. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. \' Qu.\rKENBO.^B. Fruit: large; form roundish ova!; color dark purple, 'vith blue bloom; stem of medium length set in a very slight cavity ; suture traceable. Flesh: semi-cling; color greenish; texture rather firm; flavor sprightly. Quality : dessert fair ; cooking good. \'alue : market first class. Season : late September. RED JUNE. (Bed y,icjaie of Thomas). The earliest good plum grown, and one of the most profitable of the Japanese Red June. OniGiN : Japan; introduced to the public in , by Stark Bros., Lonisiana, Mo., who gave it the
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. \' Qu.\rKENBO.^B. Fruit: large; form roundish ova!; color dark purple, 'vith blue bloom; stem of medium length set in a very slight cavity ; suture traceable. Flesh: semi-cling; color greenish; texture rather firm; flavor sprightly. Quality : dessert fair ; cooking good. \'alue : market first class. Season : late September. RED JUNE. (Bed y,icjaie of Thomas). The earliest good plum grown, and one of the most profitable of the Japanese Red June. OniGiN : Japan; introduced to the public in , by Stark Bros., Lonisiana, Mo., who gave it the name of Red June. The Japanese name was "Shiro ; Tree : haidy and vigorous, forming a symmetrical top; an early and fairly abun- dant bearer ; should be planted with such varieties as Burbank, Abundance or Chabot, to secure fertilization. Fruit: form, roundish conical; apex pointed; size, medium; suture distinct; skin thick, tenacious; color bright red, deepening to dark red when fully ripe, with light bluish bloom; stem one-ha'f an inch long; Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : printed by L. K. Cameron
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