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THE SMALL FRUITS OF NEW YORK 



Fillbasket. i. A'. V. S^a. 5m/. 401: i So. 1915. 



Received at this Station in 1910 from Vilmorin-Andrieux Nursery Company, Paris. 

 France. Perfect. Berries medium in size, oblong-conic to wedge, dull light red; flesh 

 whitish, sweet; good; late. 



Fillmore, i. Mag. Hort. 25:347. 1859. 



Feast's Fillmore. 2. Country Gent. 20:30. 1862. 



Originated in 1852 with Samuel Feast & Sons, Baltimore, Maryland; included in the 

 American Pomological Society's fruit catalog from 1862 to 1879. Perfect. Plants vigor- 

 ous, healthy, productive; berries large, round-conic, obtuse, dark crimson, finn, sweet; 

 good; early. 



Finch. I. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 193. 1883. 



Finch's Prolific. 2. Card. Mon. 23:241. 1881. 



Originated in 1874 by Lewis Finch, Plainville, Ohio. Wilson is supposed to have been 

 one of the parents. The American Pomological Society listed the variety in its fruit 

 catalog from 1883 to 1897. Perfect. Berries large, round-conic, scarlet, firm; good; 

 midseason. 



First Prize, i. AM S^a. 5m/. 160:201, 210. 1911. 2. N.Y.Sta. 5m/. 401:181. 1915. 

 A chance seedling originated in 1905 by E. M. Ruark, Sharptown, Maryland; intro- 

 duced by E. W. Townsend & Sons, SaHsbury, Maryland, in 1910. Perfect. Plants at 

 this Station, medium in number and vigor, very productive, healthy; fruit-stems thick, 

 prostrate; fruit very large, irregular wedge, with furrowed surface, light red, colors unevenly, 

 green tipped, not very juicy, coarse, subacid; fair; early. Unattractive in shape, coarse 

 in appearance, surpassed by other kinds. 



First Quality, i. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 336:$$. 1911 



A seedling of Gandy and Sample, which originated with J. D. Gowing, North Reading. 

 Massachusetts; introduced by C. S. Pratt, Reading, Massachusetts, in 1909. Perfect. 

 At this Station, plants few, large, vigorous, healthy, medium in yield; leaves large, thick, 

 dark green; flowers midseason, large ; fruit-stems long, thick; calyx leafy, flat; seeds simken; 

 fruit large, retains size well, distinctly conic, glossy medium red, medium juicy, firm, sweet ; 

 very good; midseason. Worthy of trial. 



Fisher, i. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. 11:35. 1916. 



Prof. Fisher. 2. Rural N. Y. 58:514. 1899. 3. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 309:541. 1908. 



Originated by J. H. Black, Son & Company, Hightstown, New Jersey; introduced in 

 1899. Imperfect. Station plants few, vigorous, healthy, productive; leaves very large; 

 fruit-stems medium to long, -semi-erect; calyx often raised on a swollen neck; fruit large, 

 retains size well, irregular wedge, with furrowed surface, light red, coarse in appearance, 

 moderately fimi, acid; fair to good; late. 



Fleming, i. Country Gent. 22:46. 1863. 



Originated in 1859 with F. A. Fleming, Curwensville, Pennsylvania, as a cross between 

 McAvoy Superior and Wilson. Imperfect. Bernes large, round-conic, obtuse, dark scarlet, 

 soft, sweet; good. 



