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ally with a neck, often without, dark rich red ; flesh firm, of a high 

 brisk acid flavor, requiring full maturity to be fine. Rather late. 

 Profusely productive. Formerly the great market variety of Cin- 

 cinnati ; now partially superseded. Valuable for preserving. 



Jenny's Seedling. Large, roundish conical; dark rich red; firm, 

 rich, sprightly sub-acid. Excellent for preserving. Late. 

 Hardy. 



McAvov's SUPERIOR. (Buffalo Seedling.) Rarge, roundish ob- 

 late, more or less necked ; light crimson becoming deep crimson ; 

 flesh scarlet, tender, juicy, very rich, vinous. Tender and will 

 not bear long carriage. Medium season. Hardy, vigorous, and 

 productive. Ohio. 



McAvoy>s Extra Red. Large, irregularly oblate, generally necked ; 

 color deep scarlet ; tender, juicy, acid, not rich. Excellent for 

 preserving. Cincinnati. 



Monroe Scarlet. Rather large, roundish ; light scarlet ; tender, 

 juicy, of good flavor. Rochester, N. Y. 



Moyamensing. Rather large, broadly conical ; deep crimson ; seeds 

 numerous and deeply imbedded ; flesh red, firm, acid. Phiia. 

 Passing out of favor. 



Neck Pine. Large, with a slender neck ; color light red ; flesh 

 nearly white, rather acid, of fine flavor. Very productive, early 

 much cultivated at Cincinnati. 



RUSSEL. (Russel's Seedling, Russel's Prolific.) Very large, round- 

 ish conic, somewhat irregular, slightly necked ; bright crimson ; 

 slightly acid, rich, very good. Resembles McAvoy's Superior 

 not equal to it in flavor, but exceeds in productiveness. 



Peabody. Quite large, irregular conic and cockscombed ; deep 

 crimson ; flesh firm, sweet, rich, excellent flavor. Too poor a 

 bearer to be of value. S. C. Hardy at the North. 



Orange Prolific. Large, roundish, sometimes oblate, often necked ; 

 deep crimson ; seeds deeply imbedded ; flesh rather firm, brisk, 

 acid. Rochester, N. Y. 



Pennsylvania. Rather large, broadly conical ; deep crimson ; 

 flesh red, rather firm, acid. Phila. 



Pf ince's Climax. Large, conical ; bright scarlet ; good. Product- 

 ive. Plant vigorous. L. I. 



Rival Hudson (Burr's). Medium, conical ; deep crimson ; firm, 

 brisk, sub-acid. Hardy and productive. Columbus, Ohio. 



