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productive. The berry is irregular in form, often coxcombed. The fruit 

 ripens unevenly and often has a hard core. 



Princeton Chief. — Plants from Slaymaker and Son. Plants of medium 

 strong growth. Crop at best June 21. Fruit uniformly large in size, long 

 conical form, and of good appearance. Medium in quality, firmness, and 

 productiveness. The berries usually have a hard core. 



Sandoval. — Plants from Matthew Crawford. Plants of medium growth. 

 Fairly productive. Berry large in size, good form, firm, and quite hand- 

 some in appearance. A berry of fair promise. 



Seedling B. — Plants from J. Little. Plants of very strong growth, 

 healthy and productive. The fruit is large in size, but the color is light ' 

 and the berry lacks in quality and firmness. 



Bulletin No. 100, published in August, 1893, contained notes on eighty 

 new varieties of strawberry. Another season's trial of these sorts, dur- 

 ing which the original plants set in 1892 and a new setting in the spring of 

 1893 have fruited, should give data sufficient to form a fair idea of their 

 respective merits or demerits. 



Of the eight varieties placed in Group 1, as possessing points of superior 

 excellence and deserving of a place among the best sorts, Clyde, Green- 

 ville, Leroy, and Weston are all that is claimed. Clyde, Leroy, and Weston 

 are very productive, the berries are of good form, handsome in appearance, 

 and firm enough to stand shipment well. 



Greenville, while well up in other qualities, is scarcely firm enough to 

 carry well; it is, however, an excellent near-market berry. No. 2 (Feicht) 

 and Topeka {Stayman No. 3) are excellent sorts and well worthy of trial 

 as home-market berries. A further trial is necessary to fully determine 

 their place. The light color of the E}yping ( Yankee Doodle) detracts 

 from its appearance as a market sort, otherwise the variety ranks high. 



Allen No. 1 is attractive in appearance and of high quality, but the past 

 season's mark was far below that of the previous year in productiveness. 



Several varieties placed in Group II, as having many points of merit but 

 requiring further trial to determine their place, have proved worthy of 

 special mention. 



Afton is a promising market sort. The berry is of handsome appear- 

 ance, good quality, and firm. The plants are strong, healthy, and very pro- 

 ductive. It well deserves a place among the best sorts. 



Belle of Lacrosse has again shown itself to be among the first in pro- 

 ductiveness. The plants are strong-growing and healthy. The berry is 

 medium in quality and firmness. An excellent near-market sort. 



Brunette, because of its fine appearance and very high quality, well 

 deserves a place in eveiy garden. It is fairly productive and the fruit is 

 quite firm. 



Iowa Beauty is another sort valuable for table use, though the berry is 

 not as firm nor the plants as productive as Brunette. 



Huntsman is productive and strong and healthy in plant growth. The 

 fruit is attractive in appearance and of good quality. Were the berries 

 firmer it would be an excellent market variety. It is worthy of trial for 

 local market. 



No. 2 Cameron shows up well as a market berry. The plants are not 

 very strong-growing but bear a good crop. The fruit is of good quality 

 and firm. 



No. 4 J. S. — Last season this variety did not show more than average 

 merit. This year it was exceeded by few sorts in productiveness. It 



