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Flora BeU. 



Hall's Seedling, i. N. Y. Sta. Bid. 64:8. 1894. 



Originated by S. E. Hall, Cherry Valley, Illinois, about 1890. Imperfect. Station 

 plants medium numerous, less productive than Sharpless but more so than Crescent, witli 

 very good foliage and good fruit-stems; blossoms about with Manchester and Sharpless; 

 fruit medium in size, firm; fair; midseason. 



Florella. i. III. Hori. Soc. Rpi. 293,. 1905. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bid. ^og: 525. 1908. 



Originated in 1896 by J. P. H. Brown, Augusta, Georgia, as a cross between Bubach 

 and Thompson; introduced in 1904. Perfect. As grown here, plants few, medium in 

 vigor, healthy, unproductive; fruit-stems short, thick, prostrate; berries variable in size 

 and shape, glossy medium red, firm, acid, not high in flavor; fair; early. Not equal to 

 the best varieties. 



Florence, i. Va. Sta. Tech. Bid. 11:35. 1916. 



Clara. 2. Rural N. Y. 50:528. 1891. 



Originated by Mark T. Thompson, Cleveland, Ohio; introduced in 1889. Perfect. 

 Berries medium in size, round-conic, bright scarlet; flesh light red, finn; fair; midseason. 



Flush. I. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. 11:35. 1916. 



Flosch. 2. .4;». Card. 19:642. 1898. 



Flash. 3. Mich. Sta. Bui. 189:117. 1901. 



Originated by Thomas Wilde, Wright, Michigan; introduced about 1896. Imperfect. 

 Berries large, irregular, round-conic, dark crimson; flesh dark red, firm; very good; 

 midseason. 



Ford. I. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 447:69. 1918. 



A chance seedling found growing wild about 1913 by a Mr. Granville, Brewington, 

 Maryland. Semi-perfect to perfect. On the Station grounds, plants numerous, extremely 

 vigorous, healthy, very productive; leaves of largest size, very thick, dark green; flowers 

 very late, large; fruit-stems very long, thick, erect; calyx unusually large, flat, very leafy, 

 attractive green, with long, broad sepals; berries of largest size, blunt-wedge to blunt-conic, 

 glossy medium to dark red, coloring unevenly, very juicy, firm, sweet, with dark red flesh; 

 good; very late. Worthy of trial. Since its introduction other plants have been sold 

 for Ford, entirely unlike the variety just described. 



Forest Rose. i. Card. Moii. 19:274. 1877. 



A chance seedling which originated in 1869 with J. A. Fetters, Lancaster, Ohio; included 

 in the American Pomological Society's fruit catalog from 1877 to 1883. Perfect. Plants, 

 vigorous, productive; berries large, round-conic, obtuse, scarlet; flesh light red, firm, sweet; 

 good; early. 



Fort. I. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. 11:36. 1916. 



Gov. Fort. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bid. 401:182. 1915. 



Originated as a cross between Sample and Glen Mary by T. C. Kevitt, Athenia New 

 Jersey, in 1906. Perfect. At this Station, plants few, medium in vigor, productive 



