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SMALL FKUIT CULTTJKIST. 



DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 



The following are varieties of F. grandiflora and F. 

 Virginiana. Some of them show more of the peculiar 

 characteristics of one species than of the other, while 

 with a few it would be difhcult to tell to which they were 

 related, and it is very probable that they are a mixture 

 of both. They were all produced in this country, and are 

 called native varieties : 



Agriculturist* Very large, irregular, conical, with long 

 neck, large specimens often flattened 

 or coxcomb shaped ; color light red- 

 dish crimson ; flesh deep red, moder- 

 ately firm, sweet, rich and good ; 

 plant a very strong grower ; leaves 

 large, thick, dark green, with reddish 

 petiole ; hardy and productive, and 

 succeeds remarkably well on light 

 sandy soils, as well as on those that 

 are heavy. A valuable variety. 

 Fig. 26 shows a fruit of medium size 

 in ordinary field culture. Originat- 

 iu. 26.-AGKICULTURIST. cd with Seth Boyden, Newark, 1ST. J. 

 Austin or Shaker* Large, roundish, slightly conical, 

 extra large specimens often triangular or flattened, usually 

 hollow; color light pale scarlet; seeds deeply imbedded; 

 flesh nearly white, soft, acid, rot rich, with considerable 

 perfume ; third rate in quality ; leaves large, pale green ; 

 petioles and fruit stalk covered with long whitish hairs ; a 

 vigorous grower, hardy and productive. Originated 

 among the Shakers at Watervliet, N. Y. 



Albion White, See Lennig's White. 



Boston Pine, (Bartlett.) Medium to large, obtuse- 

 conical ; color light crimson ; flesh but slightly colored, 

 firm, sweet, most excellent ; fruit stalks very long ; plant 



