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round-conic, dull red, juicy, firm, pleasant in flavor, with whitish flesh; good to very 

 good; midseason. 



Eclipse. I. Fuller Sm. Fr. Cult. 92. 1867. 



Originated by William Prince, Flushing, New York; introduced about 1855. Imper- 

 fect. Fruit small, conic, light bright crimson; flesh briskly subacid; good; season early, 

 very short. 



Edgar Queen, i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 81:7. 1892. 2. .V. H. Sta. Bui. 74:99. 1900. 



Originated in 1884 with B. O. Curtis, Paris, Illinois, as a seedling of Captain Jack. 

 Imperfect. Plants ntimerous, vigorous, moderately productive; fruit large, irregular 

 roundish, light scarlet; flesh light red, medium firm; good; late midseason. 



Edith. I. Mich. Sta. Bid. 130:150. 1896. 



A chance seedling which originated with Mark T. Thompson, Rio Vista, Virginia; 

 introduced about 1892. Imperfect. Plants medium in number, vigor, and productivity; 

 fruit medium in size, round-conic, very dark crimson; flesh medium firm; good; late. 



Edmund Wilson, i. Lovett Autumn Cat. 3. 1913. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 447:68. 1918. 

 Originated by Walter Van Fleet, Little Silver, New Jersey, in 1907 by intercrossing 

 several European and American sorts. Perfect. On the Station grounds, plants numer- 

 ous, very vigorous, healthy, productive; leaves unusually large and dark green; flowers 

 very large, often nearly two inches across; fruitrstems short, thick; calyx of largest size; 

 fruit large, retains size well, irregular-conic, broad at the base, dull dark red, medium juicy, 

 firm, subacid, with dark red flesh; fair; midseason. 



Edwards, i. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. 11:31. 1916. 



Originated in 1896 with B. M. Edwards, Franklin, New York, as a chance seedling. 

 Imperfect. Plants ntunerous; fruit of medium size, wedge-shape to round-conic, dark 

 crimson; flesh medium red, fimi, acid; fair; midseason. 



Edwards Favorite, i. Ann. Hort. 201. 1892. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 64:7. 1894. 



A chance seedling discovered in 1885 by R. S. Edwards, Highlands, Colorado. Thought 

 to be a cross between Sharpless and Jucunda. Perfect. In the Station beds, plants medium 

 to vigorous, numerous, moderately productive, with good fruit-stems; fruit medium to 

 large, good red color, round-conic, soft, sweet; good; midseason to late. 



Effie. I. Ohio Sta. Bui. 166:72. 1905. 



A chance seedling which originated in 1899 with Miss Effie Wiley, Dover, Delaware; 

 introduced in 1903. Perfect. Fruit of medium size, conic, scarlet; flesh whitish, soft; 

 fair; midseason. 



Ekey. i. Ohio Sta. Bui. 154:35. 1904. 2. A^. Y. Sta. Bui. 309:523. 1908. 



Originated in 1898 with E. H. Ekey, Steubenville, Ohio, as a cross between Warfield and 

 Belmont. Perfect. Plants at this Station of mediiun number and vigor, imhealthy, 

 productive; fruit-stems short, thick; fruit large to medium, retains size well, very long- 

 conic, dull dark red, green tipped; flesh dark red, acid, with an unpleasant flavor; poor; 

 early. 



