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smooth ; a free setter ; trusses carrying an average of seven fruits ; 

 growth strong ; crop good, ripe July 28. Outside crop fair, ripe 

 August 25. 



8. Bonny Best (Burpee). — Fruit large, round or slightly flattened, 

 dark red, very smooth ; a free setter ; trusses carrying an average 

 of seven fruits ; crop good, ripe July 21. Habit vigorous, foliage 

 large and healthy. Outside crop good, ripe August 18. 



9. Improved Carrick (Balch), A.M. August 30, 1910. — Fruit 

 medium, flat round, red, smooth ; trusses carrying an average of 

 eight fruits ; a very free setter ; crop excellent, ripe July 28. Growth 

 very vigorous. Outside crop good, ripe August 18. 



10. Cascade (Sutton). — Fruit small, round, bright red, borne 

 abundantly on pendulous racemes measuring about 2 feet in length. 

 Crop ripe July 21. Growth strong; foliage medium and healthy. 

 Outside crop fair, ripe August 25. 



11. Champion (Dobbie). — Fruit medium, flat round, bright red, 

 smooth ; a free setter and a strong grower ; crop good, ripe July 28. 

 Outside crop fair, ripe August 25. 



13, 14. Comet (J. Veitch, Wood), A.M. July 25, 1899. — Fruit 

 large, flat round, bright red, smooth ; a free setter ; crop heavy, 

 borne in good trusses ; ripe July 28. Growth vigorous. Outside crop 

 fair, ripe August 18. 



12. Conference (Dobbie), F.C.C. August 13, 1889. — Fruit large, 

 flat round, bright red, smooth ; trusses carrying an average of eight 

 fruits ; a good setter ; habit vigorous. Crop heavy, ripe August 1. 

 Outside crop fairly good, ripe August 25. 



15. Dessert (Sutton). — Fruit small, round, dark red, smooth; 

 a free setter ; trusses carrying an average of eleven fruits. Crop 

 heavy, ripe July 21. Habit strong, foliage large. Outside crop 

 good, ripe August 11. 



16. Duke of York (Carter), F.C.C. July 23, 1895. — Fruit medium, 

 flat round, deep red, slightly corrugated, borne in good trusses ; 

 a free setter and a good grower. Crop medium, ripe August 1. 

 Outside crop fair, ripe August 25. 



17. Dumbleton Favourite (Wheeler). — Fruit, rather small, flat 

 round, bright red ; a free setter ; crop good, ripe August 1. Plants 

 vigorous. Stock requires a little more selection. Outside crop 

 fair, ripe August 25. 



18. Dwarf Gem (Sutton). — Fruit large, deep golden yellow, flat 

 round, smooth, borne in good trusses. The plant is of moderate 

 growth and has dark green, much wrinkled foliage. Crop good, 

 ripe August 1. Outside crop poor, ripe August 25. 



19. Dwarf Giant (Burpee). — Fruits medium, flat round, dull red, 

 somewhat corrugated, borne in good trusses ; crop good, ripe August 6. 

 Plants of dwarf habit. Outside crop very poor, ripens late. 



20. Earliana (Burpee). — Fruits large, round or flat round rather 

 irregular, corrugated, red, borne in well- laden trusses ; a free setter. 

 Crop good, ripe July 28. Outside crop good, ripe August 11. 



