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handsomest and firmest grown ; plant vigorous, moderately 

 productive ; fruit large, or very large, roundish, rich, 

 shining scarlet ; flesh firm, rich, juicy, sweet, agreeable ; 

 medium season of ripening. 



Ida. Origin New York. Plant vigorous, very pro- 

 ductive ; fruit medium, roundish, conical, dark, rich red ; 

 flesh rather firm, sprightly, juicy, slightly acid; among 

 the earliest, and continues late. 



Jenny Lind, Origin Massachusetts. Plant hardy, vig- 

 orous, and productive, ripens early ; fruit medium, coni- 

 cal, dark glossy crimson, rather firm, juicy, sprightly, 

 sub-acid. 



Kentucky (DOWNER). Originated in Kentucky. Plant 

 very vigorous, with leaf and fruit stalks hardy and pro- 

 ductive ; fruit large, roundish, conical, dark red, moder- 

 ately firm, juicy, a little acid, rich, and good ; ripens late ; 

 a new sort, as yet but little grown ; promising. 



Large Early Scarlet. An old variety, an abundant 

 bearer, very early, and hardy; fruit small to medium, 

 roundish, ovate, scarlet ; flesh tender, rich, excellent ; 

 should be in every garden. 



Lennig's White. Origin Pennsylvania. Plants vigor- 

 ous ; fruit large, roundish, flattened, whitish, tinged with 

 red ; flesh soft, tender, juicy, a delicious pineapple flavor, 

 excellent ; a moderate bearer, but of such superior qual- 

 ity as to be indispensable for the amateur's garden. 



LongWOrth'S Prolific. Origin Ohio. Plant vigorous, 

 hardy, very productive ; fruit large, roundish, light crim- 

 son ; highly valued for canning ; extensively grown in 

 California, where it is regarded as one* of the most profit- 

 able. 



Vicanor. This variety originated in the grounds of 

 Ellwanger & Barry, New York, as eedling of Triompke 

 de G-and, and so far as tested now some eight years 



