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, with blunt apex, regular in form; color deep crimson. Flesh quite firm; quality good. A New Jersey variety that has recently gained some notoriety. Pistillate.
Large, roundish conical; color bright scarlet. Flesh pink, firm, yet melting, mildly acid, very good. Starred in several States. Pistillate flowers. New Jersey.
Large, roundish conical, irregular; color dark crimson. Flesh bright scarlet; seeds sunken, firm; quality good. A new Iowa variety of value. Perfect.
Large, roundish conical, compressed; color dark crimson. Flesh dark scarlet, firm, often with slightly open core, good. Perfect. A seedling of Crawford which it equals in value. Ohio.
Large to very large, quite uniform in size, roundish conical; color dark glossy crimson. Flesh colored, firm, rich, very good. Flowers perfect. Mostly grown east of the lakes. Massachusetts.
Very large, roundish conical with blunt axis; color bright crimson, showy. Flesh pink, not very firm; quality good. Much like Bubach, but is preferred to it in many sections. New Jersey.

Mastodon.
Large, roundish conical; sometimes cockscombed, but usually regular; color bright crimson. Flesh firm; quality very good. Stands drouth well at the West, where the plant is large, vigorous, and productive. Perfect.
Medium to small, roundish conical; color dark red or crimson. Flesh colored, subacid, good. Season, early; succeeds best on clay soil. Mostly grown in the South. Perfect. Maryland.
Small to medium, oblate conical; color dull red, appearance somewhat withered. Flesh pink, quite firm, ships well. Season, very early. A favorite on some soils and rejected on others. Arkansas.
Medium to large, conical, irregular; color dark red as grown in Iowa. Flesh firm; quality good. A seedling of Wilson, ten days later in season. Plants large, vigorous, and productive. Flowers perfect. New Jersey.
Medium to large, roundish conical, not very regular; color dark crimson. Flesh quite firm; quality very good. Perfect. Popular East, West, and South. New Jersey.
Large to very large, roundish oblate, conical; color bright red; quality good; said to be very productive on clay soils. Perfect. Illinois.
Large, obtuse conical; color light crimson; quality very good. Pistillate. Mainly grown South, but does fairly well west of the lakes. Kentucky.
Large, roundish conical; color bright crimson. Flesh firm, sweet, very good. Grown in New Jersey, and is commercial in the South. Flowers perfect. Of southern origin.
 
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