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Washington. — Large, rounclish-oval ; yellow- 

 ish-green, marked with red ; sweet and rich ; 

 tree very vigorous and productive. 



Lombard also ripens at this season, and be- 

 cause of its hardiness, productiveness, adapta- 

 tion to light soils, and its vigor, it is much 

 esteemed, especially for market purposes ; size 

 medium ; violet red color ; juicy, fair quality, 

 but not rich ; reliable. 



For September, the following succeed in 

 their order in ripening. 



McLaughlin. — Large, roundish, russety yel- 

 low ; juicj^, sweet, luscious. 



Imperial Grage. — Large, oval, green, tinged 

 yellow ; juicy, melting, rich ; very productive. 



Heine Claude Be Bavay. — -Roundish, oval, 

 greenish-yellow; firm, juicy, sugary ; very pro- 

 ductive ; one of the best. 



Coe's Golden. — Large, oval, light yellow ; 

 very firm ; rich, sweet, not fine-grained, but 

 valuable for its lateness, wherever it ripens 

 before frosts. 



Other va:rieties may be named, like the Ger- 

 man Prune for drying ; iMoore's Arctic, for 

 northern sections ; Simoni, a hardy Oriental 

 novelty resembling an apricot ; Niagara, a 

 popular large red New York variety ; and 

 many others might be added, though the list 

 is already quite too long for practical use. 



