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SECTION XII.-BLACKBERllIES. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Color. 



b. black, 

 w. white. 



Sex of blossom. 



b. bi-sexual or perfect. 

 p. pistillate. 



SECTION XIII.-STRAWBERRIES. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Texture. 



Season. 



The date (in .June) of the ripening of the first perfect 

 specimens is given in each case as the most conven- 

 ient mode of indicating the relative season. 



Remarks. 



Does not always ripen well at the tip. Valuable. 



One of the best new varieties for market. 



Succeeds generally as a fruit for near marketing. Plant vigorous. 



Vigorous plant. Very prolific, but lacks quality and firmness. Foliage 



healthy. 

 Excellent as a berry for home use, or for near marketing. 

 Plant vigorous. Promises to be valuable. 

 Is very liighly praised, so far as tested. 

 Decidedly the most productive of the introductions of 1885. Makes very few 



runners. 

 Vigorous. A good late market berry. Nearly superseded. 

 Hybrid of the late Chas. Arnold. Very productive. Deficient in color. 

 Has become a leading market berry. 

 Very popular as an early berry. 



Vigorous and productive. Excellent for near market. 

 Very highly praised as a market variety. Quite late. 

 Is attracting much attention. Lacks firmness for distant marketing. Does 



best in hills. 

 Colors early. Only good when fully ripe. Later pickings fail in size. The 



leading market berry with the mass of growers. 



