This section is from the "American Horticultural Manual Vol2" book, by J. L. Budd. Also available from Amazon American Horticultural Manual, Part Two.
Large, conical, regular; color glossy crimson; quality very good. Firm enough for distant shipment and an excellent canning variety. Flowers perfect. New Jersey.
As grown in Iowa, large, conical; color bright crimson. Flowers perfect. Rather soft for market, but popular for home use and near market. Iowa.
Large, long conical, but often nearly round; color bright scarlet. Flesh light pink, quite firm; quality good. Season, early to medium. Flowers perfect. Michigan.
Medium to large, conical, somewhat irregular; color dark red; quality good. Flowers perfect. A new variety of much promise. New York.
Large, broad conical, irregular; color red; quality not the best. The plants are strong and vigorous and endure drouth well in the prairie States, Fruit not firm enough for distant shipping. Perfect.

Gardner.

Glen Mary.
Large, to very large, roundish conical, ribbed; color crimson. Flesh pink and white; quality good. Season, medium to late. Fruit stem strong, holding up the large fruit. Flowers perfect. A new variety now widely grown. Pennsylvania.
Very large, regular, smooth; glossy crimson; grown on high strong stems that favor clean fruit. A New Jersey variety, grown under high culture for the New York market. Flowers perfect.
Large to very large, obtuse conical, approaching heart-shaped. Flesh pink to white, somewhat hollow, very good.

Greenville.
Flowers pistillate. Succeeds well East and West and in the South. Ohio.
 
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