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sold to Matthew Crawford, in 1884, he in turn selling it to J. T. 

 Lovett, who offered it for sale in 1886. Mr. Lovett first announced 

 it under the name of Uncle Tom, but later the name Erie was sub- 

 stituted, which is the only one under which it was offered for sale. 

 A strong, spreading grower, very thorny, productive, but lacking 

 in hardiness in some regions. Season intermediate. Fruit large, 

 roundish oval, of good quality. 



Eureka (H). In 1876 William Parry selected the best and most 

 perfect berries of Wilson's Early, grown by the side of Dorchester, 

 planted them, grew the seedlings together for four years, then se- 

 lected the best, which was named Eureka, the others being de- 

 stroyed. Mich. Hort. Soc. Kept. 1886 : 407. 



Excelsior. Productive, of fair quality, good size, season medium; 

 lacks hardiness. Mass. Hatch Exp. Sta. Bull. 6 : 4. 



Fairfax (D) . Sent out by C. A. Tiber, of Fairf ax county, Virginia, 

 who found it wild on a stony, unproductive hillside in that county. 



Farley. Origin unknown. Fruit nearly as large as New Rochelle, 

 sweet, and earlier. Horticulturist. 



Felton. Introduced by Oscar Felton, Camden, N. J. Rather 

 spreading; fruit large, long, sweet and good. Fuller. 



Ford No. 1. On trial at the Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment 

 Station. 



Freed. A variety originated about 1871 by George Freed, of 

 Columbiana Co., Ohio. Rank and hardy, but a shy bearer. 



French Lawton. A selected and improved strain of the Lawton 

 offered by W. N. Scarff of Ohio. 



Fruitland. A variety from Ohio. Canes strong, upright, grooved, 

 with greenish red bark. Fruit medium, nearly round, with medium 

 large grains, sweet, good. 



Gainor. Large and productive, but not hardy enough at Ottawa, 

 Canada. Rept. Can. Exp. Farms, 1889 : 95. 



Gardena (D). Name from Gardena, California. Thought to be 

 a seedling of Premo. Very early, being the first to ripen and coming 

 on very fast. Large, jet black and firm. Plant healthy, resisting 

 frost well. Successful in Southern California. 



Geer (D). A variety discovered by F. L. Wright, in a wood-lot 

 belonging to a Mrs. Geer, of Plainfield, Livingston Co., Michigan. 



