1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



179 



LoMBABD. 



Fruit: medium size; form roundish, oval, slightly* flattened at the ends; color 

 purplish red, paler in shade; bloom heavy; suture traceable; stalk slender, about 

 three-quarters of an inch, set in a broad, funnel-shaped cavity; subject to rot when 

 oyel'loaded. 



Fi.ESH : deep yellow; texture firm, juicy; flavor pleasant; cling stone. 



Quality; dessert, good; cooking, very good. 



Value ; second class for market. 



Season ; late August to early September. 



McLaughlin. 



A fine plum for home uses ; a little tender for distant shipment. 



Origin: with James McLaughlin, Bangor, Maine. 



Tree : vigorous ; fairly productive ; an early and an annual bearer ; class Domestica. 



Fruit: size medium to large; form roundish oval, flattened at the ends; stem 

 live-eighths of an inch long, in a small shallow cavity; apex small point in a slight 

 depression; suture traceable; skin thin; color greenish "yellow, mottled with red; bloom 

 delicate whitish. 



Flesh: semi-cling; pit small; color clear yellow; texture tender, very juicy; flavor 

 rich, sweet and excellent. 



Quality: dessert very good to best; cooking good. 



Value : market first class ; rather tender for distant shipments. 



Season: September. 



mankato. 



"Fruit above medium to large, roundish; cavity narrow, medium depth; suture 

 a distinct line; apex rounded; color deep, dull red with a moderately heavy bloom; 

 dots numerous, small, yellow; bloom rather heavy; skin thick, tough; flesh deep yellow', 

 juicy, sweet, good flavor not astringent; stone large, flat, semi-cling; quality good.' 

 Season late August to early September. Better in qualitv than Bixbv. but not as 

 handsome. A good early plum. Promising." (Macoun). 



Mankato. 



