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Warfield. Origin, Muscatine, Iowa; tree vigorous, an early and 

 abundant bearer; grown in central and southern Iowa. 



Fruit large, oblate, truncated, very regular as though turned in a 

 lathe; surface waxen, clear, golden yellow, with faint bronze blush; 

 dots distinct, few, minute, russet; cavity regular, acuminate, with 

 stellate russet; stem medium; basin abrupt, regular, nearly smooth, 

 with minute wrinkles; calyx wide open; segments erect convergent. 

 Core small, closed, axile, sessile, barely clasping; cells broadly elliptical, 

 slit; tube conical: stamens basal; seeds plump; flesh yellowish, 

 fine-grained, moderately juicy, good, very good for cooking. Sep- 

 tember, October. May be used in July when two-thirds grown. 



Washington Strawberry. Origin, Washington Co., New York, on 

 the farm of Job Whipple; tree vigorous, upright, spreading, foliage 

 dense, an early and abundant bearer. 





Washington Strawberry. 



Fruit large, roundish conical, to roundish oblong conical, flattened 

 at base; surface yellow, mostly covered with shaded and mottled 

 rich red, with bright crimson splashes and stripes; dots many, light; 



