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SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY 



bldoni wliite. Flesh i,a-coni-=l!, molting, rich, best in quality; pit 

 nearly free. Domestica. Xew York. 



Italian Prune. (FcUenbcrg). — Size medium, oval, tapering to 

 pointed ends; color dark purple with deep-blue bloom; stalk one 



Italian Prune. 



inch long, in very small cavity. Fle^li greenish yellow, juicy, sweet, 

 good. ]>omestica. 



Jefferson. — Fargo, i/val, sides slighth' uneven at top; color golden 

 yellow with quite deep-red clieek; bloom thin and light-colored; stalk 

 one inch long, in very small cavity. Flesh orange-eohired, rich, 

 luscious; pit free; bo^t in (|uali1y. Conunercial in several States. 

 Xcw York. 



Kelsey. — Sizi' very largo, hearf-shapod, usually lo]i-sidod; color 

 bright purple on yellow groimd, with ininK-rous showy dots and 

 whitish Ijloom; stem slender in deep narrow cavity: suture shallow. 

 Flesh yellowish, f|uite firm, rich, refresliing, nearlv freestone. Tree 

 n(^t much hardi<'r than the Fig; but as grown in mild climates it is 

 the fruit-vendor's favorite. Tritlora. 



Kerr. — Medium to large, conical, with deep suture; color orange- 



