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Keen’s Seedling. 
Keen’s Black Pine. Murphy’s Child. 
An old well-known English sort of the finest quality, but does 
not generally succeed here. Flowers staminate. Fruit large, 
roundish, often cockscomb-shaped, dark purplish -scarlet, surface 
polished. Flesh firm, with a rich high flavour. 
. Le Baron. 
Raised by Wm. R. Prince. Fruit early, very large, obtuse- 
cone, dark scarlet, not showy, sweet, rich, melting, highest fla- 
vour of all the largest varieties ; very productive for one of its 
sexuality, and continues a long time in bearing. Hermaphro- 
dite. (Pr. Cat.) 
McAvoy’s Extra Red. 
McAvoy’s No 1. 
Same origin as Superior. Flowers pistillate ; vines hardy, 
vigorous, and very productive. Fruit large, irregularly oblate, 
generally necked. Colour deep scarlet. Flesh tender, juicy ; 
flavour exceedingly acid. Excellent for preserving. 
Methven Scarlet. 
Methven Castle. Southampton Scarlet. 
Warren’s Seedling. Keen’s Seedling, (of some) 
An English variety of large sizes, roundish or cockscomb-shap- 
ed, rather dull scarlet. Flesh soft, and of indifferent flavour ; 
pistillate. 
Moyamensing. 
Raised by Gerhard Schmitz, of Philidelphia. Pistillate, mo- 
derately vigorous and productive. Fruit medium to large, 
broadly conical, deep crimson ; seeds numerous, deeply imbedded. 
Flesh red, rather firm, pretty briskly acid, much like Hudson, 
and may prove a good market variety. 
Monroe Scarlet. 
Raised by Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y. Flowers pis- 
tillate, plant vigorous, and productive. Fruit rather large, round- 
ish, light scarlet. Flesh tender, juicy, and of very good flavour. 
Necked Pine. 
Unique Prairie. Pine Apple. 
An American variety, rather early, medium size, conical, with 
a neck ; light scarlet. Flesh tender, sprightly, rather acid , 
productive. Pistillate. 
