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shallow , rather obtuse; calyx large, basin slightly plaited ; 

 flesh rather firm, flavor pleasant and sub-acid. Two weeks 

 later than Early Harvest. A native of New Jersey. Suc- 

 ceeds better at Cleveland and in New Jersey than in 

 western New-York. 



Borovitsky. Roundish, slightly angular ; pale green, trans- 

 lucent, sunny side faintly striped ; basin large ; flesh 

 white, firm, juicy, sub-acid, agreeable. Late summer. 

 Russian. 



Cole. (Syn. Scarlet Perfume.) Medium in size, roundish- 

 flattened, sometimes slightly conical ; bright crimson in 

 obscure stripes j stalk slender ; basin broad ; sub-acid, 

 second rate flavor. Late summer. English. 



Devonshire Quarrenden. (Syn. Red Quarrenden.) Size 

 medium, variable ; round-oblate, remotely conical ; striped 

 with rich crimson ; stalk short, deep set ; basin very 

 shallow, plaited j flesh crisp, juicy, sub-acid, pleasant, 

 second rate. Late summer and early autumn. English. 



Early Chandler. Medium in size, roundish, slightly 

 flattened, striped light rich red or greenish yellow ; stalk 

 half an inch long ; basin rather wide, shallow, wrinkled; 

 rather acid, not rich, second rate, flesh very tender, skin 

 thin. Variable in appearance. Middle to end of summer. 

 Growth erect, vigorous. Origin, Conn. ; cultivated 

 mostly in Ohio. 



Early Joe. Size medium or rather small ; oblate, some- 

 times obscurely approaching conical ; smooth and regular ; 

 color, with numerous short, broken, red stripes on yellow 

 ground, a nearly uniform deep red to the sun, with con- 

 spicuous white specks ; stem three-quarters of an inch 

 long, rather thick ; cavity shallow, acute ; basin small 

 even ; flesh fine grained, very tender, slightly crisp, juicy, 

 sub-acid, spicy, excellent. Ripens the last two weeks ot 

 summer. Shoots dark, growth slow. A profuse bearer. 

 Origin, East Bloomfield, N. Y. Fig. 109. 



Early Red Margaret. {Syn. Red Juneating, Striped June- 

 ating, Early Red Juneating.) Rather small, round-ovate 

 lightly striped with dull red, and somewhat russeted 



