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seedling of Michel Early, wliicli it resembles, but it is earlier and the 

 fruit is larger. GroAvn coniinereially in the South. Perfect flowers. 



Edith. — Lai'ge, roundish, truncated; color scarlet on sunny side; 

 quality very good. Popular in the Southeast as a home berry. 

 Pistillate. 



Eleanor. — Large, conical, regular; color dark crimsor. Flesh 

 colored; (luality very good. Season, very early. Stands drouth 

 wherever tested. Xew .Tersey. 



Enhance. — Large, conical; color bright crimson. Flesh firm; 

 quality very good. Widely planted for niarket. Flowers perfect. 

 Ohio. 



Enormous. — Large to very large, roundisli oblong; color dark 

 crimson, glossy. Flesh firm, solitl; (]uality good. Flowers pistillate. 

 A seedling of Crescent that has rajiidly come iido favor. Illinois. 



Epping. — Large, even-sized, roundish conical: color even bright 

 crimson. Flesh firm, sweet, rich, very good. Season, earh', hut 

 continues longer than usual. Pistillate. A Xew Hampshire varietv, 

 with a good record. 



Eureka. — Large, roundish conical; color bright red. Flesh firm, 

 good. Season, medimn to late. Flowers iiistillate. Hardly com- 

 mercial as yet. Ohio. 



Excelsior. — iledium to large, roundish, sliglitly conical; color 

 bright red. Flesh firm, very good. BecomiTig ])o])ular, as it does 

 well in nianv sections, and is very early in season. Flowers perfect. 

 Arkansas. 



Gandy. — Large, conical, regular; color glossy crimson; quality 

 very good. Firm enough for distant shipment and an excellent 

 canning variety. Flowers jierfect. Xew .Jersey. 



Gardner. — As grown in Iowa, large, conical; color bright crimson. 

 Flowers perfect. Rather soft for market, but jioiuilar for home use 

 and near market. Iowa. 



Geisler. — Large, long conical, but often nearly round; color 

 bright scarlet. Flesh light pink, quite firm; quality good. Season, 

 early to medium. Flowers perfect. Michigan. 



Gibson. — !\Iedium to large, conical, somewhat irregular; color 

 dark red; quality good. Flowers perfect. A new variety of much 

 promise. Xew York. 



Gladstone. — Large, broad conical, irregular; color red; quality 

 not the best. The plants are strong and vigorous and endure drouth 



