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WINNEBAGO. (Primus 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; flesh yel¬ 
lowish, soft, of inferior flavor, granular in texture; stone 
nearly free, elliptical, somewhat oblique; rather flat, rounded 
at both ends, roughish. Ripe September 18. Plate XVII. 
WOLF. (Primus 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. 
PTuit 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 16. Fruit Fig. 2, Plate VI; Tree Plate XVIII. 
WYANT. (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. 1, Plate VII. 
YELLOW SWEET. {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. Fruit Fig. 2, Plate VII; Tree Plate XIX. 
