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Talcott. 1. Mich. Sia. Bui. 81:11. 1892. 



Sent out for trial in 1883 by Hale Brothers, South Glastonbury, Connecticut. Fruits 

 very similar to those of Turner except in form, which is ovate instead of roundish conic. 

 Plants not vigorous; fruit small and ver>' early. 



Tall Red Cane. i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:168. 1832. 



Described by Prince in 1832 as producing good crops, and having canes covered with 

 numerous fine prickles or hairs. Fruit of good size, roundish, not of high flavor; the berries 

 drop easily as soon as ripe. 



Teletaugh. Occidentalis x Strigosus. i. N. Y. Sia. Bui. 278:126. 1906. 



A cross of Shaffer and Gregg originated by J. F. Street, West Middleton, Indiana. It 

 is inferior to Shaffer. Plants of medium vigor, hardiness, and productivity; fruit below 

 medium in size; drupelets large, inclined to crumble, moderately firm, unattractive dark 

 purple; fair in flavor and quality. 



Thompson, i. A'. Y. Sta. Bui. 278:iig. 1906. 



Thompson Early. 2. Mich. Sta. Bid. 67:12. 1890. 



Thompson Early Prolific. 3. Can. Cent. Exp. Farm Bui. 22:21. 1895. 



A chance seedling introduced by the Cleveland Nursery Company, East Rockport, 

 Ohio, in 1888. Canes slender, nearly free from prickles, dark red, upright, vigorous; 

 fruit firm, medium in size, round, bright red ; of fair quality ; ripens the first of July. 



Thompson Early Pride, i. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 15:112. 1888. 



Early Pride. 2. Ibid. 63:682. 1893. 



Introduced by the Cleveland Nursery Company, East Rockport, Ohio, in 1888. Very 

 similar to Thompson, differing from that sort chiefly in darker-colored, juicier fruit. 



Thomber. i. Atn. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 285. 1921. 



A chance seedling which originated with W. S. Thomber, Clarkston, Washington. 

 Plants very \'igorous and hardy; fruit very large, attractive dark red; rich flavor. 



Thimderer. i. Am. Potrt. Soc. Rpt. 214. 1856. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 660. 1857. 

 Imported from England previous to 1856. Very similar to Franconia. It was recom- 

 mended for trial by the American Pomological Society in it;; friiit list for 1856 and i860 

 but was never placed in the list of sorts for general cultivation. Plants upright, vigorous, 

 productive; prickles few, red; fruit large, blunt-conic, dark red, with an acid flavor. 



Thwack, i. Card. Mon. 18:113. 1876. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 63:686. 1893. 



Introduced about 1877 by Prof. Watson Foster, Louisiana, Missouri. The original 

 plants were received from T. S. Wilson, Brandon, New York, with the statement that the 

 variety was a cross between Herstine and Brandywine. For a while Thwack was considered 

 a good market sort in the Middle West and was placed in the catalog of the American 

 Pomological Society in 1883 where it remained lontil the last Hst in 1909. Plants \agorous, 

 hardy and productive; canes stout, brownish green, with few prickles; fruit large, ovate- 

 conic, bright red, firm, moderately juicy, sweet, not rich. 



Todd Perfection, i. King Bros. Cat. 36. 1916. 



Offered by King Brothers, Dansville, New York, in 1916, as a new early sort from the 

 Hudson River section. Plants productive, hardy; fruit firm. 



