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juicy, sweet, rich. Plant very vigorous and productive. This is one of tlie 

 most desirable varieties in cultivation. Flowers perfect. 



Doicnei'^s Prolific — Fruit medium to large ; light", clear, bright scarlet; flesh 

 rather soft, juicy, rich, but a little acid. Plant vigorous and very productive. 

 Valuable for neai' market growing. Flowers perfect. 



Fillmore — Fruit medium to large; rich, deep scarlet; flesh moderately firm, 

 rich acid. Plants moderately vigorous. Valuable for amateur culture under 

 high cultivation. Flowers pistillate. 



Green Prolific — Fruit orange scarlet ; surface soft ; centre of flesh firm, rath- 

 er acid. Plant hardy, very vigorous, very productive, and highly valued by 

 some as a market berry. Flowers pistillate. 



Juciinda (Knox's 700) — Fruit large to very large; bright light scarlet; flesh 

 light pink, moderately firm, sweet, not high flavor. This variety does extreme- 

 ly well in some localities under high cultivation. 



Kentucl-y — Fruit large to very large; bright scarlet; flesh white, firm, juicy 

 rich, sweet and of excellent quality. Plant strong, vigorous, very productive, 

 with long fruit stocks bearing the berries well up from the ground, and the 

 foliage standing the heat of summer and cold of winter, and is a week later 

 than most varieties. Flowers perfect. 



Lennig's Wliit e—'Fvmt large; color whitish, tinged with red; flesh soft, 

 tender, juicy, sweet, rich, delicious pine-apple flavor. Plants vigorous, moder- 

 ately productive. One of the finest-flavored varieties in cultivation; well 

 suited to amateurs. Flowers perfect. 



La Constant — A magnificent foreign sort, which, under good management 

 and high culture, is seldom surpassed. Very large, regular, conical ; bright 

 crimson; fine flavor; flesh quite firm. Plant rather a dwarf grower, but 

 quite productive. Staminate. — llgenfritz. 



Michigan — Is a seedling, originating with P). Hathaway of Little Prairie 

 Ronde, Cass county Michigan, who sent it out on or about the year 1868. 

 During this year some account of several seedlings of his, designated by num- 

 bers, was contributed by him to the Western Rural. Of these, No. 1 is under- 

 stood to designate the variety subsequently named Michigan. Of this he 

 says: " For field cultivation it will take the lead; the berry is light scarlet 

 in color; about the size of the Wilson, with fewer small ones; hang on the 

 vine well ; and as to fruitfulness it is a marvel to behold. One hill, in no way 

 remarkable from the other, produced one and one-third quarts, or at the rate 

 of four quarts to three hills." — T. T.Lyon. 



Nicanor — Having fruited this variety for eight years, and the last four years 

 grown it extensively for market, we feel no hesitation in recommending it as 

 the most hardy, vigorous, and productive that has yet been introduced. Fruit 

 of uniform, moderately large size, roundish, conical ; bright scarlet; quality 

 good. It begins to ripen with the earliest, and continues a long time. — Ell- 

 wanger & Barry. 



President Wilder — Fruit large to very large ; bright crimson scarlet; flesh 

 rosy white, quite firm, juicy, sweet, and rich. 



RusseWs Prolific — Fruit large; scarlet, changing to crimson; flesh rather 

 soft, mild, moderately rich, pleasant. Vines vigorous and productive. Pistil- 

 late. 



Triomplie de Gand — A Belgian variety, which appears to stand our climate 

 and produce more crops than any other foreign sort. The vines are vigorous 

 and healthy, hardy, moderately productive, and well suited to strong, clayey 



