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good quality. Needs high culture. Often too soft and light 

 colored for market, but good for home use. Massachusetts. 



Bomba. Large, dark crimson, rather soft. Good for home use. 

 Mid-season. 



Brandywine.* Medium to large, regular conical, sometimes irregu- 

 lar ; dark scarlet ; firm, somewhat acid. Moderately productive. 

 Mid-season. Runners very numerous. Good market berry. Does 

 best in clay soil. Pennsylvania. 



Charles Downing.* Rather large, ovate-conical, regular ; color 

 deep scarlet ; flesh firm, juicy, rich. Plant vigorous and produc- 

 tive. Valuable in nearly all localities. Mid-season. Raised by 

 J. S. Downer, Kentucky. Old. 



Clyde.* Large, long conic, light crimson to dark scarlet, firm, 

 good. Mid-season. Throws out few runners, and sets more fruit 

 than it can carry out except under high culture. Kansas. 



Crawford. Large, long conical ; dark glossy red ; firm, sub-acid. 

 Productive. Good market berry. 



Cumberland.* (Cumberland Triumph.) Large, broad conical, 

 very regular ; light red ; rather soft ; of a mild and very good 

 quality. A vigorous grower and good bearer. Mid-season. 

 Carlisle, Pa. 



Cyclone. Medium, regular conical ; size uniform ; scarlet ; moder- 

 ately firm ; fair quality ; foliage vigorous, but not very abun- 

 dant. Moderately productive. 



Excelsior. Very vigorous and healthy ; berries large, long conic, 

 bright scarlet, juicy, firm, good. Very early. Arkansas. 



Forest Rose. Medium or large, rounded conical ; scarlet ; moder- 

 ately firm, rich, and rather sweet. Its value is nearly destroyed 

 by the failure of the foliage in many localities. Ohio. 



Gandy.* (Gandy's Prize, First Season.) Large, regular conical ; 

 bright glossy crimson ; firm ; fine flavor ; vigorous, prolific. A 

 fine late sort. Good shipper. New York. 



Hoffman. Medium, conical, crimson, hard. Mid-season. Will ship 

 almost any distance, but no value otherwise. South Carolina. 



James Vick. Medium, regular; sprightly, very good. Profusely 

 productive. Requires rich culture. Missouri. 



Jessie.* Very large, often wedge-shaped ; bright scarlet ; good. 

 Mid-season. Requires careful cultivation. Wisconsin. 



Jucunda. Large, conical, rarely coxcombed ; glossy, brilliant scar- 

 let :; seeds prominent ; flesh white, with pale salmon centre, firm, 

 juicy ; of moderate quality often poor. A profuse bearer on some 

 soils, and valuable for market, bearing long conveyance. Plant 

 rather tender. Late. Old. 



