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Coolers Seedling. — Reported by Dewain Cook, of Windom, 

 Minn., as exceedingly hardy and very productive. Plant tall and 

 thrifty. Fruit dark red, quite juicy, small, of inferior quality. — 

 Minn! Exp. 8ta. Bull. 9: 327. 



Craig. — A seedling of unknown parentage. Originated by 

 Professor Saunders, of Ontario, and named in honor of Professor 

 !ohn Craig. Described as large, rather conical, dark red, of the 

 season of Marlboro; fairlv firm, and of good quality; a good grower 

 and prolific— Mich. Exp! Sta. Bull. Ill: 265. 



Crimson Cluster. — Described as fairly vigorous, producing suck- 

 ers close to the old canes. Not very productive, but large, of fine 

 appearance, and quite firm. — Ninth Annual Kept. Geneva (N. Y.) 

 Exp. Sta. Possibly a misnomer for Crimson Beauty. 



Crimson Queen. — A variety offered by L. L. May & Co. 



Early Bichmond. — Mentioned in Garden and Forest, 1892, p. 458, 

 as grown in Cayuga county, N. Y. 



Early White. — Mentioned in Hovey's Magazine of Horticulture 

 for 1837, p. 23, as a valuable variety. 



EUzaheth. — One of D. W. Herstine's seedlings, which was ex- 

 amined and described by a committee of the Pennsylvania Horti- 

 cultural Society of 1870 as follows: ^^ Plant a very strong grower, 

 great bearer and suckering moderately. Canes light pea-green. 

 Foliage dark green, deeply crimped, pearl gray on the under side. 

 Fruit very large, round, crimson-scarlet. Grains large and strongly 

 marked. Firm, of delicious flavor, late." 



Elm City. — '^A hardy sort. Size and flavor much like Philadel- 

 phia. Eight to ten days later than other varieties." — Downing. "A 

 thornless variety, vigorous in growth, hardy and productive. Fruit 

 large, good color, firm and sweet." — Ohio Hort. Soc. Rept.1807: 114 



English Red Cane (English Purple, False Red Cane, Allen). — 

 Mentioned under this name and synonomy by F. R. Elliott as a va- 

 riety much grown by market-gardeners in 1865. Described as hav- 

 ing tall, bluish red canes, with a whitish gray bloom. Hardy and 

 productive. Fruit medium to large, globular or slightly conical, 

 dull red, with large grains, moderately firm, juicy, and pleasant, 

 but not of high flavor.— Mich. Exp. Sta. Bull. Ill: 273. Possibly 

 this may have been the same as False Red Antwerp. 



Erivood Everbearing.— On trial on the grounds of The Rural 

 New-Yorker in 1879, and reported as one of the hardiest red varie- 

 ties.— Mich. Exp. Sta. Bull. Ill: 273. 



Excelsior. — Said to have originated in Wisconsin. A variety of 

 this name, perhaps the same, is reported as worthless in Ohio. 



False Bed Antiverp (Allen, Allen's Antwerp, English Red Cane, 

 Kirtland) . — The history of this variety, as gathered from a writer 



