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with very few minute prickles, dark red, mild subacid or sweet, of 

 good flavor. Said to be very hard to propagate in the United States. 

 Plates XI and XIV. 



Jewett. Received at the United States Division of Pomology from 

 George H. Andrews, Clarkson, N. Y. Found in a pasture. De- 

 scribed as large, oblong, whitish green, changing to blotched and 

 stippled red. Rep. U. S. Pomologist 1894: 27. 



Jolly Angler (F). Vigorous, and apparently productive. Fruit 

 medium to large, oblong or roundish oblong, smooth, light green, 

 sweet, good. 



Keepsake (F). A strong grower, promising to be productive, some- 

 what subject to mildew. Fruit medium or above, nearly round, 

 smooth, greenish white, sweet or nearly so, very good. 



Lady Popham (F). A moderate grower, productive, compara- 

 tively free from mildew. Fruit medium to large, oblong, smooth, 

 yellow, very sweet, good. A good variety for exhibition purposes. 



Lancashire Lad (F). A strong grower, comparatively free from 

 mildew. Fruit medium to large, nearly round, dark red, almost 

 wine color, slightly hairy, of good quality, subacid or nearly sweet. 



Leveller (F). A moderate grower, mildewing but slightly, and 

 promising to be productive. Fruit medium to large, oblong, smooth, 

 yellowish, slightly acid, good. 



Lord Beaconsfield (F). A good grower, promising to be productive, 

 somewhat subject to mildew. Fruit below medium size, nearly 

 round, green, smooth, sweet and good. 



Matchless (F) . A strong grower, promising to be productive, mil- 

 dewing but slightly. Fruit large, oblong, green, slightly hairy, 

 sweet, very good. 



May Duke (F). One of the successful early foreign sorts at the 

 Geneva, N. Y., Experiment Station. 



Mountain (H). A variety which originated with the Shakers, of 

 Lebanon, N. Y. Bush tall and productive, with slender, sprawling 

 branches, which need close pruning. Fruit dull, brownish purple, 

 somewhat larger than Downing, oblong, smooth, with a thick skin, 

 moderately juicy and sweet. Professor S. A. Beach says a that this 

 variety is of special interest, as being the only known representative 

 1 Geneva (N. Y.) Exp. Sta. Bull. 114: 18. 



