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full of different-sized berries ; berry long, conical, well 

 shouldered, crimson, firm ; flesh pink ; flavor good \ size 4 

 to 6 inches ; calyx close ; season very late ; burns badly, 

 needs to be in shade. Staminate. A superb variety if it 

 did not lose its foHage. 



Early Hudson. — Plant very vigorous, with light green 

 foliage ; leaf- stalk downy ; truss 4 to 5 inches, strong, well 

 branched ; berry crimson, flattish-round ; when large, some- 

 what irregular ; flesh crimson, juicy, soft ; size 3 to 5 inches ; 

 season very early; very productive. One of the best for 

 family use, and very productive and fine, with runners cut. 

 Pistillate. 



Eliza. — Plant moderately vigorous; dark green; leaf- 

 stalk downy ; truss 3 to 5 inches, stout, branched ; berry 

 light scarlet, round to conical, necked, large ones irregular 

 and coxcombed ; flesh firm, white ; flavor excellent ; calyx 

 close ; season late ; moderately productive. One of the 

 best foreign varieties. Staminate. 



Early Adela. — Not worth growing on my grounds. 



ErejicJCs Seedling. — Plant vigorous, with light green foli- 

 age ; leaf- stalk downy ; truss 5 to 7 inches ; berry round, 

 scarlet ; size medium ; seeds deep-pitted ; flesh pink, soft ; 

 flavor good ; calyx spreading ; season early ; moderately 

 productive. Found growing wild in a meadow, near 

 Morristown, N. J. 



Forest Rose. — Plant moderately vigorous ; foliage light 

 green ; truss 3 to 5 inches, branching ; berry bright scarlet, 

 large, and the first somewhat irregular, 4 to 6 inches ; flesh 

 light pink ; flavor very fine ; calyx spreading and recurving ; 

 season early. 



One of the best where it can be grown, but in some re- 

 gions the foliage burns. Discovered growing in a vineyard, 

 by Mr. Fetters, of Lancaster, Ohio, Staminate. 



