Annual report ..[bulletins and circulars] . light yellow and soft, cling when thoroughly ripe, withonly a tinge of almond flavor, but not sour nor bitter, the skinrather tough. Ripe enough for eating in the present season onthe 14th of July, being four or five days later than Earliest ofAll and Engre. This is the largest and best very early Japan-ese plum which we have tested. The tree is a good grower andwith us has been productive. 4. Berger.—Fig. 26. Strawberry. Ura-Beni. Uchi-Beni. Honsmomo, at least of some nurserymen. Small and cherry-like, flattened endwise, with a distinct suture ;colo
Annual report ..[bulletins and circulars] . light yellow and soft, cling when thoroughly ripe, withonly a tinge of almond flavor, but not sour nor bitter, the skinrather tough. Ripe enough for eating in the present season onthe 14th of July, being four or five days later than Earliest ofAll and Engre. This is the largest and best very early Japan-ese plum which we have tested. The tree is a good grower andwith us has been productive. 4. Berger.—Fig. 26. Strawberry. Ura-Beni. Uchi-Beni. Honsmomo, at least of some nurserymen. Small and cherry-like, flattened endwise, with a distinct suture ;color bright light red, with prominent bloom ; flesh firm andmeaty, yellow, free from the very small pit and with no astrin-gency or almond flavor, the skin not tough nor sour ; ripe thisyear on the 17th and i8th of July. This is one of the most dis-tinct of all the Japanese plums. It has the flavor of some of theDomestica varieties. The handsome little fruits fall when ripeand should be caught on straw or hay spread underneath the to v>. 134 Bulletin 175. tree. The plums are not much larger than very large cherries,and, coming after the sweet cherries are gone, they seem topiece out the cherry season. The tree is a distinct and uprightgrower, with rather narrow and light colored leaves, and the fruits
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