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BRITON (Ancient Briton). 



Counted one of the best varieties where it succeeds; it is a special favorite with 

 fruit growers in Wisconsin, in which State it originated. 



ORIGIN: a Wisconsin seedling found by A. H. Briton; first mentioned in the Report 

 of the Wisconsin Horticultural Society, 1869. 



PLANT: hardy, vigorous and fairly productive. Budd, in his "Systematic Pomology,'* 

 speaks of it as one of the hardiest varieties yet tested. 



BRITON. 



BERRY: medium to large; form oblong, conical; texture, melting; flavor very pleasant. 

 SEASON: medium. 



