THE AMERICAN STRAWBERRIES. 417 



seedling of Michel Early, which it resembles, but it is earlier and the 

 fruit is larger. Grown commercially in the South. Perfect flowers. 



Edith. Large, roundish, truncated; color scarlet on sunny side; 

 quality very good. Popular in the Southeast as a home berry. 

 Pistillate. 



Eleanor. Large, conical, regular; color dark crimsor. Flesh 

 colored; quality very good. Season, very early. Stands drouth 

 wherever tested. New Jersey. 



Enhance. Large, conical; color bright crimson. Flesh firm; 

 quality very good. Widely planted for market. Flowers perfect. 

 Ohio. 



Enormous. Large to very large, roundish oblong; color dark 

 crimson, glossy. Flesh firm, solid; quality good. Flowers pistillate. 

 A seedling of Crescent that has rapidly come into favor. Illinois. 



Epping. Large, even-sized, roundish conical; color even bright 

 crimson. Flesh firm, sweet, rich, very good. Season, early, but 

 continues longer than usual. Pistillate. A New Hampshire variety, 

 with a good record. 



Eureka. Large, roundish conical; color bright red. Flesh firm, 

 good. Season, medium to late. Flowers pistillate. Hardly com- 

 mercial as yet. Ohio. 



Excelsior. Medium to large, roundish, slightly conical; color 

 bright red. Flesh firm, very good. Becoming popular, as it does 

 well in many sections, and is very early in season. Flowers perfect. 

 Arkansas. 



Gandy. Large, conical, regular; color glossy crimson; quality 

 very good. Firm enough for distant shipment and an excellent 

 canning variety. Flowers perfect. New Jersey. 



Gardner. As grown in Iowa, large, conical; color bright crimson. 

 Flowers perfect. Rather soft for market, but popular for home use 

 and near market. Iowa. 



Geisler. Large, long conical, but often nearly round; color 

 bright scarlet. Flesh light pink, quite firm; quality good. Season, 

 early to medium. Flowers perfect. Michigan. 



Gibson. Medium to large, conical, somewhat irregular; color 

 dark red; quality good. Flowers perfect. A new variety of much 

 promise. New York. 



Gladstone. Large, broad conical, irregular; color red; quality 

 not the best. The plants are strong and vigorous and endure drouth 



