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EX P ERIMENTA L FA RMS. 



Tabulated information concerning varieties of Crabs. 



Name. 



Ball's Winter. 



Bowman 



Brier's Sweet. 



Chicago. 

 Coral 



Chase's Blush 



Dartmouth 



Early Strawberry . 



Gen. Grant. 



Gibb 



Hesper Rose 



Hyslop 



Jumbo 



Martha 



Montreal Beauty.. 



Minnesota 



Meeder's Winter. . 



Orange 



Orion 



Paul's Imperial. . . 



Quaker Beauty.. . . 



Queen's Choice 

 (syn. "Montreal 

 Waxen ") 



Rose of Stanstead. 



Soulard 



Transcendent. . . . 



Van Wyck 



Whitney 



Origin. 



Size. 



Colour. 



Quality, Flavour. 



B ar a boo, 



Wis 



Marengo, 111. 

 Marengo " 



Minnesota. 



do 



Wisconsin . 

 Minnesota. 



Quebec 



Minnesota. 



Quebec 



Minnesota. 



dp . 



do 



Minnesota . 



Quebec . . 

 Missouri. 



New York . 

 Illinois 



Large 



Medium . . 



Large .... 



Small .... 



do .... 



Large . . 

 Small .... 

 Large 



do .... 



do .... 



do .... 

 Medium . . 

 Large .... 

 Medium . . 

 do .. 

 Very large 

 Small . . . 

 Medium . . 

 Large . . . 

 Medium . . 

 Small .... 



Medium 



do 



do 



do 

 Small . . 

 Large . . 



Green, blushed. 



Pink 



Yellowish pink. 



bellow 



do 



Bright red 



Dark red 



Striped red 



do 



Yellow 



Crimson 



do 



Yellow-pink . . . 



Pink 



Crimson 



Yellow 



Dark red 



Orange yellow . 



Yellow . 



Crimson 



Yellow russet . . 



Red 



do 



Green 



Crimson 



Yellow 



Striped red 



Astringent medium. 

 Good 



Sweet, good 



Sub-acid, medium. . 

 do 



Acid, good 



Acid, astringent 

 Sub-acid, good . . 



Astringent, poor. . . . 



Sub-acid, good 



Mild, sub-acid; poor. 

 Astringent, medium . 



Sub-acid, fair 



Acid, fair 



Astringent, fair 



Sub-acid, fair 



Sub-acid, good 



Sub-acid, best 



Mild, sub-acid ; fair.. 



Fair 



Acid 



Use. 



Jelly.... 

 Canning . 



Baking . 

 do . 

 do . 



Canning .... 



Jelly 



Table, canning 



Cooking 



Season. 



Table, canning 



Canning 



Jelly 



Baking 



Jelly, canning. 



Telly 



Cooking ...... 



Baking 



Table, canning 



Baking 



Jelly 



do 



Astringent 



Sub-acid, good . . . 



Astringent, poor. 



do 



Astringent 



Sub-acid, good . . 



do 



Canning 



Jelly 



Jelly, canning 



Jelly 



Table, canning 



Dec. to 

 Jan. 



Sept. 



do 

 Nov. 

 Dec. to 



Feb. 

 Sept. 



do 

 Early, 



Aug. 

 Early, 



Aug. 

 Sept. 

 Aug. 



do 

 Sept. 



do 



do 



do 

 Dec. 

 Oct. 



do 

 Sept. 

 Nov. 



Oct. 

 Aug. 

 Oct. 

 Sept. 

 do 

 Aug. 



It ia difficult to select the best from such an extended list, when the variation is 

 often very slight and frequently inappreciable. The following are desirable kinds, and 

 are described in their order of ripening : 



Early Strawberry — This originated in Minnesota some years ago, and I have 

 known it for at least ten years. The tree is a strong grower, making a large spreading 

 top. It does not come into bearing as early as other varieties, but is, on the other hand, 

 reliable and productive. The fruit is medium to large, round, striped and mostly covered 

 with red. Flesh is of fine texture, brisk sub-acid and free from astringency. It ripens 

 with the Red Astrachan apple, which it fully equals, if not surpasses, in quality. This 

 is also an excellent variety for canning. Of recent years the fruit has "spotted" to a 

 greater or less extent. 



Whitney (syn. Whitney's No. 20). — This originated with A. R. Whitney, Franklin 

 Grove, 111., and has been propagated and disseminated with great rapidity on account 

 of the hardiness and symmetry of the tree, as well as its productiveness. These char- 

 acteristics make it a favourite with nurserymen. The fruit is of the largest size for a 

 crab, and might easily pass for a small apple. In form it approaches oblong, is deeply 

 splashed and striped with red. The flesh is mellow, juicy, sub-acid. Quality, good. 

 After maturing, the fruit decays very rapidly, rotting first at the core. Ripening about 

 the middle of August, it disappears in a few days, and considerable judgment is required 

 in order to harvest it without loss. 



Hyslop — One of the best known and most generally cultivated of all the Siberian 

 crabs. It is not as prolific as Transcendent, but keeps longer and is a handsomer fruit 



