EUBOPEAN-TYPE VARIETIES 209 



Princess Alice.— YuWev speaks of this as a new English variety, 

 raised by Cutbush & Son, of Highgate, England. 



Prince G^Zo?)Ose.— Raised by William R. Prince, of Flushing, 

 L. I. Described as strong, upright, with long, stout and numer- 

 ous spines, and large, dull red fruit, with a deep bloom. Flesh 

 coarse, rather dry, and crumbling. 



Prolific Bed. — Described by Prince in 1832 as more dwarf than 

 most others. Canes slender, with small, numerous spines. Fruit 

 large, of good quality, and an autumn bearer. 



Red Antwerp (Old Red Antwerp, Knevett's Antwerp, True Red 

 Antwerp, Howland's Red Antwerp, Frambosier a Gros Fruit, Bur- 

 ley). — One of the oldest European varieties, probably having been 

 in cultivation more than a century. It is supposed to have de- 

 rived its name from the city of Antwerp, in Belgium, though the 

 plant itself is said to have come from the Island of Malta. It is 

 one of the best of the European sorts, and is still grows, even for 

 market, in the United States. Described as having strong, long, 

 yellowish green canes, slightly glaucous, tinged with purple, cov- 

 ered with dark brown bristles. Bearing wood vigorous and nearly 

 smooth. Leaves large, slightly rugose, dark green. Fruit large, 

 conical, dark red, rich and sweet. Many other varieties have re- 

 ceived this name at times. It is figured in the Report of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture for 1866. 



Red Cane. — A favorite market variety at one time in the 

 vicinity of Hartford, Conn. Introduced there without name, and 

 was probably some well-known variety like the Hudson River 

 Antwerp, or true Red Antwerp. — Mich. Ex. Sta. Bull. Ill: 303. 



Red Sweet.— Im^ovied from Denmark by W. D. Barnes & Son, 

 of Middlehope, N. Y. On trial at the Geneva (N. Y.) Ex. Sta. 

 in 1884.— Mich. Exp. Sta. Bull. Ill: 304. 



Rivers Orange (Large Orange, Rivers's Yellow). — Raised by 

 Thomas Rivers, of England. Described as strong, branching, 

 with stout, greenish spines, not numerous. Fruit large, deep or 

 pale reddish orange. 



Russell i?ef7.— Raised by Dr. G. W. Russell, of Hartford, 

 Conn., from seed of the White Antwerp, grown near Red Cane. 

 Bees were kept in the garden, and hence it was thought to be a 

 cross between these two varieties. It was first exhibited before 

 the Hartford County Horticultural Society, July 14, 1854. The 

 account of this, given in Hovey's Magazine, 1858, p. 420, speaks 

 of this Red Cane as "doubtless the American Red of the books." 



Semper Fidelis. — An English variety, mentioned in Hovey's 

 Magazine as new in 1863. 



Sharpe. — A seedling of unknown parentage, produced by Prof. 



