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veins broad and green, level with the surface. Flavour, good, but not 

 first-rate. A useful variety, either for market or exhibition purposes. 

 It weighed in 1865, 31 dwt. 



Makes strong erect shoots, and forms a large bush ; bears freely. 



Dr. Davies' Upright. See Bed Champagne. 



DR. HOGG (Leicester). — Fruit, long, flat-sided, with broad shoulders 

 and large plump nose ; the seed-veins broad and deeply sunk. Stalk, 

 long, with a purple wing at the joint. Skin, occasionally hairy, and 

 covered with a greyish down, deep purplish red, with veins of a deeper 

 shade. Flavour, good. A new variety; in 1864 weighed 29 dwt. 4 gr. 



Makes a fine bush, with strong upright wood, which is short jointed, 

 the thorns very stifi', and leaves large. 



Double Bearing. See Red Walnut. 



DRILL (Cranshaw). — ^Fruit, long; the two-veined ones tapering 

 towards the stalk, the three- veined ones long, and rounder than the 

 others, also better shouldered. Skin, smooth, deep duU green, shaded 

 over with yellow. Flavour, good. In 1864 it weighed 30 dwt. ; in 

 1865 weighed 32 dwt. 



The bush bears freely, makes long vigorous wood, and is large and 

 spreading. A late sound variety. 



DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND (Biddulph).— Fruit, long, oval. 

 Skin, smooth, or occasionally a little hairy, creamy white. Flavour, 

 good. In 1860 weighed 23 dwt. 9 gr. Bush, medium sized, spread- 

 ing, and a free bearer. 



DUCK WING (Buerdsill). — Large and obovate. Skin, yellow, and 

 smooth. A late variety, and only of second-rate quality. Bush, 

 erect. 



DUKE OF SUTHERLAND (Biddulph).— Fruit, very long, taper- 

 ing a little towards the staJk. Skin, smooth, light red blended with 

 pink and grey. Flavour, tolerable. In 1864 it weighed 29 dwt. 



A very late variety ; makes long slender wood, a Uttle pendulous, 

 and forms a large spreading bush ; bears freely. 



EAGLE (Cooke). — Fruit, long, tapering slightly towards the stalk, 

 which is long and fine. Skin, smooth, greenish white. Flavour, good. 

 In 1830 weighed 37 dwt. 12 gr. 



Bush, large and spreading ; makes long slender wood, and bears 

 well. A good old variety, now surpassed by newer kinds for exhibi- 

 tion. 



EARLY BLACK. — Medium sized, oblong. Skin, dark red, and 

 hairy. A second-rate variety. Bush, pendulous. 



EARLY ROUGH RED.— Small, roundish oblong. Skin, red, and 

 hairy. A well-flavoured variety, but not first-rate. Bush, spreading. 



