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cavity wide, shallow; flesh rather firm, tender when 

 ripe, sweet, pleasant. Quite early. Growth erect. 



Bowyer's Early Heart, Arden's Ea'rly Heart, and Rivers 

 Early Amber, are either identical with the Early Whit( 

 Heart, or differ in no essential point. 



Elliott's Favorite. Sizo medium, round, regular, slightly 

 compressed; color pale amber yellow, with a bright, mar- 

 bled, carmine-red cheek ; stalk an inch and a half long, 

 cavity even and regular ; flesh pale amber, translucent, 

 tender, delicate, juicy, with a sweet, fine flavor. Seasoi 

 medium, ripening with Belle de Choisy. Shoots vigor 

 ous, diverging. Origin, Cleveland, Ohio. New. 



Hyde's Red Heart. Size medium, heart-shaped ; color be 

 coming a lively red, tender, pleasant. Shoots strong 

 New. 



Manning's Mottled. (Syn. Mottled Bigarreau.) Medium 

 or rather large, round-heart-shaped, suture distinct ; coloi 

 amber shaded and mottled with red ; semi-transparent, 

 glossy ; stalk slender, cavity shallow ; flesh yellow, ten 

 der when ripe, sweet, with a good flavor, often only sec- 

 ond-rate. Stone rather large. Season, medium. Shoots 

 dark. Productive. Origin, Salem, Mass. 



Sparhawk's Honey. Medium in size, round-heart-shaped, 

 regular ; surface glossy, pale amber, becoming lively red 

 stalk an inch and a half long, rather slender, cavitj 

 round, even; flesh juicy, delicate, sweet, of fine flavor 

 Rather late. Very productive . Origin, Brighton, Mass 



Sweet Montmorency. Medium in size, round, slightly flat 

 tened at base, with a depressed point at apex ; color pale 

 amber, mottled with light red ; stalk an inch and three 

 fourths long, slender, cavity small, even; flesh yellowish, 

 tender, sweet, excellent. Season very late or past mid 

 summer. Approaches somewhat in character the Morel- 

 lo. Origin, Salem, Mass. 



White Tartarian. Size medium, or rather small ; obtuse 

 heart-shaped ; skin pale yellow or cream color, not red- 

 dened by the sun ; stalk an inch and a half long, slen- 

 der ; flesh " somewhat pellucid, whitish yellow, half ten- 

 der, with a second-r,ate, slightly bitter flavor. 



