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Plants rust quite badly and are not productive. Berry parts from calyx 

 easily, making it difficult to pick, 



No. 77 {Thompson). B. — Plants from Cleveland Nursery Co. Plants 

 of rather weak growth; leaf-stalk of medium length, slender; leaflets small 

 to medium size, narrow ovate; color medium green; teeth irregular, 

 pointed. First fruits ripe June 19. Crop at best June 28. Fruit small, 

 long conical; color bright crimson; productiveness 9.5, quality 7, firm- 

 ness, 5. 



Plants lack vigor of growth; rusted badly at close of season. The fruit 

 is small in size and lacks quality and firmness. 



Odessa. P. — Plants from J. W. Cameron. Plants of medium strong 

 growth; leaf -stalk long, quite stoiit; leaflets large, usually broad ovate; 

 color, medium green; texture, papery; teeth large, rounded. First fruits 

 ripe June 23. Crop at best June 27. Fruit large, irregular, ridged, 

 bright scarlet, flesh light; productiveness 5, quality 7, firmness 7. 



Plants of fair growth, rusted some toward close of season. Berry 

 irregular in shape; does not ripen at tip. Not productive. 



Ohio Monarch. B. — Plants of very strong growth; leaf-stalk long, 

 quite stout; leaflets large, broad, ovate, color dark green, papery in 

 texture; teeth large, sharp. First ripe fruits June 23. Crop at best 

 June 27. Fruit very large, long, triangular, conical; color bright scarlet; 

 flesh light. 



Excellent in plant qualities. Berries large, but few of them. 

 Pawnee. B. — Plants from Stayman & Black. Plants of strong growth; 

 leaf -stalk long, slender; leaflets of medium size, long, narrow ovate; 

 color, medium green; texture tough. First ripe fruits June 19. Crop 

 at best June 24. Fruit medium to large in size, round conical, usually 

 with short neck; color, dark crimson; flesh dark; productiveness 7.5, 

 quality 9.8, firmness 7. 



Plants strong growing, but rusted at close of season. Berry attract- 

 ive in appearance, and of high quality; not up to standard in product- 

 iveness, owing to the leaf rust. Had it not been for this it would have 

 been among the best early sorts. 



Primate. B. — Plants from Stayman & Black. Plants of strong 

 growth; leaf-stalk, long, slender; leaflets of medium size, ovate; color, 

 medium green; texture, tough; teeth, sharp. First fruits ripe June 21. 

 Crop at best June 24. Fruit of medium size, long conical, often with 

 short neck; bright dark crimson color; flesh dark; productiveness 6, 

 quality 6, firmness 7. 



Plants of strong growth but rusted quite badly. Crop soon gone. A 

 large part of the later berries were small and did not mature. Not 

 promising. 



Smeltzer's Early. B. — Plants from Frank Smeltzer, Van Buren, Ark. 

 Plants of strong growth; leaf-stalk very long, quite stout; leaflets large, 

 ovate; color, medium to light green; texture tough. First ripe fruits 

 June 19. Crop at best June 23-24. Fruit of medium size, round con- 

 ical, or long conical; color, dark crimson; flesh dark; productiveness 8.5, 

 quality 9, firmness 8.5. 



Plants strong; a little rust at close of season, One of the earliest 

 varieties to ripen the crop. Fruit of fair size, good quality and appear- 

 ance. Promising as an early sort. 

 Standard. B, — Plants from G. H. & J. H. Hale. Plants of very steady 

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