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flattened at ends; surface often with irregular swellings, greenish 

 yellow, handsomely striped with bright red, the red extending over 

 most of the fruit; dots obscure, few, minute, white; cavity narrow, 

 regular, acute; stem medium; basin very abrupt, wavy, moderately 



Esopus Spitzenburg. 



deep; calyx closed; segments very large, leafy, erect convergent. 

 Flesh juicy, crabby texture, acid, good. Season immediately after 

 Oldenburg. 



Etris. A new variety from Benton Co., Arkansas. Prof. J. T. Stin- 

 son writes (Ark. Exp. Sta. Bui. 49) : " This variety resembles Gano 

 very closely. As far as I am able to judge, there is practically no 

 difference. It also resembles Ragan's Red and Arkansas Belle, 

 both of this county." 



Eureka. Originated in Wisconsin, from seed of Tolman Sweet. 

 This is distinct from the Eureka described by Downing, which is a 

 fall variety of supposed Connecticut origin. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, regular; surface roughened by russet 

 dots and leather-cracking, light yellow, handsomely striped with bright 

 crimson, especially on sunny side; cavity acuminate, regular, slightly 



