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Talcott.— Sent out for trial by G. H. & J. H. Hale of Connecticut, 

 in 1883. Much like Turner except in form. Plant lacking in 

 vigor; fruit small and very early. 



Thompson Early Pride. — Sent out in 1888 by the Cleveland 

 Nursery Co. Described as upright, vigorous, hardy and fairly 

 productive. Fruit of medium size, firm, juicy and good. 



Thompson Early Prolific. — Also sent out by the Cleveland 

 Nursery Co. A moderate grower, fairly productive. Fruit of me- 

 dium size, bright crimson, quite firm, ripening early. 



Thwack. — Introduced by T. W. Foster, of Louisiana, Mo., as 

 obtained from T. S. Wilson, of New York, who claimed it to be a 

 cross between Herstine and Brandy wine. Hardy, vigorous, produc- 

 tive ; canes stout, brownish green, with few spines. Fruit large, 

 ovate -conical, bright red, with slight whitish pubescence. Flesh 

 pale red, rather firm, moderately juicy, mild, not rich. Attained 

 prominence as a market berry, notwithstanding its poor quality. 



Trusty. — A variety of unknown origin, on trial in Canada. 

 Said to be of medium size, round, dark red, slightly downy, of 

 good quality, firm, very productive, and late. Canes resembling 

 Cuthbert, but more hardy.— Mich. Exp. Sta. Bull. Ill: 315. 



Turner (Southern Thornless, Red Thornless, Southern Red, 

 Baldwin's Choice, Balding's Choice). — Originated by Prof. J. B. 

 Turner, of Jacksonville, 111. A full account of its origin is given 

 in E. P. Roe's "Success with Small Fruits." It was for a long 

 time one of the most popular varieties, and is still much grown. 

 Very hardy, vigorous; canes of a golden reddish brown color, 

 overspread with a purple bloom. Almost free from spines. Fruit 

 large, bright crimson, roundish conical, soft, sweet, and of excel- 

 lent flavor. The distribution of plants by a man named Baldwin 

 undoubtedly caused it to receive the name Baldwin's Choice, evi- 

 dently corrupted to Balding's Choice. 



Virginia Bed. — A variety mentioned by Prince in the Pomo- 

 logical Manual, published in 1832. 



Welsh. — A seedling raised by Isaac Welsh, of Camden county, 

 N. J. Described as early, of medium size, bright red, firm, not of 

 high quality. Vigorous, productive, and unusually hardy. 



White- fruited. — A white-fruited form of RuJnis strigosus was 

 sent to the Cornell University Experiment Station, by A. S. 

 Fuller. The plant possesses all the characters of Buhus strigosus, 

 and has nothing of importance to distinguish it from that species. 



Winant. — A seedling raised in New Jersey. Introduced by 

 Frank Ford & Son, of Ravenna, Ohio. Said to resemble Thwack. 

 A strong, vigorous, upright grower, perfectly hardy, productive. 

 Fruit large, clear bright red, firm. 



