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red ; seeds depressed ; flesh firm, reddish ; flavour excellent. Crop 

 good; ripe July 5. Foliage medium. 



ir. Eaton Grove Favourite (Daniels). — This stock, being received 

 in October 1912, did not mature sufficient fruit for description. 



12. Empress of India (Laxton), F.C.C. May 17, 1892. — Fruit 

 medium, conical, red ; seeds depressed ; flesh white and of excellent 

 flavour. Crop fair; ripe July 5. Foliage medium. The Committee 

 did not consider this a true stock. 



13. Epicure (Laxton). — Fruit medium, bright scarlet, conical 

 with blunt apex ; seeds buried ; flesh solid, whitish, and of good 

 flavour. Crop good; ripe June 26. Foliage large and broad. 



14. Excelsior (Smiles), A.M. June 20, 1911. — Fruit of medium 

 size, oval to wedge-shaped, bright red in colour, with red depressed 

 seeds ; flesh pale pink, Arm, very juicy, and of excellent flavour. 

 Plant robust, with broad foliage. Crop fair; ripe June 26. 



15. Filbert Pine (Laxton). — Fruit rather small, conical or wedge- 

 shaped, dull red ; seeds dark and deeply buried ; flesh white, solid, and 

 of delicious flavour. Crop moderate ; plants strong and vigorous in 

 habit ; foliage medium, borne on long petioles. 



16. Fillbasket (Laxton), A.M. July 23, 1907. — Fruit medium, 

 conical, bright red ; seeds depressed ; flesh firm, white, of good, 

 rather sharp, flavour. Crop very heavy. 



17. Givon's Late Prolific (Laxton), F.C.C. July 22, 1902. — This 

 is the best of the late varieties, and is the result of a cross between 

 ' Waterloo ' and ' Latest of All.' Fruit large, wedge-shaped, dark 

 crimson ; seeds depressed ; flesh reddish, firm, juicy, and of excellent 

 flavour. Plants of compact habit, with small leaves borne on short 

 petioles. Crop good. 



18. Gunton Park (Laxton), F.C.C. July 21, 1891. — Fruit large, 

 wedge-shaped, bright scarlet ; seeds buried ; flesh reddish, firm, and 

 of good flavour. Crop good; ripe June 26. Foliage large and broad. 



19. Kentish Favourite (Pierce), A.M. June 25, 1907. — Fruit 

 medium, round or conical, red ; seeds prominent ; flesh firm, whitish, 

 of good flavour. Crop good; ripe June 26. A compact grower, with 

 small foliage. This variety is considered to be synonymous with 

 ' Leader.' 



20. King George V. (Hibberd). — Fruit medium, conical, sometimes 

 wedge-shaped, bright red ; seeds yellow, depressed ; flesh reddish, 

 firm, and of good flavour. Crop heavy ; ripens late. Foliage medium. 



21. King George V. (Laxton). — This stock, being received in 

 September 1912, did not mature sufficient fruit for description. 



22. La France (Laxton). — Fruit rather small, conical, bright 

 scarlet ; seeds dark, prominent. Flesh solid, whitish, of good flavour. 

 Crop heavy ; ripe, June 26. Foliage medium ; plant a strong grower. 



23. La Grosse Sucrde (Laxton). — Fruit medium, long conical, very 

 dark red ; seeds buried. Flesh firm, white, and of good flavour. 

 Crop poor; ripe June 26. Plants not vigorous in growth; foliage 

 medium. 



