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EMPEROR. 



ORIGIN: by John Little, Granton, Ont. 



PLANT: large, vigorous, healthy; quite productive; perfect flowered. 



BERRY: very large; conical, sometimes ribbed; color dark red. 



FLESH: reddish pink almost to the centre; texture firm. 



QUALITY: good. 



SEASON: medium to late. 



EMPRESS. 



Very like the Emperor and from the same source, originated by the late John 

 Little. The plant is very healthy, strong, productive and a vigorous grower. The fruit 

 is dark red and attractive, and of good quality; season, medium to late; blossoms 

 perfect. 



EXCELSIOR. 



Popular in some sections because very early. 

 ORIGIN: Arkansas. 



PLANT: vigorous; propagates easily; sometimes inclined to leaf rust; fairly pro- 

 ductive; blossom perfect 



BERRY: medium; form roundish, somewhat conical; color bright red. 



FLESH: texture firm; flavor very pleasant. 



QUALITY: very good. 



VALUE: market, second class. 



SEASON: very early. 



GEISLER. 



ORIGIN: a chance seedling found in Michigan, somewhat resembling the Seaford in 

 shape and size. 



PLANT: a very strong plant, making plenty of runners; very healthy, no sign of 

 rust and quite productive; perfect blossom; a very early bloomer, one of the first. 



FRUIT: large, bright dark scarlet, round to oblong in shape; solid. . 



FLESH: light pink in color, medium in firmness and of good quality. 



SEASON: early to medium. 



GANDY. 



One of the best very late varieties. 



ORIGIN: New Jersey; seedling of Jersey Queen x Glendale. 



PLANT: healthy; blossoms perfect; a shy bearer. 



BERBY: large; form conical, regular; color glossy crimson. 



FLESH: color pink; texture firm. 



QUALITY: dessert, very good; canning, excellent. 



VALUE: market near or distant, first class; an excellent shipping berry. 



SEASON: very late. 



GLEN MARY. 



Considerably planted for market purposes on account of its size and productiveness. 



ORIGIN: a chance seedling found by J. A. Ingram, of Pennsylvania. 



PLANT: vigorous; healthy; foliage dark green; propagates readily; blossoms perfect; 

 fruit stem stout; productive. 



BERRY: large to very large; form round conical, ribbed, with green tip; color dark 

 crimson. 



FLESH: pink and white; texture firm; flavor slightly acid. 



QUALITY: dessert, fair; canning, good. 



VALUE: market, first class; a good shipper. 



SEASON: medium to late. 



