426 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. 



Staples. Medium to large, roundish conical, usually blunted at 

 apex; color crimson. Flesh pink, quite firm. Season, extra early. 

 A seedling of Warfield; profitable for early market. Flowers perfect. 

 Ohio. 



Star. Large, roundish conical, irregular, compressed; color dark 

 crimson. Flesh light scarlet; seeds sunken, firm; flavor vinous, good. 

 Flowers perfect. A very promising new variety. 



Success. Large, heart-shaped; color glossy crimson. Flesh quite 

 firm; quality good. A seedling of Bubach, and a better bearer and 

 better berry. Flowers perfect. 



Sucker State. Medium to large, conical, regular; color light red 

 to scarlet and crimson. Flesh firm; quality good. Perfect. Com- 

 mercially grown in South Illinois and Oh:'o. 



Sunrise. Medium to large, roundish, compressed, irregular; 

 color bright scarlet. Flesh firm, sprightly pleasant, good. Perfect. 

 A seedling of Crescent and Sharpless that is grown profitably in many 

 places for home use and market. Massachusetts. 



Sweet Cluster. Large, conical; color crimson and red. This is a 

 popular Southern variety of the Crescent type, but it is larger, firmer, 

 and earlier. Stands heat and drouth remarkably well. Flowers perfect. 



Tennessee (Tennessee Prolific). Large to very large, roundish 

 conical, color bright red; quality good. Flowers perfect. Popular 

 in southeastern States. Tennessee. 



Thompson (Lady Thompson). Large, ovate, regular; color 

 crimson; quality good. Flowers perfect. Double-starred in the 

 South and Southeast. North Carolina. 



Timbrel. Large, roundish conical, compressed, often irregular; 

 color bright crimson. Flesh quite firm; quality very good. Pistillate. 

 Grown east of the lakes mainly. 



Uncle Sam. Large to very large, conical; color bright red. 

 Flesh quite firm ; quality very good. Perfect flowers. A new variety 

 that seems promising. Ohio. 



Van Deman. Medium, oblate conical; color bright scarlet. 

 Flesh quite firm; quality very good. An early variety that stands 

 drouth well in the prairie States. Pistillate. Commercial South and 

 Southwest. Arkansas. 



Victor Hugo. Very large, high-colored, with firm flesh. A market 

 variety grown in New Jersey with profit. Season, earlier than Crescent. 



Warfield. Medium to large, roundish conical; color dark crimson. 



