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ductiveness and causes imperfect berries. A colored plate show- 

 ing fruit appeared in the Gardener's Monthly for October, 1870. 



Hiram. Sent out by W. J. Bradt, of Hannibal, N. Y. De- 

 scribed by H. E. Van Deman as very large, sharp, conical. Core 

 large and rough. Not so firm as Cuthbert, but a fair shipper. 

 Rather sharp acid, showing traces of Antwerp parentage. Said to 

 be hardy and productive. Thought to be a cross between Eubus 

 strigosus and Eubus Idceus. 



Howell. Mentioned by F. K. Elliott in the Transactions of the 

 Ohio Pomological Society for 1865 as being then in cultivation. 



Johnson. Received from Cincinnati by E. Y. Teas, of Indiana, 

 in 1875, and reported by him, after a brief trial, to be much like 

 the Philadelphia. Mich. Exp. Sta. Bull. Ill: 285. 



Keystone. Originated with A. L. Felten, of Philadelphia, Pa. 

 Fuller speaks of it as an excellent variety, although the canes are 

 tender. Fruit very large, crimson. 



Kirtland. See False Red Antwerp. 



Kreigh. Brought to notice about 1880. Claimed to be of fair 

 size, productive, hardy, of excellent quality, and firm. Gar. 

 Month. 22: 276. 



Large White. Mentioned as a desirable variety in Hovey's 

 Magazine of Horticulture 1837: 23. 



Lindley. Raised by Joseph B. Lindley, of Newark, N. J., 

 early in the sixties. Said to be a hybrid between the Fastolf and 

 the Native Red. Described as strong, upright, much branched, 

 tall. Spines greenish, stout, and numerous. Fruit medium to 

 large, conical, a little obtuse, crimson. Grains medium to large, 

 compact. Flesh rather soft, juicy, sweet, good. 



Union (Red). Mentioned in " Rural Affairs," vol. 7, p. 81. 

 Also by William Parry, of New Jersey, in 1870, as unsuccessful. 



Little Prolific. A red variety originated with John Little, of 

 Ontario. Sent out in 1883. Plant hardy, slender and branching, 

 bearing heavily. Shoots green, without spines. Fruit medium, 

 roundish, slightly conical, purplish red, firm, juicy, acid and 

 sprightly. No longer cultivated. Probably Eubus neglectus. 



May Orange. Offered for sale by L. L. May & Co. 



Mendocino. A Pacific coast variety. Said to have originated 

 in Mendocino county, Cal. , and used by Luther Burbank, of Santa 

 Rosa, Cal., in the production of some of his seedlings and 

 hybrids. Mich. Exp. Sta. Bull. Ill: 290. 



Miller Favorite (Red). On trial at the Michigan Agricul- 

 tural College in 1887. 



Mohler No. 1. Mentioned as a red variety on trial at the 



