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\ Empire—Plants are vigorous, heavy yielding and produce runners freely. Ber- 
ries are large, maintaining size well, conic to wedge conic, very glossy light 
red; flesh light; skin slightly tougher than Howard (Premier) and quality 
better. Ripens 4 to 6 days after Howard. 
Principal merits of this variety are productiveness, unusually attractive ap- 
pearance, large size: Its faults are light flesh color and not suitable for 
processing. Suggested for market and home use. 
‘. Erie—Plants vigorous, heavy yielding and producing runners freely. Berries 
large, maintaining size well, conic, bright medium red; skin medium tough; 
flesh red, quality equal to Howard (Premier) and ripening 5 to 8 days later. 
Principal merits of this variety are heavy crop, attractiveness, lateness, large 
size. Its fault is lack of high quality. Suggested for trial for market where a 
late sort is desired. 
\ Eden—Plants vigorous, productive and producing runners freely. Flowers well 
above foliage and fruit held off ground to some extent. Berries large, main- 
taining size well, wedge conic medium red, glossy; skin tough; flesh deep 
red to center, firm, tart, fair to good, ripening with or slightly before Sparkle. 
Its principal merits are tough skin, firm flesh, large size and productiveness. 
Tests at Geneva indicate superior freezing quality. Processor tests indicate 
suitability for preserving and canning. Suggested for trial wherever a process- 
ing berry is wanted. Probably suitable for many fresh fruit markets. 
FILBERTS 
All varieties of filberts are self-unfruitful so ample provision for cross pollina- 
tion by including two or more varieties in any planting is recommended. At 
- least one of these varieties should have hardy catkins. 
“\ Cosford—Nuts are of medium size and are the thinnest shelled of all varieties. 
The tree is vigorous hardy and productive. Catkins are hardy. 
~Medium Long—The nuts are slightly larger than those of Cosford and the 
shells are of medium thickness. The tree is vigorous, hardy and productive 
and the catkins are moderately hardy. 
Italian Red—Nut large, pointed, with medium thick shell, good in quality, tree 
very vigorous and one of the most productive. Catkins are moderately hardy. 
CURRANTS 
Stevens #9—a recent introduction distributed by The Central Experimental 
Farm, Ottawa. Bushes are vigorous, productive and somewhat spreading, 
clusters are medium to large and compact. Fruit large and of good quality, 
less acid than some. Ripens in midseason and has done well at Geneva. 
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