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Parker Earle.* Medium, long conical ; light crimson ; slightly 

 necked ; flesh red, sub-acid. Strong plants ; very productive. 

 Season late. Needs rich soil. Texas. 



Wilder.* (President Wilder.) Large, ovate-conical, regular ; bright 

 scarlet ; flesh firm, sweet, rich. Often quite productive. Dor- 

 chester, Mass. A European variety known as President Wilder 

 is distinguished from this by the long neck of the fruit. Old. 



Princess.* Very large, roundish ; light crimson ; excellent flavor. 

 Vigorous, not productive. Minnesota. Fine for home garden. 



Princeton. (Princeton Chief.) Medium roundish ; dark red ; ber- 

 ries on stout stalks ; very sweet. Vigorous, productive. Mid- 

 season. 



Ridgeway. Very vigorous and productive. Large, round conic, 

 crimson, firm, fine quality. One of the best of the newer varieties. 



Rio. (Thompson's No. 9.) Medium, irregular, ovate; bright red, 

 or scarlet ; quality fair. Very early. 



Seth Boyden. (Boyden's No. 30.) Very large, roundish conical, 

 regular, often with a short neck ; bright crimson ; rather soft on 

 the surface ; juicy, rich, sub-acid. Plant vigorous and produc- 

 tive. Newark, N. J. Old. 



Sharpless.* Large, often irregular and coxcombed or flat conical ; 

 dark scarlet ; firm, rich, very good. Season medium. Widely 

 known for its size and productiveness. Fails in some localities. 

 Pennsylvania. 



Shuckless. (Mt. Vernon.) Large, obtuse conical; light crimson ; 

 quality fair ; parts from the calyx in picking. Mid-season. 



Triomphe de Gand. Quite large (often two inches longest diameter 

 under good cultivation), sometimes irregularly roundish, more 

 frequently much coxcombed; crimson; flesh rather firm, with a 

 mild, sweet, very good flavor. Plant vigorous, hardy, and mod- 

 erately productive requiring good cultivation and the removal 

 of runners. Belgian. Old. 



William Belt.* Vigorous, setting an abundance of runners. Ber- 

 ries large to very large, many of the first fruits coxcombed, later 

 ones conical, crimson, firm, very good to best. Productive. 

 Rusts badly. Mid-season. One of the best for home use. Ohio. 



Wilson.* (Wilson's Albany, Albany Seedling.) Medium to small, 

 broadly conic, pointed ; deep crimson ; flesh crimson, firm, brisk 

 acid, becoming rich and agreeable when fully ripe. Exceedingly 

 productive and hardy, and succeeds well as a market sort at the 

 North, South, and West. Although an old variety, it is still one 

 of the popular standard sorts. It is a good pollinizer for imper- 

 fect plants. New York. 



Wolverton.* Large, regular, round conical, bright crimson ; flavor 

 good. Vigorous, productive. Mid-season to late. Canada. 



