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Premium, i. N. Y. Sia. Bid. 147: iSS. 1898. 



Originated about 1886 as a seedling of Jersey Queen. Imperfect. Station plants 

 unproductive; berries medium to large, roundish, dark crimson, firm; good. 



President, i. A'. Y. Sta. Bui. 309:540. igo8. 



Originated about 1900 by M. R. Hunt, Lambertville, New Jersey. Imperfect. In 

 the Station beds, plants medium to numerous, vigorous, sometimes attacked by leaf-spot, 

 productive; leaves large, dark green; fruit-stems long, stout, prostrate; calyx large, leafy; 

 seeds sunken; fruit of largest size, which is well retained, round-conic, slightly furrowed, 

 glossy bright red, firm, moderately juicy, subacid; fair to good; midseason. One of the 

 most promising varieties where good size and color are prime requisites. 



President Harding, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 293. 1921. 



Originated in 1915 as a chance seedling with George Williams, Wicomico County, 

 Maryland. Perfect. Plants at this Station, medium to numerous, intermediate in vigor 

 and height, usually healthy, very productive; fruit-stems short, medium thick, prostrate; 

 seeds raised; fruit medium to small, chunky conic, dull dark red, seedy in appearance, 

 juicy, very firm, sprightly; good; midseason to late. 



President Harrison, i. Rural N. Y. 50:527. 1891. 



Introduced about 1890. Perfect. Plants unproductive; berries small, irregular, 

 scarlet, firm; good; midseason. 



President Lincoln, i. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. 11 :So. 1916. 



Raised in 1875 by a j\Ir. Smith, gardener to Charles Dickens, New York City. Perfect. 

 Berries large, irregtdarly round-conic, often necked, light crimson; flesh light red, moderately 

 firm, sweet; good; midseason. 



President Roosevelt, i. A'. Y. Sta. Bui. ^og: $41. 1908. 



Roosevelt. 2. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. 11:85. 1916. 



A seedling of Warfield by Clyde, originated by A. Y. Cathcoit, Bristol, Indiana. 

 Imperfect. At this Station, plants few, vigorous, slightly injured by leaf-spot, below 

 mediimi in yield; fruit-stems slender, prostrate, much branched; calyx often raised on a 

 long neck, detaches easily; fruit above medium to small, irregular in shape, strongly necked, 

 with furrowed surface, glossy medium to dark red, moderately firm, pleasantly acid, well 

 flavored; good; early. 



President Wilder, i. Gard. Mon. 10:^10. 1868. 2. Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 181. 1875. 



A cross between Hovey and La Constante, raised by Marshall P. Wilder, Dorchester, 

 Massachusetts, in 1861 ; included in the list of fruits recommended by the American Pomo- 

 logical Society from 1869 to 1897. 'For many years the variety was valued by amateurs 

 for its high quahty. Perfect. Plants hardy, vigorous, very productive; berries large, 

 round-conic to oval-conic, obtuse, light scarlet; flesh rosy white, firm, sweet; very good to 

 best; midseason. 



Price. I. Del. Sta. Bui. 24:9. 1894. 



Price's Seedling. 2. Va. Sta. Tech. Bui. 11:80. 1916. 



Originated with Caleb Price, Mt. Olive, North Carolina; introduced in 1892. Perfect. 



