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Historical. This variety was first brought to notice by being exhibited 

 before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society by the Rev. H. S. Ramsdell, 

 Thompson, Conn., and was named Ramsdell's Red Sweeting in compliment 

 to him (i). Downing described it in 1845 (3) under the name Ramsdell's 

 Sweeting, but in the 1869 edition (12) it was described under the name 

 English Sweet, the name previously recognized by Elliott (8) but upon 

 what authority we have been unable to learn. In 1862 (10) it was entered 

 on the catalogue of the American Pomological Society under the name 

 Ramsdell Sweet which name has been retained in that catalogue up to the 

 present time. It is also commonly catalogued by nurserymen under the 

 name Ramsdell or Ramsdell Sweet (17). 



TREE. 



Tree medium size, vigorous or moderately vigorous. Form upright, open. 

 Twigs long, curved, moderately stout; internodes medium. Bark brown, 

 streaked with heavy scarf-skin ; slightly pubescent near tips. Lenticels scat- 

 tering, small to medium, oval, raised. Buds medium size, plump, obtuse, 

 free, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit above medium, sometimes nearly large, somewhat variable in size, 

 fairly uniform in shape. Form oblong conic to roundish conic, often some- 

 what elliptical and faintly ribbed. Stem short to medium in length, mod- 

 erately slender, often red. Cavity acuminate, deep, rather broad, quite 

 symmetrical, often with some stellate russet. Calyx small to medium, closed 

 or slightly open ; lobes narrow, acute to acuminate. Basin rather small, 

 sometimes oblique, medium to rather deep, narrow to medium in width, 

 abrupt, faintly furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin thin, rather tough, smooth, yellow nearly overspread with attractive 

 dark red, or entirely red with obscure splashes and stripes of carmine, over- 

 spread with blue bloom. Dots many, distinct, conspicuous, small to rather 

 large, pale yellow or grayish, often submerged. Prevailing effect red, at- 

 tractive. 



Calyx tube rather large, long, cylindrical to narrow funnel-shape. Stamens 

 median. 



Core small to medium, axile to somewhat abaxile; cells symmetrical but 

 not uniformly developed, closed or slightly open ; core lines clasping. Car- 

 pels ovate to nearly roundish. Seeds below medium, rather narrow, plump, 

 acute. 



Flesh tinged with yellow, firm, fine, tender, juicy, very sweet, good to 

 very good. 



Season October to February. 



RASPBERRY. 



REFERENCES, i. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:435. 2. Montreal Hort. Soc. 

 Rpt., 1883:90. 3. la. Agr. Coll. Bui, 1885:11. 4. Schroeder, Montreal Hort. 

 Soc. Rpt., 1886:77. 5. U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1891:390. 6. Thomas, 1897:252. 

 fig. 7. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1899:19. 8. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bui, 76:89. 

 1902. fig. 9. Budd-Hansen, 1903:159. fig. 



