1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



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COE. (Coe's Golden Drop). 



A popular canning plum for the home garden; scarcely productive enough to be 

 recommended for the commercial orchard. 



Origin : England. 



Thee: vigorou.s ; fairly productive; cla.?s Domestica. 



Fbuit : large; form oval; suture distinct; neck short; sides unequal; color golden 

 yellow with dots of red next the sun; bloom yellow; stalk three-quarters of an inch long, 

 stout, in a shallow cavity. 



Flesh: cling; color yellowish; texture firm, not fine grained; flavor sweet and 

 pleasant. 



Quality : cooking very good ; dessert fair. 



Value : market first class. 



Season: mid September. 



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COE. 



DIAMOND {Black niamoml) 



Considerably grown for cooking purposes. 



Origin : Kent, England. 



Tree : vigorous ; productive ; class Domestica. 



Fruit ; size large ; form oval ; suture distinct, shallow ; stem three quarters of an inch long 

 in a narrow, deep cavity ; dots s;nall ; color dark purple with pale blue bloom. 



Flesh : cling ; color deep yellow ; texture coarse grained, dry ; flavor brisk acid. 



Quality : dessert poor ; cooking good. 



Value : market first class . 



Season : September. 



DUANE [Duane's Purple.) 



A good commercial plum, a profitable variety in the Western States. 



Origin : Duanesburgh, N. Y. 



Tree: vigorous, productive. 



Fruit : very large; form oblong, oval longer on side ; color reddish purple with lilac bloom, 

 turning dark blue ; stalk slender, three quarters of an inch long set in a narrow cavity. 



Flesh : color yellow ; texture tender, juicy ; flavor moderately sweet and good ; partial 



clingstone. 



Season : late August to early September. 



Quality : cooking good. 



Value : market first class. 



