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leaves as those of most other medium early or 

 late sorts. 



Lenoemand's Shokt-Stemmed Mammoth {Lenor- 

 mancVs Extra Large Short- Stemmed). — This ap- 

 pears to be a selection from the Lenormand Short- 

 stem. It is offered under the second of the 

 above names by Tilmorin. and under the first by 

 Gregory and other American seedsmen. 



Long Island Beauty (Brill), see Early Padilla. 

 At the Colorado station, in 1888, seeds of Long 

 Island Beauty obtained from Low appeared to be 

 an inferior stock, and gave heads which were loose 

 and yellowish. For the origin of this variety see 

 Early Padilla. 



Malta Giant (Burpee), see Giant Malta. 



Martin's Peesident. — As grown by Mr. E. Gil- 

 bert at Burghley, England, in 1885, this variety 

 stood the exceptionally dry season better than Best 

 of All, Snowball, Early Erfurt, or Yeitch's Autumn 

 Giant. — (Gardening Illustrated, 1885, p. 438). 



Maule's Peize Earliest, see Prize. 



Mitchell's Haedy Eaely. — Said by F. Burr, in 

 1866, to be " a new variety, boquet not large, but 

 handsome and compact. It is so firm that it 

 remains an unusual length of time without running 

 to seed or becoming pithy." 



Model. — The Northrup, Braslan c^ Goodwin Co., 

 of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the introducers of this 



