces of a cross with the Domcstica species. Iowa. 



RoUingstone. — Jledium to large, round, flattened at ends; color 

 mottled red and pinkish purple; dots small; bloom blue; sutm-e ob- 

 scure: stem long in shallow cavity. Flesh yellow, firm, sweet, very 

 good. Americana. Minnesota. 



Rue (J. /). Rue). — A variety of Americana originating in north 

 Iowa, almost identical in size and shape with Stoddard, but the pit of 

 the Stoddard is large and flat, ^\■hile that of J. B. Rue is smaller and 

 rounded. Both varieties are clings, but the ,1. B. Rue is much superior 

 in quality of flcsli. Americana. 



Sanderson. — Large; roundish oval, regular; color light red on 

 yellow gT(.)mid, with Ijlue Ijloom; skin quite thin, with slight astrin- 

 gencv; quality very good; ]iit nearly free. A Minnesota variety 

 Ijccoming quite popular. Americana. 



