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2. EARLY STRAWBERRY. 

 Fig. 144. 



Tree erect, and of medium vigor ; young shoots dark ; a free 

 bearer. 



Fruit small, roundish or semiconical, yellowish green, with 

 some lively red stripes ; ripens about the middle of July. Flesh 

 white, sometimes slightly veined with red. Flavor sprightly, 

 subacid, with some little aroma. 



" 3. EARLY HARVEST (Fig. 145). 



Tree very thrifty, making numerous long shoots, forming a 

 rather spreading yet bushy head that requires thinning. 

 Needs and deserves high culture. 



Fruit above medium, round, skin very smooth, greenish 

 white, changing to straw color as it ripens. 



Flesh white, tender, crisp, and juicy. 



Flavor fine, sprightly acid. . Ripens from .the latter part of 

 July to the middle of August. 



