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year, flavour delicious. A very fine variety with a wonderful 

 aroma. Ripe June 11, 1896, and on June 18, 1897. 



11. Crown Prince. — Poor crop each year; not worth 

 growing. 



12. Dr. Morse. — Very light crop each year, habit weak ; not 

 worth growing. 



13 & 14. Dr. Vieillard (Vilmorin, Laxton). — Moderate crop 

 first year, improving the second, quality poor. Ripe June 5, 

 1896, and on June 16, 1897. 



15. Due de Magenta. — An inferior form of British Queen. 

 Ripe June 11, 1896, and on June 18, 1897. 



16. Due de Malakoff. — Moderate crop first and second 

 year, quality good. Ripe June 15, 1896, and on June 18, 

 1897. 



17. Duke of Edinburgh. — Poor crop each year, quality poor ; 

 not worth growing. There are two varieties under this name, 

 this one is Roden's variety. 



18. Edouard Lefort (Vilmorin, Letellier). F.C.C. 1896.— 

 Splendid crop first and second year, flavour delicious. Ripe June 

 11, 1896, and on June 17, 1897. 



19. General McMahon (McDougall). — Light crop first and 

 second year, habit very weak ; scarcely worth growing. Ripe 

 June 11, 1896, and on June 17, 1897. 



20. George Lesueur. — Heavy crop first and second year, 

 quality not good the first year, but excellent the second. Ripe 

 June 11, 1896, and on June 17, 1897. 



21. George Wythes (Laxton). — A promising new variety sent 

 in the autumn of 1896. Crop too light to judge accurately as to 

 its merits. 



22. Hautbois. — Good crop the first year, poor crop the 

 second. Succeeds best from young plants. 



23. Hammonia. — A failure first and second year. Weak 

 habit ; not worth growing. 



24. John Ruskin. — Moderate crop first and second year, 

 quality poor. Ripe June 3, 1896, and on June 14, 1897. 



25. Jennings' White. — Light crop first and second year, 

 quality poor ; not worth growing. 



26. Kimberley (Bunyard). — Practically a failure each year ; 

 not worth growing. 



27. Latest of All (Laxton). F.C.C. 1894.— Very heavy crop 



