EXPERIMENT STATI(3N BULLETINS. 243 



The form and color of the fruit are given by use of the following abbre- 

 viations : 



Form. Color. 



b. Broad or compressed. b. Bright. 



c. Conical. c. Crimson. 



d. Depressed or oblate. d. Dark, 

 i. Irregular. 1. Light. 

 1. Long. r. Red. 



o. Oval or ovate. s. Scarlet, 



r. Roundish. 



The extent to which the plant is attacked by fungi is indicated as follows : 



a. Clear. 



b. Slightly spotted by Sphcerella fragarice, Sacc. 



c. Much spotted " " 



d. Yerj badly spotted " " 



e. General discoloration, perhaps from over-maturity. 



The dates of origination are in most cases to be considered as merely 

 approximate, many of them ha\dng been inferred from the dates of 

 introduction, or from mere recollection of our first acquaintance with 

 the variety. 



