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of the most promising varieties fruited this season. It is vigorous, and has dense dark 

 foliage strongly resembling Nick Ohmer in growth. The berries are medium to large, 

 dark crimson, regular, conical, firm, and very attractive; flavor, good. The berries are 

 not as numerous as on some sorts, but they hold their size through the entire season. 



Dunlap (Senator). — From Flansburgh & Peirson, Leslie, Mich. Flowers perfect. 

 Hardy; lacks a little in productiveness; fruit stems spindling. The berries are of 

 medium size, irregular, oblong conical, somewhat necked ; color, bright crimson ; firm 

 and solid ; flavor, rather acid. The color, firmness and flavor make it a good canning 

 berry, but it is rather rough for the table. The variety is of the Warfield type and was 

 originated by J. R. Reasoner of Illinois. 



Empress and Emperor were received from Flansburgh & Peirson, Leslie, Mich. Flow- 

 ers perfect. 



Empress is strong and hardy in plant. The fruit stems while strong and upright are 

 not very numerous, but the size of the fruit makes up for the lack in numbers. The 

 berries are dark crimson, large, regular, oblong conical ; seeds deeply set and bright 

 colored; very attractive in appearance. The texture is firm and the flavor good, making 

 it a good all around variety. 



Emperor is very similar in growth, but the plants are more productive and the fruit 

 is a little more irregular and rough in appearance. The quality is good and it is a very 

 promising sort. 



With good culture they are valuable medium to late varieties. 



George's Triumph. — From Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. Flowers imperfect. Appears 

 hardy and has a tendency to set too much fruit. The berries are slightly irregular, 

 oblong conical, somewhat necked, and shouldered; dark crimson; firm, flavor, good. 

 They are rather rough to be attractive, but are quite promising in quality and produc- 

 tiveness. If the plants have sufficient vigor to mature all the fruit they set, it will be 

 a heavy cropper. 



Gibson. — From Flansburgh & Peirson, Leslie, Mich. Flowers perfect. The plants made 

 very few runners, and have a course, dense, dark-colored foliage and superabundance of 

 fruit stems. The fruit is large, crimson in color, regular round conical, attractive and 

 of good quality. If it develops more hardiness it will be a valuable variety of the class 

 of the Marshall, which it resembles closely, except that the flesh is a little higher 

 colored. 



Gladstone, from the same growers, is another perfect-flowered sort of much promise 

 as a medium early variety. The plants seem to lack in hardiness, but recuperate readily 

 in the spring and make a good growth. The fruit stems are long, slender, spreading and 

 well loaded with large, irregular, round conical berries. The color is light scarlet; text- 

 ure, firm ; flavor, very pleasant, desirable. They are sometimes a little rough, but 

 they hold their size through the entire season. The variety originated in Columbia 

 county, Pennsylvania. 



Joe. — From Slaymaker & Son, Dover, Del. Flowers perfect. Healthy, strong vines; 

 fruit stems scattering, upright, stout and well loaded. The fruit is very attractive, 

 large, bright crimson, regular oblate conical, firm, but has rather an acid flavor. 



Kansas. — From W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md. Originated in the state after which it is 

 named. Flowers imperfect. Plants are very vigorous but form too many fruit stems 

 to produce large fruit. The berries are small to medium in size, slightly irregular 

 conical, bright crimson, firm and solid ; flavor too acid for general use. Under special 

 culture the size might be improved, but under ordinary care the fruit is very small. 



Klondike. — From Flansburgh & Peirson, Leslie, Mich. Flowers perfect. The plants 

 are good growers ; fruit lai'ge, dark crimson, irregular round conical. The seeds are 

 large, deeply set and bright colored, and give the fruit an attractive appearance. The 

 pulp is firm and not very juicy. A promising late variety for market purposes. 



Lady Jane. — Received from Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md. Flowers perfect. The fruit 

 is rather small and irregular; color, light crimson; rather soft; flavor, very pleasant; 

 The vines are strong growers but seem to lack in productiveness. 



Livingston. — From Flansburgh & Peirson. Flowers perfect. This variety was origin- 

 ated by C. W. Middleton, and is said to be a seedling of Warfield fertilized by Jessie. 

 The vines are hardy, strong growers, and have a tendency to form too many fruit stems ; 

 berries, crimson elongated conical, very sweet and rich; rather soft for shipping. Excel- 

 lent for canning. They have the Warfifeld shape but are slightly depressed at the apex. 



Mammoth. — From J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Conn. Flowers perfect. The plants 

 made a very weak growth and developed only a few flowers, 10 per cent of which were 

 frosted. There was not enough fruit to properly judge of its quality. 

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