492 ReEporT OF THE HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 
age, a cross between Bubach and Lady Thompson. Mr. Brown 
distributed plants among nurserymen and others in 1904. Plants 
few, medium in vigor, healthy, unproductive. Leaves above medium 
in size, moderately dark green; leaf stems short to medium, inclined 
to slender. Fruit stems short, thick, branched, prostrate. Blooms 
and ripens early, picks easily. Calyx medium to large, rather leafy, 
usually an attractive green, flat to slightly sunken. Seeds variable 
in depth. Fruit variable in size, roundish conic to wedge or some- 
times elongated, medium dark glossy scarlet. Flesh medium red, 
rather firm, somewhat acid, not high in flavor, fair to good. Not 
equal to best varieties. 
Gem.—(Slaymaker & Son, Dover, Del.) Imperfect. Plants 
rather few, medium in vigor, healthy, productive. Leaves medium 
to large, of average color; leaf stems medium in length, inclined to 
thick. Fruit stems medium to long, thick, often single, semi-erect 
to prostrate. Blooms and ripens in midseason, picks easily. Calyx 
rather small, not leafy, very pale green, flat to slightly sunken. 
Seeds variable in depth. Fruit above medium to medium in size, 
decreases as the season advances, conical, often sharp pointed, un- 
attractive light scarlet. Flesh almost white, medium firm, mild, low 
in flavor, of poor quality. Unpromising. 
Gill—(M. Crawford Co., Cuyahoga Falls, O.) Perfect. Origi- 
nated about 1898 by E. H. Ekey, Steubenville, Ohio, and introduced 
by him in 1906. Thought to be a result of crossing Beder Wood 
and a seedling of Bubach. Plants very few, weak, unhealthy in 
appearance, very unproductive. Leaves medium to small, yellowish 
green; leaf stems of average size, short. Fruit stems short to 
medium, thick, double. Blooms and ripens very early, picks medium 
easily. Calyx small to medium, discolored, flat. Seeds slightly 
raised to medium. Fruit medium to small, irregular in shape, 
averaging roundish conic, blunt, medium dark scarlet. Flesh 
whitish, moderately firm, mildly acid, low in flavor, of poor quality. 
Undesirable as fruited here. 
Gladstone.—(Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y.) Perfect. 
Originated about 1893 by F. F. Merceron, Catawissa, Pa., and in- 
troluced by him a few years later. Said to be a seedling of Sharp- 
less. Plants rather few in number, vigorous, healthy, below medium 
in productiveness. Leaves medium to large, of medium color; leaf 
stems inclined to long, rather slender. Fruit stems medium to long, 
