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Early Eefuet Mammoth {New Erfurt Dwarf 

 Mammoth [Burr], efc).— F. Burr, in 1886, said: "A 

 recent sort with large, clear white flowers, of super- 

 ior quality. The plants are low and close, and 

 generally form a head, even in protracted dry and 

 warm weather. It appears to be one of the few 

 varieties adapted to the climate of this country." 

 This form of Early Frfurt has not been kept dis- 

 tinct. 



Eaely Favoeite. — A variety without description 

 is sold under this name by A. B. Cleveland k Co. 

 See also Haskell's Favorite. 



Eaely Geeman. — "A new variety advertised in 

 English Catalogues:"— fiVa^. of Hort., 1838, p. 50). 



Eaely La Ceosse Favoeite. — John A, Salzer 

 offers this as earlier than Henderson's Early Snow- 

 ball, and "the earliest, finest, whitest and most 

 compact grown." At the Ohio experiment station 

 in 1889 it was apparently the same as the ordinary 

 large Early Erfurt. Mr. Salzer writes me that it 

 is a distinct type of his own originating from the 

 Early Erfurt. 



Eaely Leyden, see Watcher en. 



Eaely Lo>-don {London Particidar, Fitch's Early 

 London, Early English, Large Late.)—X.n old sort, 

 still quite popular in both the United States and 

 England. Vigorous and hardy, with large, abun- 

 dant, deep-green, undulated foliage; stem rather 



