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soft, sweet, rich, very good. This fine variety is very productive in 

 Western New York and the southwestern States; one of the best of 

 the European reds to endure summer's heat and winter's cold. Con- 

 necticut. 



Fastolff (Filby). Very large, roundish conical; color purplish red. 

 Flesh rich and nearly best in quality; too soft for market but popular 

 as a home fruit where hardy enough. England. 



Franconia. Large, obtuse conical; color pur- 

 plish red. Flesh rich and pleasantly acid. 

 Grown in mild climates for home use and near 

 market. France. 



Heebner. A large, red, conical berry of the 

 Clarke type. It is better in quality than Cuth- 

 bert and some earlier. It is classed with the 

 European reds, but it is said to have been grown 

 from seed of the wild red species of Ontario, 



Canada. Franconia" (Reduced.) 



Hudson River Antwerp. Large, oblong conical; color red. Flesh 

 firm, with pleasant flavor. Once very popular on the Hudson and 

 yet prized in Utah and South Colorado. England. 



King (Thompson's King). Size medium to large, and under good 

 culture it is uniformly large; in Ohio Prof. J. W. Green says: " Large, 

 firm, of beautiful color, and prolific. It is far ahead of Loudon or 

 Miller here." It is now classed with the European reds, but it is 

 probably a hybrid. Virginia. 



Orange (Brinckle's Orange). Large, conical, often oval; color 

 bright orange or buff. Flesh juicy, quite soft, rich, and sweet; quality 

 best. Probably an American hybrid. 



Red Antwerp (Knevet's Antwerp). Medium to large, roundish, or 

 obtuse conical; color dark red, with prominent seed lobes and thick 

 bloom. Flesh rich, juicy, with vinous flavor; grown on west coast 

 and in the South mostly. Europe. 



Superlative. Large, conical, or long conical; color scarlet red; 

 quality very good. In Ohio it is classed as very hardy, productive, 

 and an excellent shipping variety, on account of its firmness of flesh. 

 New York. 



Vermont. Medium to large, roundish oblate; color yellow. 

 Flesh soft, juicy, and very good in quality. Growing in popularity 

 east of the lakes. Vermont. 



