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SELECT VAUrETIES OF FETJITS. 



plant very luxmiant ; fruit stalks very stout, supporting tlie 

 fruit well ; most profuse bearer, rather late. 



IT. Hudson. — Medium size, scarlet, firm, acid; very 

 productive, and esteemed for marketing; grown much, 

 around Cincinnati (p). 



18. Hovey^s Seedling. — A well-known magnificent berry; 

 plant hardy and luxuriant; bears large crops in some 

 places and seasons (p). 



19. Jenny* s Seedling — Yery large, roundish, dark 

 scarlet, flavor medium, plant vigorous, and a moderate 

 beal^r (p). 



20. Large Early Scarlet. — An excellent standard sort, 

 light scarlet, rather acid; bears uniformly great crops; 

 early. 



21. Monroe Scarlet. — Large, roundish, light scarlet, 

 good; very prolific; over 100 perfect berries have been 

 gathered at once from a single plant (p). 



22. Orange Prolific. — Large, orange scarlet ; rather 

 acid, but a great bearer and quite late. 



23. Princess Alice Maud. — A very large and handsome 

 English variety ; very productive, but of indifferent flavor. 



24. Prolific Hautbois. — A large, purplish, conical fruit, 

 with a peculiar musky flavor, very productive ; plant 

 grows tall and luxuriant, with peculiar crimped foliage, and 

 has very large, showy blossoms ; a distinct species ; late. 



25. Swainstone^s Seedling. — A very large and beautiful 

 fruit, of the most delicious flavor; color light shining 

 scarlet, ripens gradually ; a poor bearer ; English. 



26. Scotch Pine Apple^ or Crimson Cone. — One of the 

 most beautiful varieties in appearance; medium size, uni- 

 form, regularly conical, rich dark crimson ; seeds deeply 

 imbedded, giving the sm-face a rasp-like appearnnce; 

 rather acid but good, and very productive. 



Nos. 7, 9, 18 and 20 are the best for general cultivation; 

 for a larger collection, Kos. 5, 17 and 25, besides the 



