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open racemes or clust(>rs of from five lo ei,i!,iit berries. Dri^inated in 

 Oregon, (in the slopes of Mount Hood, l)Ut hardy in Iowa. 



Hall. — About the siz(> of Osage, roundish oval; color dark red 

 and nearh' black \\hen fully ripe. Rome in clusters of five to eight, 

 ripening quite evenly. Has been grown commercially and the fruit 

 sold for Hucklel)erry. 



Mathews. — Fruit half an inch in diameter, oblong oval; color 

 crimson and nearly black when fully ripe; quality very good, liipens 

 early in June in advance of all varieties yet tested. 



Osage. — Berry about the size of Alpiina, roundish oval; color 

 crimson at maturity. Flesh light-colored, juic}-, sweet. Borne in 

 clusters of from six to eight. Does not ripen as evenly as Aljiina. 

 Said to have originated in Ohio; has been grown in hn\n as Iligh-bush 

 huckleberr}-. 



Reeves. — Size medium, roundish oval; color deep pur[ile when 

 ripe. Racemes bearmg from live to fifteen fruits that rijien irregularly 

 giving a season of several days. Flesh purple when fully mature, 

 juicy, sweet, with pleasant flavor. 



Success. — Said to haV(.' (jriginated in Pennsylvania, and first 

 distributed b}' H. E. ^'an Deman, th(>n of Kansas. In Iowa it has 

 proven fully as hardy as varieties from the Xortlnvest. Fruit about 

 like Osage in size and quality, Ijut the berries ripen more evenly. 

 This variety has been more widely cultivated than the others named. 



