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One of the earliest varieties, but owing to its small size and soft 
texture is little used except for preserves. The skin cracks badly 
about the stem in wet weather. 
Correctly figured in Veg. Gar., p. 571. 
No. 51. IMPKOVED LARGE YELLOW, Thor., '83, '87. 
Resembles the Green Gage, but the color is deeper, approaching 
orange, the outline not quite so regular, the flesh firmer, and the skin 
does not crack so much about the stem in wet weather. The plant is 
rather less vigorous and the leaflets are often 2-pinnate in the lower 
half. In season it is considerably later than the Green Gage. 
tftt Fruit whitish. 
No. 52. IVORY BALL, Land., '87. 
Syn. New White Apple, Thor., '83. 
Fruit very small, the larger samples 1J to 2 in. in diameter, pro- 
duced in clusters of 2 to 8; rather rich yellow about the stem> 
shading to nearly pure white in the opposite part, finely mottled 
with pure white specks slightly oblate, approaching spherical; 
cavity very slight, sometimes obscurely furrowed; basin wanting; 
cells 2, 3 or 4; flesh thick, rather firm; plant very vigorous; leaves 
2-pinnate in the lower half; leaflets deeply cut; calyx segments nearly 
or quite as long as corolla; — season medium. 
**. Fruit two (sometimes three) celled, without a cavity 
about the stem. 
f. Fruit spherical, (var. cerasiforme). 
J. Fruit deep scarlet. 
No. 53. RED CHERRY, Sib., '83; Thor., '87; Vil. 
Syn. Cherry, Vil.: Fr., Tomate cerise, VIL.: Ger, Kirschformige rothe 
Tomate, Vil. 
Fruit very small, the largest about one inch in diameter, produced 
in clusters of 4 to 9; spherical; outline entirely regular; cavity 
and basin wanting; cells 2; flesh very thin; soft; — plant remarkably 
vigorous; foliage very deep clear green; leaves largely 2-pinnate; leaf- 
lets small, closely set, racemes simple, 2-ranked; calyx lobes one 
half to quite as long as the corolla; — season very early. 
Correctly figured in Les pi. pot., p. 559. 
