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every year more largely for market. With care, it endures 

 transportation very well, and those who once taste it ask 

 for it again. There are few, if any other, varieties that do 

 so well throughout the country at large. Originated with 

 Mr. J. S. Downer, Fairview, Ky. Staminate. 



Chajnpion. — Plant vigorous ; foliage dark green ; leaf- 

 stalk downy ; truss 5 to 6 inches, branched ; berry dark 

 crimson, round ; flesh rather soft, crimson ; flavor very good 

 when fully ripe, but poor when it first turns red ; size 2 >^ to 

 5 inches ; calyx recurved ; season medium to late ; exceed- 

 ingly productive. One of the best and most profitable for 

 near market. Originated with Dr. J. C. Neff, Carlisle, Pa. 

 Pistillate. 



Caroline. — Plant a moderate grower ; foliage light green ; 

 leaf-stalk somewhat downy ; truss 4 to 5 inches ; berry bright 

 scarlet, with a varnished appearance ; bulky, conical ; flesh 

 scarlet ; flavor good ; size 3 to 4 inches ; calyx spreading ; 

 season medium. Originated with J. B. Moore, Concord, 

 Mass. Staminate. 



Crescent Seedling. — Plant vigorous, tall, with dark green 

 and very slender foliage ; leaf- stalk rather smooth ; truss 6 

 to 8 inches, well branched ; bearing 1 2 to 1 8 berries ; bright 

 scarlet berry, round to conical, with a peculiar depression 

 near the apex ; large ones somewhat irregular j size 2 to 4 

 inches ; flesh scarlet ; flavor not good, unless grown on light 

 land and the berry ripens in the sun ; calyx recurved. Soft 

 for long carriage ; but its bright color and fair size, under 

 good culture, cause it to sell readily in near markets. I 

 think the public will demand better flavored berries. It 

 certainly should. There are few weeds that can compete 

 with the Crescent in vigorous growth. It does well in the 

 hot climate of the South. Indeed, there are few soils so 

 poor and dry that it cannot thrive upon them ; and, at the 



