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BRITON. {Ancieni Bnton). 



Counted one of the best varieties where it succeeds; it is a special favorite with 

 fruit growers in Wisconsin, in which State it originated. 



Origin : a Wisconsin seedling found by A. H. Briton ; first mentioned in the 

 Report of the Wisconsin Horticultural Society, 1869. 



Pi.ANT : hardy, vigorous and fairly productive. Budd in his "Systematic Pomology," 

 speaks of it as one of the hardiest varieties yet tested. 



Briton. 



Rerry : medium to large; form oblong, conical; texture, melting; flavor rery 

 pleasant. 



Season: medium. 



