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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



1906. — Ready for use May 27. Fruit about 12 inches long ; handsome ; 

 moderate neck ; good colour ; white spines ; sturdy habit. A free-setting 

 heavy-cropping variety. 



16. Excelsior <Barr). — Ready for use June 1. Fruit about 14 inches 

 long ; short neck ; green at the neck, shading to white at the point ; 

 smooth ; sturdy habit. A very prolific variety. 



17. Famous. A.M. May 25, 1901 (Mortimer).— Ready for use May 26. 

 Fruit 18 inches long ; short neck ; good colour ; white spines. A vigorous, 

 free-bearing variety. 



IS. HazelTs Perfect tSharpe). — Ready for use May 27. Fruit 15 

 inches long ; good colour ; long neck ; rather smooth, with small white 

 spines : sturdy habit. Free bearer. 



19. Ideal,* A.M. May 8, 1900, and XXX June 8, 1906 (Carter).— 

 Ready for use May 27. Fruit 18 inches long ; handsome ; fine colour ; 

 very short neck : white spines ; vigorous, and a great bearer. 



20. 21. 22. Improved Telegraph (Carter, Dobbie, J. Yeitch). — A very 

 good form of the well-known 1 Telegraph.' 



23, 24. Lockie's Perfection, F.C.C. June 12, 1888 (J. Yeitch, Carters- 

 Ready for use May 28. Fruit 12 inches long ; handsome ; short neck ; 

 nearly smooth ; only a few white spines ; vigorous. Fair crop. 



25, 26. Lord Roberts (Sydenham, J. Yeitch;. — Ready for use May 27. 

 Fruit about 18 inches long ; handsome ; deep green colour ; short neck ; 

 white spines ; pale green foliage. Good crop. 



27, 28. Magnum Bonum (Mortimer, Carter). — Ready for use May 23. 

 Fruit 15 inches long ; short neck : white spines. Good crop. 



29. 30. Market Favourite. XXX June 8, 1906 (J. Yeitch, Carter).— 

 Ready for use May 29. Fruit 18 to 20 inches long ; handsome ; fine 

 colour ; short neck ; white spines ; vigorous. A very free cropper, and 

 one of the best of the long type. 



31, 32. Market Gem (Yeitch, Mortimer). — Ready for use May 26. 

 Fruit 1^ inches long: good colour: long neck; white spine: vigorous. 

 Free-r>earing. 



33 ; 34. Marvel F.C.C. March 10, 1*96, and XX June &, 1906 

 (Mortimer, Stanard). — Ready for use May 25. Fruit 18 inches long ; 

 deep colour ; short neck : white spines : sturdy. Yery heavy crop. 



35. 36. Matchless. F.C.C. August 11. 1891, and XXX -Tune 8, 1906 

 (Carter, Mortimer). — Ready for use May 25. Fruit 1* inches long : dark 

 colour ; short neck ; white spines ; handsome : immense foliage ; some 

 of the leaves 22 inches across. Yery free bearer. 



37. Mcdel (Carter!. — Ready for use May 24. Fruit 12 inches long; 

 short neck ; nearly smooth ; white spines : small foliage : sturdy. Good 

 crop. 



38. Monarch i Stanard i. — Similar to Rochford's Market. 



39. New Japanese Climbing (Barn. — Seeds of this were received late. 

 A rampant-growing variety, with very small prickly fruits, cf no value. 



40. Peerless (Sutton).— Ready for use May 30. Fruit 12 inches long ; 

 short neck ; deep colour : white spines ; very large foliage. Fair crop. 



41. 42. Pride of the Market (Sutton, Barr). — Ready for use June 12. 

 Fruit 12 inches long : short neck ; white spines ; very vigorous. A great 

 bearer, but about 14 days later than others in commencing to fruit 



