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SYSTEM A TIC POMOLOGY. 



THE FOREICX A'AltlETIES OF THE PLUM AXD THEIR 



HYBRIDS. 



Abundance. — Tjai'so, roundisli ovoid, with unequal .sides; color 

 bright red over yellow ground; dots numerous; stem short and strong; 



Abundance. 



suture distinct Ijut shallow. Flesh firm, meaty, pleasant-flavored, 

 l)ut not lii^h in quality. Season early. One of the most widely 

 popular of the .Tapancse plunis. Triflora. 



Archduke. — Earge, oval, necked, color dark blue with numerous 

 russet dots, and heavy light-blue bloom; stem medium, stout, in me- 

 dium-sized cavity; suture extends past the apex. Flesh yellow, meaty, 

 juicy, sul)acid, very gootl. Popailar east of the lakes. Domestica. 



Arctic (.l/(»)/'c'.s Arctic). — Small to medium, roundish oval; color 

 black with thin blue bloom; suture not distinct; stem slender, about 

 three quarters of an inch long, in slight cavity; suture not distinct. 

 Flcsli yeUowish ami )er color, tender, subacitl; quality very good. 

 Said to be v<'iy hardy, but in jirairie States it is not hardier tlian Lom- 

 bard. Domestica. 



Bavay iBnnn/ (h-rcii Ongr, Rcinc CldiuJc, Siiiiit Clair). — Large, 

 roundish, soniewliat cuiupre^seil; color greenisli vellow with stripes 

 and sp)lashes of green, overspread with tliin lilooni; stalk short, stout, 

 and set in small ca\-ity ; suture distinct. Flesli yellow, melting sugary; 



