THE SMALL FRUITS OF NEW YORK 433 



Early Golden, i. Ohio Sta. Bui. 236:21^. 1912. 



Originated with T. B. Carlisle, Lisbon, Oliio; introduced about 1909. Perfect. Plants 

 medium in number, small; foliage scanty; fruit small, conic, bright red; flesh bright scarlet, 

 firm, acid; good; very early. 



Early Harvest, i. Md. Sta. Bui. 160:209. iQH- 



Originated with Louis Hubach, Judsonia, Arkansas, as a cross between Thompson 

 and Excelsior; introduced in 1908. Imperfect. Plants medium in number, vigorous; 

 fruit of medium size, roimdish, dark crimson; flesh red, soft, juicy, subacid; fair; 

 early. 



Early Hathaway, i. Ohio Sta. Bui. 154:35. 1904. 



Texas. 2. Out. Fr. Exp. Sta. Rpt. 81. 1903. 



Originated in 1892 by Louis Hubach, Judsonia, Arkansas; introduced in 1902 by the 

 originator as Earlj' Hathaway, and in the same year as Texas by another firm. A very 

 productive sort formerly grown in northern Alabama, Kentucky', and Maryland, but now 

 being discarded because of its light color and lack of firmness. Added to the last catalog 

 of the American Pomological Society in 1909 as Texas. Perfect. Plants medium in num- 

 ber, vigorous, productive; fruit medium in size, rotmd-conic, light scarlet; flesh whitish, 

 firm, acid; fair; early midseason. 



Early Howard, i. Md. Sta. Bui. 211:67. ipiS- 



Originated with A. J. Howard, Somerset Coimty, Maryland; introduced in 1912. 

 Perfect. Plants numerous, vigorous; fruit of medium size, uniformly rotmd-conic, bright 

 crimson; flesh red, firm, juicy, mildly subacid; fair; early. 



Early Hudson, i. Prince Treat. Hort. 75. 1828. 



Hudson (of Cincinnati). 2. Cultivator 3:;^ 4g. 1846. 



Thought to have originated in New York prior to 1790. About 1S30 it was a leading 

 variety around New York, and about 1845 the leading sort near Cincinnati. Imperfect. 

 Plants numerous, vigorous, productive; fruit medium to large, round-conic, dark crimson; 

 flesh dark red, firm, acid; ver\- good; early midseason. 



Early Jack. i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 129:8. 1896. 



Originated in Kansas; introduced about 1892. Perfect. Plants numerous, vigorous, 

 hardy and productive; fruit medium in size, irregular round-conic, light scarlet; flesh light 

 red, soft; fair; early. 



Early Jersey Giant, i. iV. Y. Sta. Bui. 401:1^6. 191 5. 



Originated in 1907 bj' Walter Van Fleet, then of Little Silver, New Jersey. Perfect. 

 On the Station grounds, plants medium to numerous, large, vigorous, very productive, 

 healthy; fruit-stems thick, erect; fruit large, oblong-conic to wedge, necked, dtdl medium 

 red, not verj^ juicy, coarse, sweet, not highly flavored; fair; early. 



Early Market, i. Ohio Sta. Bid. 166:72. 1905. 



Originated with Louis Hubach, Judsonia, Arkansas; introduced in 1903. Perfect. 

 Plants numerous, tall, vigorous; fruit of medium size, short-conic, light crimson; flesh 

 medium red, soft; fair; early. 

 28 



