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Monarch. — I,ar2,'e to ^-ciy larac, roundijsli oval; color darkish 

 purple \\\{\i heavy likiish bloom; stalk short, stout, and inserted in a 

 dce]i broad rounded cavit} ; suture obscure. Flesh yellow, quality 

 n'ood; stone Iree. A shi]i])ine: variety in Xew York and Delaware. 

 Domestiea. 



Monroe (Manroe Kgy, Monroe On/jc). — Small to medium, roundish 

 oval; color yellow with v,-hite dots and whitish bloom; stalk quite 

 lona:, inserted in shallow cavity; suture obscure. Flesh yellow, with 

 Ijest Havor; quality very good to best; freestone, drown mo.«tly for 

 home use east of the lakes and in Utah. Domestiea. 



Niagara. — Under this name is grown m A\'estcrn A'ew York 

 commercially a variety nnich like l-iradsha-w in size, color, and quality, 

 yet it profjably is not identical m tree and fruit; l)ut as yet the di.s- 

 tinctive differences have not been indicated. Domestiea. 



Nonesuch {Lucombc's Noncsucli). — ilediuni to large, ro\mdish oval; 

 color greenish, changing to yellow, with whitish bloom; stem short, 

 straight, in a wide cavity; suture distinct, broad. Flesh quite firm, 

 greenish yellow, good; clingstone. Much like Gr(X'n (iage. Domes- 

 tiea. 



Normand. — Medium to large; somewhat heart-shaped at V.a.se, 

 conical, color golden yellow. Flesh firm, meaty, yellow, qualitj' very 

 good; ])it free. Triflora. 



Occident i Ihirlmit!,'.-: Snllrni). — Very large, nearly ro\md ; color 

 dull ri'd over a greeuisli ground with many yellow dots and blue 

 bloom; stem short, stout, insei'icd in m(>dium deep cavity; suture 

 distinct ; sliallow. Flesh dark red, firm, llavor I'ather acid, fairly 

 good; ]iit free. A hybrid developed by Burliank of California; 

 grown east of lakes and South. 



October (Octnlicr I'liri'li). — T^arge, heart-shaped, somewhat olilatc; 

 coler dark purple in \-ai'ie(l sliadc^s. Flesh yellow, firm, juicy, verv 

 good; stone small, but cliims to the Hesh. ,\ l^urbank seedling now 

 OTOwn east of the lakes and South. Trillora. 



Ogon. — ?ilediuiu in size, roimdish, not I'egular, llattcned at ends; 

 color leinon-yehow, dots numerous; bloom with whitish shade; 

 stalk short, mserled in evenly i'o\uid.-d cavity; su1\u'e well defined, 

 hlesli yellow, lii'ni, mealy, not \'er\' juicy, good. Xearlv as hardv as 

 Biuiiank. "j'rilhira. 



Orange iOnniiir diii/c, H'lK/tc).-- A'ery large, oval, llattened at each 

 end; color yellow with pui'jili.-h I'ed at cavit>-- and with white pro- 



