92 Catalogue of Varieties. 



ginator as one of the most productive varieties; fruit large and 

 beautiful, but of very indifferent flavor. 



HUNTSMAN'S MONTEVIDEO (Huntsman). Large, bright scarlet, 

 late. Moderately productive. Pistillate. 



IDA (Cocklin). Erroneously, Miss Ida. Large, slightly conical ; 

 color bright scarlet ; acid, but good. Proves hardy and produc- 

 tive, but not equal to the first accounts. Originated in Shep- 

 herdstown, Pa. Pistillate. 



IMOGENS (Prince). Described as large, rounded, light scarlet, 

 very juicy, high flavored, and productive. 



IMPERATRICE EUGENIE. Large, conical, bright, glossy rosette, 

 handsome, firm, sweet, perfumed. (Downing.) 



IMPERIALE (Duval, fils). Large, heart shaped or flattened, bright 

 orange red; seeds superficial; flesh white, sweet, and brisk. 

 Medium in ripening. 



IMPER-IAL CRIMSON (Prince). Described as large, rounded con- 

 ical, dark scarlet, or crimson, sweet, sprightly firm, and pro- 

 ductive. Pistillate. 



IMPERIAL SCARLET (Prince). Described by the originator as 

 large, bright scarlet, firm for market. Stalks upright* and 

 strong. Pistillate. 



IMPROVED HAUTBOIS. A sub-variety of the Hautbois family; 

 little known ; probably not very different from the ordinary 

 Hautbois. 



IMPROVED BLACK PRINCE (Toyne). Represented as early, me- 

 dium size, and a good market sort. 



INCOMPARABLE. Pale; regular shape ; flesh soft; flavor worthless. 



IPHIGENE (Prince). 



IOWA. (Syn. Washington, Early do., Brookes Prolific.} Large, 

 globular, somewhat compressed; seeds deeply sunk in large 

 depressions; light orange scarlet; acid, poor, early, productive, 

 and hardy. Much raised in the West for market. A Western 

 seedling. Fig. in Thomas's Fruit Culturist, p. 418. 



IRON DUKE (Graydon}. A Canada variety; said to be very 

 large, and wonderfully productive. Berries said to have 

 weighed one and three quarters ounces. 



