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ded for his own planting about 1882, and was introduced by him and 

 the Dayton Star Nurseries in 1890. An illustration and description 

 of it were published in the Horticultural Art Journal in December, 

 1889. While rather subject to fungous injury of the fruit in wet 

 seasons, its blossom buds under ordinary conditions endure such low 

 temperatures without injury that it has become recognized as possess- 

 ing special merit for portions of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, 

 Iowa. Missouri, and other sections, where somewhat similar winter 

 conditions prevail. On the grounds of the originator in Illinois it 

 has borne a fair crop of fruit after experiencing a winter temperature 

 of 18 F. below zero. 



In the early years of its dissemination it was somewhat confused 

 with an early, semicling, serrate-glanded variety originated by 

 Eugene Gibson, of New Richmond, Mich., which was locally intro- 

 duced by him in western Michigan and northern Ohio under the 

 name "Champion," about 1887 or 1888. That variety was sub- 

 ject to mildew of the foliage and its fruit was of little value, but, 

 having been rather largely propagated and disseminated (though 

 without publication), it caused much disappointment among growers 

 who fruited it, thus operating to the disadvantage of the Illinois 

 variety when it was introduced. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Form round to roundish oblong; size medium to large; cavity 

 large, deep, flaring; stem short; suture distinct from base to apex: 

 apex small but rather prominent, extending beyond the outline of 

 the fruit; surface smooth; color creamy white, washed and striped 

 with red where exposed to the sun, and dulled by abundant, short, 

 persistent down ; skin thick ; stone short, broad, oval, pale, of medium 

 size, very free; flesh white, slightly stained with pink at the stone, 

 thick, firm, melting, juicy, vinous; quality good to very good when 

 well grown and thoroughly tree-ripened. Season medium, second 

 half of August, in Montgomery County, 111. 



Tree vigorous, with rather light-colored bark; leaves of medium 

 size, with serrulate margins and petioles of medium length, bearing 

 small, reniform glands; blossoms small. 



The specimens illustrated in Plate XLV were grown by Mr. John 

 Dice, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 



EATON RASPBERRY. 



[PLATE XLVI.] 



The original bush of this very promising new raspberry appears 

 to have been found by Mr. Ulysses Eaton at Cambridge City, Ind.. 

 as a chance seedling in his berry field in 1885. He propagated this 



Horticultural Art Journal, December, 1889, p. 92. 

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