. Catalogue of the Orange County Nurseries. Fruit Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs. have on my grounds. Berry large; it is a common thing for them to measure five inches in circumference, good flavor, fruit globular in shape, ripens all over at once, vines healthy and strong and never has been known to rust or blight; it will yield as many quarts as the Crescent and ripens as early. Blossoms pistil- late. The above is the originator's description. We would add that if the Orange County turns out as well as the Timbrell, it will
. Catalogue of the Orange County Nurseries. Fruit Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs. have on my grounds. Berry large; it is a common thing for them to measure five inches in circumference, good flavor, fruit globular in shape, ripens all over at once, vines healthy and strong and never has been known to rust or blight; it will yield as many quarts as the Crescent and ripens as early. Blossoms pistil- late. The above is the originator's description. We would add that if the Orange County turns out as well as the Timbrell, it will in- deed be a grand berry. Price per dozen, 50 cents; 100, ; I,- 000, $ Banquet.—(perfect flowers.) This berry originated with Mr. J. R. Hawkins of Orange County, N. Y., and was put on the market for the first time in 3 89:1. I have seen this variety in fruiting for several years, on Mr. Hawkins' grounds. The plants were very ordinary growers, fairly productive of fruit that in size, shape, and color resembles the Miner's Prolific, but much ahead of the Miner in flavor. It is a most delicious table berry. I would place it on a par with the Timbrell, and Marshall in flavor. It ripens in mid-season, and has been endorsed by the "American Agriculturist," "American Garden," the late Charles Downing and other good authorities. The introducer has this to say about it in the N. E. Homestead of July 7, 1894. Banquet—Moderately vigorous plant of the Charles Downing type, yellowish green foliage, perfect flower; moderately productive of conical berries, light, pale red; white flesh, very rich and exceedingly high flavored, like the native berry the field. Price per dozen, $; per 100, $ banquet. WKHY, (Pistillate): KEfiRY WARD BEECfiER, (Penfeet). These two varieties are of recent introduction, and were said to possess man}' desirable qualities, both as to vigor of plants, and fine flavored fruit. We were much dissapointed in them; with good la
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