414 THE SMALL FRUITS OF NEW YORK 



fruit medium in size, roundish, blunt, irregular, dark crimson; flesh red, firm, mildly 



subacid; fair; early. 



Charlie, i. N. Y. Sta. Bui. giiigi. 1895. 



Raised from mixed seed by Mark T. Thompson, Rio Vista, Virginia; introduced in 

 1894. Imperfect. Plants at this Station vigorous, numerous, medium productive, with 

 long fruit-stems; fruit of medium size, attractive red, round-conic, firm; fair; raidseason. 



Chaska. i. Minn. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 226. 192 1. 



A cross between a seedHng of Dunlap and Pocomoke, and Brandywine, raised in 191 1 

 at the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm, Excelsior, Minnesota. Perfect. At this Station, 

 plants numerous, vigorous, productive, injured by leaf-spot; leaves large; flowers midseason, 

 small; fruit-stems veiy long, thick, erect; calyx large, leafy, raised; seeds sunken; fruit 

 large to medium, blmit-conic to wedge, glossy medium red, juicy, firm, pleasantly sprightly; 

 good to very good; midseason. 



Chellie. i. Ohio Sta. Bui. 154:34. 1904. 



Originated in 1896 with Nathan Barton, Camden, New Jersey. Perfect. Plants 

 few, medium in vigor and productivity; fruit very large, very regular, conic, bright attrac- 

 tive crimson; flesh pink, moderately firm; excellent; midseason. 



Chenango, i. Mich. Sia. Bui. 176:7. 1899. 



Originated with C. W. Graham, Afton, New York; introduced about 1897. Perfect. 

 Plants weak; fruit of medium size, round-conic, light scarlet; flesh light red, juicy, acid; 

 midseason. 

 Cherokee, i. Ann. Hort. 134. 1893. 



Introduced in 1893 by Julius Schnadelbach, Grand Bay, Alabama. Perfect. Plants 

 numerous, vigorous and healthy; fruit medium in size, round-conic, many imperfect, 

 dark crimson, firm; good; midseason. 



Chesapeake, i. Ohio Sta. Bui. 186:5, fig- 6. 1907. 2. A^. Y. Sta. Bui. 364:194. 1913. 



This variety has rapidly attained high favor in the states along the Atlantic seaboard. 

 Its most distinctive characters are vigor and healthiness of plant, and beauty and high 

 quality of fruit. The surface of the berries is seldom broken by furrows or irregularities, 

 and the fruits are unusually plump and glossy. The dark red flesh is aromatic and mildly 

 acid. The plants do not multiply as rapidly as those of most varieties and should be set 

 somewhat thickly. The variety is desirable also because there is little danger of frost 

 since the plants bloom late, a valuable consideration in many localities. This variety 

 was originated by J. W. Parks, Nanticoke, Maryland, about 1904; introduced two years 

 later by W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Maryland. In 1909 the American Pomological Society 

 added the variety to its list of recommended fruits. 



Perfect. Plants few, vigorous, tall, usually healthy, productive; leaves above medium 

 in size, wide, thick, dark green, glossy, rugose. Flowers late, large; petals 5-7; stamens 

 meditim in number; receptacle large. Fruit midseason or later; fruit-stems thick, semi- 

 erect; pedicels long; calyx large, leafy, slightly depressed; sepals broad; berries large, drop- 

 ping in size as the season advances, round-conic to wedge, the sirrface usually plump and 

 unbroken; apex conical, seedy in the smaller berries; color beautiful glossy scarlet; seeds 



