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and shallow. Flesh yellowish, juicy, sugary; partially freestone; 

 Sood to very sood. A good variety of the Green Gage, \ much 

 longer-stemmed variety is locally grown under this name. 



Peters. Pond. 



Pond (PiiiuVs Seedling, FonthiU). — A'ery large, oval or obovate, 

 with short neck; color reddish violet with many brown dots and 

 handsome wliitish bloom; stem medium, inserted in narrow, abrupt, 

 shallow cavity. Flesh rather coarse, juicy, pleasant-flavored, good; 

 freestone. The Pond's Seedling of the New England States is small, 

 poor in (Hiality, and not true to n.ame. 



Pride iSlfipjx r's Pride). — Large, oval, color dark purj'le. Flesh 

 firm, qualitv good. Grown for market mainly in Xew Jersey, New 

 \'ork, and Southern Iowa. r)omestica. 



Prune d'Agen. — Medium in size, obovate, somewhat necked; 

 color reddish purple with heavy blue Viroom and numerous small 

 dots; stalk one inch long, curved, in small cavity. I'lesh greenish 

 yellow, rich, very good to best; nearly free fron\ jjit. Ch'own largely 



