MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 



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- EMILY. 



A seedling from the Colonel Wilder; little disseminated; vigorous 

 growth, with white spines. Fruit, large, round, occasionally shouldered ; 

 light yellow. 



ENGLISH EED CANE. 

 Allen? | False Eed Antwerp. 



A variety much grown and highly valued by market gardeners. The 

 canes are pretty strong, tall, of a bluish red color, whitish gray bloom, very 

 hardy and productive. Fruit, medium or above, globular, slightly conical ; 

 dull red, large grains, and moderately firm, bearing carriage well ; flesh^ 

 juicy, pleasant, not high flavor. 



FASTOLF. 



An English variety, in- 

 troduced with high praise, 

 which it has fully sustained 

 in this country. It is proba- 

 bly a chance seedling of the 

 Red Antwerp, which it much 

 resembles. Its name is from 

 an old pile, called Fastolf 

 Castle, near Yarmouth, Eng. 

 Throughout most of North 

 and Western States it will 

 need protection in Winter, 

 as its canes are not quite 

 hardy. For small gardens, 

 we prefer it to Red Ant- 

 werp ; but for market cul- 

 ture, the latter is best, on 

 account of being more firm. 

 Shoots, strong, are much in- 

 clined to branch, light yel- 

 lowish brown. Fruit, large, 

 roundish, obtuse conical, 

 bright purplish red, soft, 

 rich, high-flavored, product- 

 ive ; ripening its fruit in 

 long-continued succession. 



FRANCONIA. 



Introduced to this country from Francs, under this name ; but not to be 

 found in any foreign catalogue to which we have had access. Its canes 

 are nearly hardy maturing good crops, without protection, four years out 

 of five. Shoots, strong, branching, yellowish brown, with scattered, rather 

 stout bristles; leaves, rather narrow. Fruit, large, obtuse conical, dark 

 rich red, rich, rather acid flavor ; more firm than Fastolf, and not as much 

 so as Red Antwerp. A few days later than the latter in ripening. It ia 

 said that in New Hampshire there is a wild variety similar if not identical, 



