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red varieties, seeds large and numerous, flavor mild. Fruit juicy, 

 demanding careful handling. Plate XI. 



Dr. Brete. A French variety imported and cultivated by William 

 S. Carpenter. Illustrated with a full page engraving in the Horticul- 

 turist for 1870, p. 45. 



Eclipse. Received at the Geneva (N. Y.) Experiment Station 

 from H. S. Anderson, of Union Springs, N. Y. Described as vig- 

 orous, upright, with bunches of medium length. Fruit varying in 

 size, with heavy juice, good for jellies. 



Empire. Reported as lacking hardiness and productiveness at 

 the Virginia Experiment Station. Fruit large, bright ruby-red but 

 stems short. 



Fay. Said to be a seedling of Cherry or Victoria, which originated 

 in 1868 with Lincoln Fay, in Chautauqua county, N. Y. It was 

 introduced about 1883. Vigorous, though somewhat spreading, with 

 the lower branches often trailing on the ground. Clusters long, with 

 a good stem between the branch and the fruit, making it easy to 

 gather. Fruit varying from medium to large, uniform in size, of 

 good quality, darker than Red Dutch. 



Filler. Originated in Ulster County, N. Y. A favorite about 

 Marlboro, N. Y. Described as a strong grower but with a very 

 sprawling growth, many branches lying on the ground. Clusters 

 compact and large, easy to pick but hanging well on the bushes. 

 Fruit large, attractive and rich; plant productive. Believed by some 

 to be the same as Fay. It is offered by W. N. Scarff of Ohio under 

 the name Scarff. 



Franco-German. Healthy, productive, bearing very large clusters 

 and holding its fruit late in the fall. 



Gloire de Sablons. Fruit small, white, striped or splashed with 

 red. 



Gloucester Red. Described in Tilton's Journal of Horticulture for 

 1871, p. 188. 



Gondoin Red (Red Provence). Said to have been named from 

 the town in France where it originated. By some this is regarded 

 as the same as Red Provence, and is apparently mentioned by Prince 

 under this name in the Horticulturist, Vol. 2, p. 266. In the Gar- 

 dener's Monthly for 1876, p. 209, the editor, Thomas Meehan, 



