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thereby making it a very valuable market sort. Fruit beautiful scarlet, flavor very 

 delicious ; large size, and uniformly so. Originated in New Jersey, and proves ex- 

 tremely hardy wherever triedi 



'■Philadelphia, (H.) — Most delicious early sort we have, and yields its whole crop of 

 good sized, bright scarlet fruit at three or four pickings. 



*Nicanor, (H.) — Plant very hardy and vigorous. It commences to ripen in a few days 

 before the Early Scarlet, and continues up to the very latest ; thus making it profita- 

 ble at both ends of the season. Fruit from one to one and a quarter inches in diam- 

 eter, very regular and uniform in size, roundish conical, bright scarlet ; more firm and 

 not so acid as Wilson. Our standard early sort. 



Du ncan, (H.) — Among the newer sorts this is one of the best, Its peculiar,, aromatic, 

 delicious flavor makes it especially valuable for the garden and home use. Is large 

 and early. Requires rich soil. 



The above seven sorts are all early. 



* Wilson's Albany, (H.)— Too well known to require any description. Yields 

 enormous crops everywhere. A week later than any of the above. This sort is 

 badly mixed throughout the country, there being but very few plantations but what 

 have more or less spurious plants mixed in. Hence great care should be taken to get 

 genuine plants. Succeeds well in hills or rows. Originated at Albany, N.Y. 



Triomphe de Qand, (H-) — On a heavy soil, with rich cultivation, and grown only 

 in hills, this proves a fine sort. Fruit large ; color light scarlet ; shape coxcomb and 

 inclined to "sport;" flavor delicious and fruit late. Foreign. 



* Kramer,(H.)— Popular in theNorthwest because of its extreme hardiness and pro- 

 ductiveness. 



Feast's Fillmore, (P.)— A very popular sort in many localities. With us it yields ' 

 very fair crops oE most delicious fruit. It must be grown only in hills to produce 

 well. Fruit when ripe nearly as black as the Black Tartarian Cherry ; size large and 

 very uniform, with a peculiar, delicious, aromatic flavor, highly perfumed. ' Origi- 

 nated in Maryland, and gives good satisfaction wherever tried Medium to late. 



Longworth's Prolific, (P.)— Large size ; light crimson ; flesh scarlet, firm, rich and 

 brisk ; very productive and one of the best. 



* Chas. Downing, (H.)— Probably no old sort has given more general satisfaction over 

 the country than this. Plant hardy ; yields large crops ; flavor delicious ; bright 

 scarlet, large size. We notice Illinois and Western horticulturists generallv nlace it 

 first on the list. * . *■? 



* Essex Beauty, (H.)— A new seedling of great beauty and promise. Is very large and 

 regular in form, deep rich crimson color, fine flavor, carries remarkably well retain- 

 ing its beauty of color and gloss for a long time, is very prolific, seldom showing any- 

 thing like irregularity in form, bearing its fruit well up from the ground, with many 

 berries of the largest size on each stem, ripening evenly and perfectly. 



Monarch of the West, (H.)— A fine large variety, good flavor. Its great fault is in 

 having green ends to the fruit, but this does not hurt it for family use, it beine one of 

 the best for that purpose. It must have rich soil and good cultivation. 



* Green Prolific, (P.)-(See cut on first page of cover.) Still another season's trial 

 with this truly fine and valuable sort has attached us the more strongly to it We 

 notice that a large share of our best and most reliable fruit men speak in the most 



