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WINNEBAGO. (Prunus Americana . ) 
Trees very vigorous, well-formed. Leaves large, broad, 
sharply serrate, produced in great abundance; stalks short, 
stout, glandular. Fruit medium to small, round, inclined 
to be irregular and one-sided; stem long, slender, cavity 
deep; color deep red on yellow ground; skin thin; fiesh yel- 
lowish, soft, of inferior flavor, granular in texture; stone 
nearly free, elliptical, somewhat oblique; rather flat, rounded 
at both ends, roughish. Ripe September i8. Plate XVII. 
WOLF. ( Prunus Americana . ) 
Vigorous growing trees of spreading habit. Leaves 
large, ovate, acuminate, closely and sharply serrate, leathery 
in texture; stalks stout, ashy pubescent; on some trees 
wholly glandless, on others small glands are not uncommon. 
Fruit medium to large, round to round-oblong, slightly flat- 
tened, sometimes tapering somewhat toward the stem; stem 
short, stout, set in a small cavity; suture obsolete; color 
when ripe uniformly deep red, with heavy purple bloom; 
skin thick; flesh firm, of good quality; stone free, rather 
small, pointed at stem end, sides strongly convex, margin 
sharp and prominent, smooth. Season medium, ripe Sep- 
tember i6. Fruit Fig. 2, Plate VI; Tree Plate XVIII. 
WYANT, f Prunus Americana . ) 
Trees stocky, forming round heads, of slower growth 
than Wolf or Weaver. Leaves medium, crisp in texture, 
sharply serrate, dark green; stalks pubescent and glandular. 
Fruit large, round-oblong, flattened at apex; cavity large 
and deep; color purple red on yellow ground; stem short, 
stout; skin thick; flesh firm, of good flavor; stone free or 
nearly so, large, oblong, flat. Ripe September 18. Fruit 
Fig. I, Plate VII. 
Y E L LOW S W E ET. {Prunus Americana . ) 
Trees small, stocky, very thorny; leaves large, oval- 
oblong, irregularly crenate, stalks commonly glandless. 
Fruit large, round, color yellow, lightly shaded with red, 
bloom thin; suture apparent; stem short, stout; skin thin; 
flesh firm, juicy, rich; stone cling, oval, pointed at both ends, 
sides convex, margin sharp. Ripe August 31. Avery prom- 
ising variety. F'ruit Ph’g. 2, Plate VII; Tree Plate XIX. 
