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The fruit of Red Jacket is large for an American variety, 

 roundish, smooth, good pale red color. See figure 5, plate XIV. 



Smith. — Smith's Improved. This variety has been cultivated 

 many years. It originated in Vermont from seed of Houghton. 

 As grown here it is not nearly so productive as Downing, Pale 

 Red or Houghton. Sometimes the fruit is larger than Downing, 

 but more often its size is medium or below. See figure 4, plate 

 XIV. The berry is dull pale green, sometimes spotted with red 

 and having a slight bloom. Skin smooth, thin; pulp, sweet, 

 good. Bush vigorous with somewhat curving canes and slender 

 branches. The foliage is firmer or more leathery than that of 

 Downing, with a more glossy upper surface. 



The character of the foliage and color of the fruit are indications that 

 this is a hybrid between Orossularia and oxyacatithoides. Its seedlinss 

 derived from oi'osses with Pale Red, which is presumably purely of ojcya- 

 canthoides species, have loccasionally a plant with marlied Grossularia 

 characters. None of the pure seedlings of Pale Red which we have grown 

 have shown any indications of European ancestry, and it is quite probable 

 that the Grossularia characters which have appeared in the crosses with 

 Smith, have come through Smith rather than through Pale Red. 



Strubler Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and JO. — These seedlings which originated 

 with Phil. Strubler, Naperville, 111., have not been gi-own here long enough 

 to justify an expression of opinion as to their value. All except No. 1 are 

 seedlings of either Downing or Smith and so are hybrids of Grossularia by 

 Oxyacanthoides. 



No. 1. Parentage unknown. It evidently belongs in part to a native 

 species. Bush a strong grower, with rather upright, moderatel.v stout 

 branches. It has mildewed but very slightly here. Fruit medium size, 

 nearly ix)uud, green, smooth, sweet, good. 



2Vo. 2. A very strong grower, rather upright and stocky. It has mil- 

 dewed but slightly here. Season early. Fruit medium size, round, 

 smooth, pale green, sweet, good. 



No. //. A moderate grower with branches more slender and curving 

 than those of No. 2. Fruit small to medium, nearly I'ound, smooth, dark 

 red, sweet, fair quality. 



No. 5. A moderate grower with moderately slender branches. Fruit 

 medium size, oblong, dull green, sub-acid, not very good quality. 



No. 6. A strong grower with moderately slender branches. Friiit be- 

 low medium, egg-shaped, smootli, dark red, not first-class quality. 



No. 7. Busli sliglitly loss vigorous than No. 6, which it resembles in 

 foliage land habit of growth. It has mildewed but slightly. Fruit 

 medium size, nearly round, smooth, dark red, nearly like that of Strubler 

 No. 10, but less sweet. 



No. 10, Bush a strong grower with slender branches. Fruit medium, 

 nearly round, smooth, dark red, sweet. 



