342 THE SMALL FRUITS OF NEW YORK 



Originated about i8Co on the grounds of Dr. P. Prettyman, Multonomah County, 

 Oregon, as a cross between Crown Bob and Houghton. In 1909 the American Pomological 

 Society added this berry to its hst of recommended fraits. Plants large, vigorous, upright- 

 spreading, very productive; fruit small, roundish oval, pale whitish green, with thin skin, 

 tough, smooth, juicy, tender, pleasantly sprightly to rather tart; fair; midseason. 



Oregon Jumbo, i. Card Bitsh-Fr. 403. 1S98. 



Introduced many years ago by the J. T. Lovett Nursery Company, Little Silver, New 

 Jersey. Plants vigorous, productive, hardy; fruit smooth, pale green; good. 



Over All. i. l.ind\ey Guide Orch. Card. 174. 1831. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 114:28. 1897. 

 Grown in England a century ago; widely disseminated there and upon the continent. 

 In the Station plats the plants are vigorous and nearly free from mildew; fruit large, round- 

 ish, pale green, smooth, sweet; good. 



Overseer, i. Hogg Fruit Man. 137. 1866. 2. A". Y. Sta. Bid. 114:28. 1897. 



Originated in England many years ago. At this Station the plants are not strong 

 growers but are quite free from mildew; fruit large, pale green, smooth, sweet; very 

 good. 

 Pale Red. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 504. i.SOy. 2. A'. Y. Sta. Bui. 114:18. 1897. 



Ohio Seedling. 3. Ohio Hort. Soc. Rpt. 16. 1859. 



Americav Seedling. 4. Rural N. Y. 11:287. i860. 



Cluster. 5. Horticulturist 2i:2'j 5. 1866. 



The origin of this variety is unknown except that it is an American variety and that 

 it has been under cultivation for at least a century. It has been known by various names 

 throughout this long period. The American Pomological Society first listed the sort in 

 its fruit catalog imder the name American Seedling in 1862, but changed the name to 

 Pale Red in 187 1, and it has so appeared since in the Society's catalog. Plants large, 

 vigorous, inclined to be upright-spreading, healthy, very productive; fruit medium to 

 small, roundish, light or pale red, becoming darker when fully mature, smooth, sweet; 

 good to very good; early. 



Pearl, i. U. S. D. A. Pom. Rpt. 395. 1891. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 114:18, PI. II, fig. 3. 

 1897. 3. Can. Cent. Exp. Farm Bid. 56:24, PI. 3. 1907. 

 William Saunders originated this variety at London, Ontario, in the early eighties as 

 a cross between Downing and Red Warrington. It was named and introduced in 1888 

 by A. M. Smith, St. Catharines, Ontario. At this Station the plants are vigorous, upright- 

 spreading, and productive, resembling Downing in growth and fruit characteristics; berries 

 small, roundish, silvery green, smooth, sweet with pleasant sprightliness; good; midseason. 



Peru. I. Card. Chron. 583. 1846. 2. A^. Y. Sta. Bui. 114:28. 1897. 



Grown in England many years ago. Plants at this Station are large, spreading, unpro- 

 ductive; fruit large, oblong, slightly hairy, yellowish white, sweet; good. 



Peto. 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 137. 1866. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 114:28. 1897. 



In the Station gooseberry collection, plants of this sort are vigorous but susceptible 

 to mildew; fruit medium in size, smooth, oblong, greenish white, subacid; inferior. 



