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Flesh remarkably firm. Grown South almost exclusively. Perfect. 

 South Carolina. 



Hood River. Very large, roundish conical; color scarlet. Flesh 

 quite firm, sweet, aromatic, very good. Season, early. Doubly 

 starred in Oregon, on the West coast,, and is doing well in New Jersey. 

 Flowers perfect. Oregon. 



Howell. Large, conical, regular; color scarlet and red; quality 

 good. A popular variety in North Carolina. Staminate. 



Hunn. Large, roundish; color dark crimson. Flesh very firm; 

 quality very good. A very late variety, later than Gandy or Michigan. 

 A choice variety for canning. Flowers perfect. New Jersey. 



Iowa Queen. Medium to large, conical, smooth, regular; color 

 glossy crimson with bright yellow seeds. Flesh firm; quality very 

 good. Quite widely grow r n as a handsome variety that ships well 

 and sells well. Flowers perfect. Iowa. 



Jay Gould. Large, roundish conical ; color red and crimson. 

 Flesh firm ; quality very good. It is earlier than Crescent, larger and 

 quite as good in quality. Planted commercially in Ohio and New 

 York. Pistillate. Ohio. 



Jersey Queen. Large to very large, roundish oblate; color 

 crimson and scarlet. Flesh firm, melting, vinous, very good. Sea- 

 son, quite late. Grown in Ohio and the southeastern States mainly. 

 New Jersey. 



Jessie. Large to very large, long conical; color bright scarlet or 

 red; quality good. Starred in several States, but not west of the 

 Mississippi. Flowers perfect. Wisconsin. 



Jewell. Large, bright red, changing to crimson. Flesh very 

 firm. Very productive. Grown in Ohio. Pistillate. Ohio. 



Kentucky. Large, roundish conical, color dark red. Flesh firm, 

 mildly acid, rich, good. An old Kentucky variety, yet prized in 

 Illinois and other States on account of its late ripening. Perfect. 



Klondike. Large, regular. Flesh very firm; color deep red to 

 the center; quality very good. This is a Southern variety that in 

 Mississippi and other States farther south is best in yield, best in 

 quality, and the plant is free from disease. Perfect. 



Lady Rusk. Large, and described in Ohio as several days earlier 

 than Crescent, and it is superior to it in every respect, holding its 

 size well through the season, and, above all, one of the most productive 

 varieties. Pistillate. 



