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Strawberries. 



Fillmore. (Feast's Fillmore.) Large, of uniform size, dark, glossy ; 

 solid, sweet, aromatic sometimes poor. Often very productive 

 frequently fails. 



GREEN PROLIFIC. Large, roundish, orange scarlet ; good, rather 

 acid valuable. A thrifty grower productive. N. J. 



HOVEY'S SEEDLING. Quite large, 

 roundish oval, approaching conical ; 

 color deep shining scarlet ; seeds 

 slightly sunk ; firm, rather rich, 

 good. Very large, showy, produc- 

 tive, and hence fine for market. 

 Season medium. With high culture 

 it has been made very productive. 

 Well known and popular, but par- 

 tially fails in many localities. 



Hudson. (Hudson's Bay, Old Hudson.) 

 Rather large, ovate, usually with a 

 neck, often without, dark rich red ; 

 flesh firm, of a high brisk acid flavor, 

 requiring full maturity to be fine. 

 Rather late. Profusely productive. 

 Formerly the great market variety of 

 Cincinnati ; now nearly superseded. 

 Valuable for preserving. 



Ida. Medium or smallish, nearly round, dark red ; flesh firm, 

 slightly acid, good in flavor quite early and continues till late. 

 Plant vigorous, productive. Fruit-stalks long and erect. 



Jenny's Seedling. Large, roundish conical ; dark rich red ; firm, 

 rich, sprightly sub -acid. Excellent for preserving. Late. 

 Hardy. 



McAvOY's SUPERIOR. (BufMo Seeding.) Large, roundish oblate, 

 more or less necked ; light crimson becoming deep crimson ; 

 flesh scarlet, tender, juicy, very rich, vinous. Tender, and will 

 not bear long carriage. Medium season. Hardy, vigorous, and 

 productive. Ohio. 



McAvofs Extra Red. Large, irregularly oblate, generally necked ; 

 color deep scarlet ; tender, juicy, acid, not rich. Excellent for 

 preserving. Cincinnati. 



Monroe Scarlet. Rather large, roundish ; light scarlet ; tender, 

 juicy, of good flavor. Rochester, N. Y. Little known. 



Moyamensing. Rather large, broadly conical ; deep crimson ; 

 seeds numerous and deeply imbedded; flesh red, firm, acid. 

 Phila. passing out of favor. 



Fig. 469. Hovels Seedling. 



