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good. Growth, stem, and internodes normal ; petioles short ; fruit 

 round, smooth, deep green, becoming yellowish citrine when ripe ; 

 netting coarse; flesh red and white beneath the skin, ij in. deep; 

 cavity pear-shape ; average weight 4 lb. ; girth 19 in. Ripe 

 August I. 



6. Barnett Hill Favourite (Carter), XXX August 10, 1914. — Flavour 

 good. Growth, stem, and internodes normal ; petioles very short, 

 fruit elliptic-angular, slightly lobed, deep green, becoming yellow 

 when ripe ; flesh white, ij in. deep ; average weight 4 lb. ; girth 

 18 in. Ripe August 4. A very heavy cropper in the frames. 



7. Beauty of Syon (Dawkins), F.C.C. October 18, 1892. — Flavour 

 good. Growth very strong ; stem normal, internodes normal ; fruit 

 on second laterals, round, smooth, mid-green, becoming golden-yellow 

 when ripe, flesh red, i J in. deep ; cavity normal ; average weight 

 3 lb. ; girth 15 in. Ripe August 13. 



8. Best of All (Sutton). — Flavour acceptable. Growth and stem 

 normal ; internodes short ; fruit oval, slightly lobed, mid-green, 

 becoming pale green when ripe ; netting deep and coarse ; flesh green, 

 white beneath the skin, if in. deep ; cavity normal ; average weight 

 5J lb. ; girth 20 in. Ripe August 14. 



9. Blenheim Orange (Carter), F.C.C. September 14, 1880.— Flavour 

 acceptable. Growth very strong ; stem normal ; internodes short ; 

 petioles short ; fruit on second laterals oval, smooth, mid-green, 

 becoming strav/ colour when ripe ; netting fine ; f^esh red, nearly 2 

 in. deep ; cavity normal ; average weight 6| lb. ; girth 22 J in. 

 Ripe August 6. 



10. Bountiful (Sutton). — Flavour acceptable. Grov/th normal; 

 stem almost straight, internodes long ; petioles very long, leaves 

 large ; a very free setter ; fruit oval, 10-12 lobed, deep green in the 

 corrugations, netted on the lobes, end ringed ; flesh red, with a narrow 

 green region under the skin, ij in. deep ; cavity normal ; average 

 weight 2^ lb. ; girth 15 J in. Ripe August 14. 



11. British Queen (Carter), F.C.C. September 6, 1898.— Flavour 

 good, very sweet. Growth and stem normal, internodes long ; 

 petioles short ; fruit oval, mid-green, becoming yellow when ripe ; 

 flesh white, ij in. deep; cavity normal ; average weight 3 J lb.; 

 girth 17 in. Ripe August 5. 



12. Countess, The (Sydenham), F.C.C. July 9, 1889. — Flavour 

 acceptable. Growth normal, stem much bent ; internodes normal ; 

 petioles long ; fruit more or less round, slightly lobed, deep green, 

 becoming light lemon-yellow when ripe ; netting fine, stalk inserted ; 

 flesh white, i J in. deep ; cavity normal ; average weight 7 lb. ; girth 

 23J in. Ripe July 24. 



13. Crakehall Favourite (Backhouse). — Flavour acceptable. 

 Growth and stem normal ; internodes long ; petioles short ; fruit 

 round-oval, smooth, glaucous-grey, becoming cream colour with brown 

 blotches when ripe; netting fine; flesh deep cream colour, ij in. 

 deep ; cavity normal ; average weight 3 J lb.. ; girth 17 in. Ripe July 22. 



