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GOLDEN QUEEN. 



A good yellow variety; not grown for market, the red colored varieties being more 

 in demand. 



ORIGIN: New Jer- 

 sey; a sport of the 

 Cuthbert; 1883. 



BUSH: vigorous; 

 very productive; 

 hardy. 



BEBBY: medium 

 to large; roundish 

 conical; color rich 

 golden yellow; 

 similar to Cuthbert 

 except in color. 



FLESH: tender; 

 juicy; sweet. 



QUALITY : dessert 

 good; cooking 

 good. 



VALUE: market, 

 second class. 



SEASON: medium! 



GOLDEN QUEEN. 



KANSAS. 



One of the newer black caps. 



ORIGIN: chance seedling in Kansas, U.S., about 1884. 



BUSH: vigorous; very thorny; propagation easy; tender in Lake Huron district. 



BERRY: large; roundish; color shining black. 



FLESH: firm; moderately juicy; flavor mild, pleasant. 



QUALITY: very good for canning, pies, etc. 



VALUE: market, first class. 



SEASON : medium. 



LOUDON. 



A good market variety, the berries being a little larger than Cuthbert, but not quite 

 equal to it in quality. 



ORIGIN: raised by F. W. London, of Wisconsin, from seed of Turner crossed with 

 Cuthbert. 



PLANT: hardy; very productive, but not very vigorous; canes very slightly branched, 

 and have strong buds which produce the fruiting branches; pinching back the tips is, 

 therefore, not wise. 



BERRY: size large; form conical; color red, attractive; grains large, inclined to 

 crumble; texture firm; flavor fair. 



QUALITY: dessert or cooking fair. 



VALUE: first for market. 



SEASON: medium. 



