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is one of the best of the autumn-bearing sorts ; the plants are productive and the fruits are 

 of handsome appearance and hold up well. Semi-perfect to perfect. Plants develop very 

 few runners, medium in vigor and height, healthy, very productive; autumn-bearing; 

 flowers cup-shaped, small, with leafy calyx; fruit-stems short, prostrate, much branched: 

 berries large to medium, conic, glossy medium to dark red; seeds distinctly raised; flesh 

 dark red throughout, medium jiucy, very firm, mildly subacid; good; early. 



Peerless (of Hubach). i. Ohio Sta. Bui. 166:78. 1905. 2. Ritral N. Y. 66:800. 1907. 

 Originated bj- Louis Hubach, Judsonia, Arkansas; introduced in 1904. Perfect. 

 Plants vigorous, ■n-ith nimierous runners; berries large, round-conic, slightly necked, dark 

 crimson; flesh dark red, firm; good; midseason. 



PennelL i. Am. Card. 20:435, 590. 1899. 



Originated as a chance seedling by John W. Pennell, West Norwalk, Connecticut; 

 introduced in 1898. Perfect. Plants vigorous, productive; berries large, round-conic 

 to oblong, sometimes necked, dark crimson; flesh dark red, firm, subacid; good; late. 

 Pennsylvania, i. Horticulturist 8:388. 1853. 



Originated by Gerald Schmitz, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a seedHng of Moya- 

 mensing; introduced in 1853. Imperfect. Berries large, broadly conic, dark crimson; 

 flesh dark red, firm, acid; good; midseason. 



Pennsylvania Dutchman, i. Md. Sta. Bui. 160:204, 216. 1911. 



Originated in York Coimty, Pennsylvania; introduced by W. F. Allen, Salisbur>', 

 Maryland, in 1911. Perfect. Plants large, vigorous; berries medivun to large, irregular 

 round-conic, light crimson, firm, mildly subacid; fair; midseason. 



Perfection, i. Midi. Sta. Bui. 169:148, 150. 1899. 



Speece's Perfection. 2. Ibid. 80:8. 1892. 



Originated by B. W. Speece, Carthage, Missouri; introduced about 1886. Perfect. 

 Plants productive; berries mediiun to large, roimd-conic, scarlet, moderately firm; good; 

 midseason. 



Perfection (of Kellogg). 1. Kellogg Cat. 19. 1920. 



Originated in 1914 by E. H. Riehl, Alton, Illinois. Perfect to semi-perfect. Station 

 plants very few, below medium in vigor and height, healthy, moderately productive; 

 autumn-fruiting; fruit-stems short, medium thick, prostrate; caljTc small; seeds sunken; 

 fruit above mediiun to small, blunt-conic to blunt-wedge, dull medium red, juicy, medium 

 firm, sprightly; poor; early. 



Perfection (of Salzer). i. Mich. Sta. Bui. 206:54. 1903. 



Introduced in 1892 by John A. Salzer, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Perfect. Plants 

 hardy, vigorous, lacking in productiveness; berries small, conic, dark crimson; flesh dark 

 red, acid; good; midseason. 



Perfection (of Smith), i. Rural N. Y. 50:527. 1891. 



Originated with Fred E. Smith, Hudson Center, New Hampshire; introduced about 

 1890. Perfect. Plants healthy, moderately productive; berries large, round-conic, light 

 scarlet; flesh light red, soft; very good; midseason. 



