340 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



yellow flesh has been j.iopajiated in ^licliigun under the name 

 of Briggs. 



Brigdon ((^utrjhhl). — },Ic(linm, roundish oval; color ereamy yellow 

 witli red cheek; sufui'e in depression. Flesh yellow, very juicy, 

 vinous, rich; jiit free. Commercial. Xew York. 



Brown. — Mediiun, round; color j-ellowi.sh white, with dull red 

 cheek; suture depressed, extending to apex. Flesh yellowish white 

 with some red at pit, mild, vinous, good; pit free, l-'eason, Augu.st. 

 Tree unusually hardy and one of the best of the season in ^Michigan 

 and Western Xe«' York. 



Brunson. — Large, roundish ovate, somewhat compressed; color 

 yellow with faint blush of cheek; suture distinct, extending to apex. 

 Flesh j-ellow with red at pit, vinous, spjrightly, good; pit free. Much 

 like Kalamazoo, but a better tree and a better liearer. 



Butler Late. — Large to verj' large; color greenish white with red 

 cheek. Flesh white, firm, very good; pit free. Season comes in 

 after Smock and meets a shipping want in the Southwest. Mrginia. 



Carman. — Large, broadly oval, pointed; color white dotted, 

 splashed, and flushed ^\■ith shades of red. Flesh creamy white 

 tinged with red, vinous, sprightly, good. Claimed to have the same 

 origin as Elberta. Season, early. 



Chairs iClKnrxa Choice). — Large, oval to romidish, tapering to 

 apex; color jiale y(how with some blush, and is cjuite pubescent; 

 suture extends beyond ajie.x; cavity narrow and deep. Flesh yellow, 

 quite acid, red at pit; pit free. Season, early October. Commercial. 

 ^Maryland. 



Champion. — Large, round, nearly regular; color yellowish white, 

 mottled with red on sunny side; suture extends two-thirds around. 

 Flesh whitish with red at the pit; pit free; cjuality nearly best. 

 Illinois. 



Chili (HiU'.s Cliili). — ^ledi\mr in size, roundish oval, compressed; 

 color yellow marbled with red on sunny side; suture distinct, ^\ith one 

 side elevated. Flesh yellow with red at put, mild almost sweet, not 

 very juicy, good; jjit free. Mainly grown for market. Xew York. 



Chinese Cling. — Ijarge, roundish, somewhat elongated; color pale 

 yellow; suture half ai'ound. Flesh white with red at jiit, tender, 

 vinous, witli trace of peach-ljitter ; cling. Delaware. 



Christiana. — Large, dblong; color yelhiw with rich red cheek. 

 Flesh j'cUow, juicy, s\\'eet, vei-y good; pit free. This ripens in the 



