. American horticultural manual .. . -ond apex, 342 SYSTEM A TIC POMOLOflT. \\\\\c\\ is somewhat elevated. Flesh yellowish white, with red at pit,tender, vinous, pleasant, good; pit free. Season late. Denton.—Large, oblong oval; color 3ello\v, with red cheek; cav-ity wide and cjuite deep. Flesh yellow, firm, good. ()ne weeklater than Elberta, which it much resemljles in tree and Druid Hill.—Ijarge, ; color greenish white, with redcheek; cavity narrow; suture slight, hardly extending to whitish, with i)urple at pit, juicy, rich, very good; pit


. American horticultural manual .. . -ond apex, 342 SYSTEM A TIC POMOLOflT. \\\\\c\\ is somewhat elevated. Flesh yellowish white, with red at pit,tender, vinous, pleasant, good; pit free. Season late. Denton.—Large, oblong oval; color 3ello\v, with red cheek; cav-ity wide and cjuite deep. Flesh yellow, firm, good. ()ne weeklater than Elberta, which it much resemljles in tree and Druid Hill.—Ijarge, ; color greenish white, with redcheek; cavity narrow; suture slight, hardly extending to whitish, with i)urple at pit, juicy, rich, very good; pit Early Belle (Hiclcij).—Large, roundish; color creamy white, withred and crimson cheek. Flesh creamy white, firm, juicy; pit seedling of lielle of tSeorgia, which ripens its fruit one monthearlier than its jjarent. ( liarly Crawford. Early Crawford.—Large, roundish, somewhat elongated; yellow, with red cheek and some bloom; in many cases theyellow surface is sprinkled with red s]iecks and the line of suture iscomjiressed; suture extends two-thirds around; cavity broad but THE PhACII. 343 shallow. Flesh j-clhiw, juicy, sweet, ;iii(l colored a( pit; (luality verygDod; pit free. Widely givjwn (jii lands not speciall} subject tosprinn; frosts. New .lersey. Early Michigan (Hiixhyl No. lo).—^lediuni, njundish; white, with crimson clieel^ antl velvety -surface; dots pinl^;cavity large, abruiit, deep; suture e.\leads somewliat Ijeyond a|iex,and is dee]) at cavity. Flesh greenisli wliite, witli red at pit, tender,suljacid, good; pit free. Season, early, (ieorgia. Early Purple.—Large, ovate, irregular; color briglit red, downy;ca\ity cjuite deep. Flesh greenisli wliite, tender, melting, sweet;]iit nearly free. A fa^orite in Southern ()ntario and Western XewYork. Season, \e


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