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good. One of the best varieties of recent introduction. Ameri- 

 can seedling. Columbus seems to be the same. 



Wellington's Glory.* Large, oval, very downy; skin quite thin; 

 flavor excellent ; branches erect. Comparatively free from mil- 

 dew and one of the most productive of English varieties. Englad. 



FIG. 538. Whitesmith. 



Whitesmith. (Woodward's Whitesmith.) Rather large, a little 

 over an inch long, roundish oval, slightly approaching oblong ; 

 yellowish white, very slightly downy ; flavor of first quality ; 

 branches rather erect. Fig. 538. England. 



II. AMERICAN VARIETIES. 



Champion.* Bush vigorous, very free from mildew ; berries me- 

 dium, round ovate, smooth, greenish-white, with a thin, almost 

 transparent skin ; quality good. Early. Valuable. Oregon. 



Downing.* (Downing's Seedling.) Medium or rather large, oval, 

 pale green, quality good ; bush upright, productive. Mid- season. 

 Larger than Houghton. Bush of strong, heavy growth, very 

 spiny. New York. Fig. 539. More widely grown than any other 

 variety. 



Houghton's Seedling.* Fruit small, oval, commonly about three- 

 fourths of an inch long; skin smooth, thin, glossy, a pale dull 

 reddish brown, marked with faint greenish lines ; flesh tender, 

 juicy, sweet, pleasant. Ripens soon after mid-summer. Not high 

 flavored as compared with the best European sorts, but a profuse 

 bearer, free of mildew, and of very easy cultivation. A seedling 

 from a wild American species. Fig. 541. Origin, Lynn, Mass, 



