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Quetsche Dr. Letricourt. Domestica. i. Le Bon Jard. Preface XLVII. 1882. 

 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 455. 1889. 3. Guide Prat. 161, 362. 1895. 



De Pologne 3. Imp^riale Blanche ? 2, 3. Prune de Pologne 2. Quetsche de Letri- 

 court 2. Quetsche de Letricourt 3. Quetsche Jaune 2, 3. Zwetsche Von L^tricout 2. 



Fruit elliptical, elongated at both ends; skin yellow, sometimes washed red; flesh 

 yellowish, very juicy, sweet. 



Quetsche Freestone. Domestica. i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 205:37. 1903. 2. Mich. Sta. 

 Sp. Bui. 27:15. 1904. 



Probably a seedling of German Prune imported by the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture in 1894. Fruit small, oval; suture distinct; dark blue; flesh 

 yellow, juicy, tart; late; inferior to German Prune. 

 Quetsche Hative. Domestica. i. Baltet Cult. Fr. 494. 1908. 



A medium sized, long-oval, dark purple prune; good; early. 

 Quetsche Jaune Pr^coce. Domestica. i. Mas Le Verger 6:99, fig. 50. 1866-73. 

 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom.. 431. 1889. 



Gelbe Fruhzwetsche i. Gelbe Fruhzwetsche 2. Quetsche Jaune PrScoce 2. 



Fruit of medium size, oval, yellow; flesh yellow, sprightly, tender, juicy; said to 

 make good prunes; early. 



Quetsche Longue Precoce, Species? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 444. 1889. 2. Guide Prat. 

 163, 362. 1895. 



A variety of little merit. 

 Quetsche Maraichere. Domestica. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:107. 1873. 2. Mathieu Nom. 

 Pom. 431. 1889. 3. Guide Prat. 163, 362. 1895. 



Die Gartenzwetsche 3. Gartenpflaume 2, 3. Garten Pflaume i. Garten Zwetsche 

 I, 2. Maraichere 3. Prune Maraichbre 1,2. Quetsche Maraichere 2. 



From M. M. Bauman & Sons, Bollwiller, Germany. Tree of medium vigor, an 

 early and abundant bearer; fruit medium, ellipsoidal; suture indistinct; skin dark 

 purple; bloom thin; flesh yellow, sweet, aromatic; freestone; excellent for drying. 

 Quetsche Pointue. Domestica. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:51. 1873. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 

 450. 1889. 



Provinz Zwetsche 2. Quetsche de Province i. Spitszwetsche i. Spitzzwetsche 2. 



Liegel received this variety in 1816 from M. Grob of Eichelstadt, Bavaria, under the 

 name of Quetsche de Province. Tree vigorous, an early and productive bearer; fruit 

 large, long-ovate, obtuse at the stem end, acute-pointed at the apex; suture broad, 

 deep; deep purple; bloom thick; flesh yellowish, sweet; good for culinary purposes; 

 stone long, narrow, clinging. 

 Quetsche Precoce de Buhlerthal. Domestica? i. Guide Prat. 164, 363. 1895. 



Fruhzwetsche von Buhlerthal i. Zwetsche Friihe Von Buhlerthal i. 



A new variety from Germany maturing very early. 

 Quetsche Precoce De Frauendorf. Domestica. i. Mas Pom. Gen. 2:97. 1873. 



Frauendorfer Friihe Zwetsche i. 



Introduced by Eugene Furst, Frauendorf, Bavaria; distinguished from the German 

 Prune by its larger size, earlier maturity and superior quality. 



