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oval berry, of good flavor. The plant is said to be vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Originated on the grounds of the late Mr. N. Longworth, 

 of Cincinnati. 



Longfellow. New. Described as very large, elongated, conical, occa- 

 sionally irregular; color dark red, glossy and beautiful; flesh firm, sweet, 

 and rich ; plant vigorous, with dark green, healthy foliage, not liable to 

 burn in the sun ; very productive, continuing long in bearing, and of large 

 size to the last. Originated with Mr. A. D. Webb, Bowling Green, Ky. 



Marvin. This new berry is already exciting much attention, and I am 

 glad that I can give a description from so careful and eminent a horticulturist 

 as Mr. T. T. Lyon, President Michigan State Pomological Society : 

 " From notes taken at the ripening of the fruit : ' Plant vigorous, very 

 stocky, of rather low growth, bearing a fine crop for young plants ; foliage 

 nearly round, thick in substance, flat or cupped ; serratures broad and shal- 

 low ; fruit large to very large, longish conical ; large specimens often 

 coxcombed ; bright crimson; began to color June i6th, and the first 

 ripe berries were gathered on the 2Oth ; stems of medium height, 

 strong ; flesh light crimson ; whitish at the center, firm and juicy ;, 

 flavor high, rich, fine, with a very pleasant aroma ; seeds prominent ; 

 greenish brown. We regard this as a highly promising, very large, late 

 variety, and especially so for market purposes. Staminate.' ' 



Originated with Mr. Harry Marvin, Ovid, Mich., and said to be from 

 the Wilson and Jucunda, an excellent parentage. 



Miner's Great Prolific. Plant vigorous ; leaves light green, smooth ; 

 leaf-stalk downy ; truss six inches, well branched, slender, drooping ;. 

 berry deep crimson, round and bulky, regular shouldered ; tip green 

 when half-ripe ; flesh pink, moderately firm ; flavor good ; calyx spread- 

 ing ; size four to five inches ; season medium to late. The berry holds 

 out well in size, and resembles the Charles Downing somewhat, but aver- 

 ages larger. It has seemed to me as promising a new variety as the 

 Sharpless. I believe it has a long future. Originated with the late T. B. 

 Miner in 1877. Staminate. 



Monarch of the West. Plant very vigorous ; leaves light, when young, 

 and later of a golden green, somewhat smooth ; truss six inches ; four 

 to eight berries ; berry often of a carpet-bag shape, square-shouldered, 

 and sometimes coxcombed, large, magnificent ; pale scarlet ; flesh light 

 pink, tender ; flavor very fine ; calyx spreading and recurving ; tip of berry 

 green when not fully ripe, but it colors evenly if given time. When flavor 

 is the gauge of excellence in the market, this famous berry will be in the front 

 rank. Its color and softness are against it, but its superb size, delicious- 



