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This variety was discovered about 1820 by a Col. Lucas, Yamiouth, England, 

 growing in a garden attached to an old castle, formerly the residence of Sir John Fastolff, 

 whence the name. In 1842, Youell & Company of Norfolk commenced advertising 

 it under the name of Fastolff, and it soon became widely disseminated both in England 

 and in America. It was regarded as a probable seedling of Red Antwerp with which it 

 ripens. The fruits are softer, more roundish than Red Antwerp, and the canes are stouter 

 and more upright. In this country it was long popular as a home variety on account of 

 the handsome appearance, large size and fine flavor of the fruit. It is still cultivated in 

 Europe. The American Pomological Society placed Fastolff in its fruit catalog in 1852 

 where it still remains. Plants vigorous, erect, branching, very productive; canes tall, 

 brittle, light yellowish brown, with numerous stiff, purplish prickles; fruit large, roundish 

 conical, bright purplish red; drupelets large, soft, sweet, rich and highly flavored; season 

 medium, long. 



Fastolff Improved, i. Jotir. Roy. Hort. Soc. 202. 1898. 



On trial in 1898 in the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society in Chiswick, England, 

 the plants having been secured from Alessrs. George Bunyard & Company, Maidstone, 

 England. Plants of moderate x-igor and productiveness; fruit small, round, dark red and 

 of fair flavor. 



Fewthom. 1. Hansen Cat. 1922. 



A cross of the Minnetonka red raspberry and a wild red raspberry from the Black 

 Hills near Rapid City, South Dakota, which originated with Prof. N. E. Hansen, Brook- 

 ings.South Dakota. Introduced in 1922. Prickles very few; fruit of good size. | to f 

 inch in diameter, dark red, fimi, shrivels instead of rotting. 



Fillbasket. i. Afag. Hor^ 22:27. 1856. 2. Jour. Pom. & Hort. Set. 3:25. 1922. 



Northumberland Fillbasket. 3. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 660. 1857. 



Described in the Magazine of Horticulture in 1856 as a new English variety recently 

 imported. It is still grown in Europe. Plants vigorous and productive, with numerous 

 strong, purplish prickles; fruit large, blunt-conic; drupelets large, dark red, sweet, fimi, 

 slightly acid; good. 



Flesh Colored, i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:169. 1832. 



Imported by William Prince from the Mediterranean a short time previous to 1832. 

 Plants of the Antwerp type; fruit of good size, of a high and peculiar flavor; season June till 

 September. 



Four Seasons Red. 1. A^ Y. Sta. Bui. 278:121. 1906. 



Menville des Ouatre Saisons. 2. Card. Chroii. 743. 1846. 



Marvel of the Four Seasons. 3. Card. Moh. 2:332. i860. 



Merveille Rouge. 4. Guide Prat. 21. 1895. 



October Red. 5. Jour. Hort. 24:105. i860. 



Found about 1847 in the nursery of I\IM. Simon-Louis Freres, in Metz, France; 

 believed to have come from Fastolff. It was introduced into this country about 1857 and 

 has been popular as an autumn-fruiting sort. It was placed in the fruit list of the American 

 Pomological Society in 1862 as Merveille des Ouatre Saisons, being changed to Four 



