108 Catalogue of Varieties. 
than the Wilson, and ripens more gradually. Fig. in Hort. 
XXII. 273. 7 : 
NicHotson’s Surerg (Nicholson). 
*Nimrop (Lucombe, Pince & Co.) Oblong, conical, same color 
as the British Queen; sweeter, richer, and hardier than that 
variety. Forces well. Said to be very much like Elphinstone’s 
Adair. | 
Nownsucu (Robertson). Medium, round, shining purple red; 
seeds very prominent; flesh red, juicy, sweet, very highly per- 
fumed. Moderate grower and bearer. Very late. 
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Onto Mammotu (Burr). A cross of Burr’s Seedling and Hov- 
ey’s. Fruit very large, long conical, angular, light red, sweet, 
_ and excellent; foliage large; plants vigorous, hardy, and pro- 
* ductive. 
Otp Brack. (Syn. Black Canterbury, Black Pine, Black 
Beacon, Turkey Pine, Mulberry.) Medium, conical, elongated, 
pointed, with a neck; hairy, and very dark purple red next the - 
sun; seeds same color; pale, with yellow seed on the shady . 
side; flesh firm, with a core, scarlet, buttery, rich, and very 
high flavored. Leaflets very small, oval, blunt, serrate, very 
thin, shining light green. An old and tender English variety. :4 
tN, 
Op Joun Brown (Schroeder). Described as a cross between . 
Wilson’s Albany anda Chili. Broadly conical, pointed, light 
crimson; flesh tender, sweetish, fine flavored. Originated in 
Bloomington, IIl., and first fruited in 1859. 
Op Ping. (Syn. Pine, Carolina, Scarlet Pine, Old Scarlet do, 
Old Carolina do., Large do., Miss Gunning’s, North's Seed- 
ling, Devonshire Scarlet Pine, Blood Pine, Kew do., Varnished 
do., Windsor do., Cockscombed do., Regent's Favortte, Barham 
Down. Erroneously, Black Pine, Surinam, and Bath Scarlet.) 
Large, ovate, with a neck; conical compressed, slightly hairy, | 
uniform bright scarlet; seeds slightly sunken; éarly fruit cocks- 
combed; flesh pale scarlet, rich, juicy, high flavored, the largest - 
fruit hollow. A famous old kind. American. Its numerous. 
synonymes show its former popularity. Prefers a clay soil. - 
Fig. in Pom. Mag. I. 47. 
Omer Pacua (Ward). Large, regular and handsome, pale scar- 
let, somewhat cockscombed, with a refreshing flavor, like 
