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good; stone free. Season, early. A California variety grown in Texas 

 and the South. Doniestica. 



Damson. — In u general way the description given tliirty years ago 

 by ]J(i\\iiing v,\\\ apjily to the many seedling varieties found from the 

 Atlantic to tlie Pacific. He wrote; " yruit small, oval, about an inch 

 long; skin purple, covered with thick blue bloom. Flesh melting, juicy, 

 rathei' tart; separates partially from the stone. Season, Septembei-." 

 In the north half of Iowa the Danish Damson has most value on 

 account of hardiness. This was introduced by H. Knudson of Spring- 

 field, !\Tinnesota, and disseminated for trial Isv the WTiter. In mUder 

 climates what is known as French Damson and the Frogmore 

 Damson have most value as buckled trees. Domestica. 



Deaton {Tube's Gage). — Medium to lar,^e, roundish oval; color 

 yellow witVi whitish Ijloom and scattering hii'ge yellow dots; stem me- 

 dium, stout, in deep abrupt cavity; suture shallow. Flesh greenish 

 yellow; ver}' good. It seems to be identical with the 'lobe's (iage, an 

 old variety of Pennsylvania. Domestica. 



De Caradeuc. — Size medium, roimdish; color purplish red with thin 

 bloom. Flesh yellow, soft, juicy; quality fair. Season, early. Like 

 its relative the Marianna it makes a large tree and is much grown in 

 the Southeastern Slates. South (Airolina. t'erasifera. 



Diamond {BJacI; Diamonfl).— -^ydV'^c, oval; color dark blue with 

 blue bloom; dots small; stalk short, stout; suture distinct, l_iut shal- 

 low. Flesh y':'llow, coarse-grained, not very juicy; quality poor for 

 dessert, but good for culinary i;se. Widely grown across the continent. 

 Domestica. 



Duane (Dunne Purple). — Large to ^-ery large, oblong, egg-shaped, 

 swollen on suture side; color somewhat dai'ker than Lombard, and 

 dark blue when fully ripe; dots pi-om.inent; stalk three-quarters of an 

 inch long, slender, inserted in narrow shallow cavilv; suture shallow. 

 Flesh ydlow, meaty; qualil}' good ; partial freestone. Season, early 

 August. j\Iostly grown eonunercially on the west c<iast. Domestica. 



Early Red.— Large, oval, snuHith, and n-gula.r; color dark red, with 

 i\hite dotsthat show throuiih Ihe lilac-colored bloom; stalk medium 

 stout, in regular shallow cavity ; sut ure distinct, in slight vallev. Flesh 

 firm, meaty; quality very good; cling. Season, early .-Vumist. Tree 

 very hardy. Domestica. Lussia. 



Early Rivers.— Size medium, roundisli cival ; color deep purple, 

 covered with thin bloom; stem one-half inch long in small cavity-.' 



