182 AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BULLETINS. 



Bidicell : — With us this is one of the finest berries. Were it not for the 

 characteristic green tip it would possess scarcely a fault. I think that it 

 will succeed best in hill culture. 



Cinderella : — A good early berry, coming in with the Crescent. Fruit attrac- 

 tive. Plant vigorous. 



Crescent : — For all purposes, perhaps, the best of the older berries. In dry 

 weather it runs tec small. I know of no berry which does better upon all 

 soils, and under all kinds 'of cultivation. 



Crystal City : — The earliest berry I have see)\. Quality high. It is not pro- 

 ductive, and, aside from its earliness, is not to be recommended. It 

 demands a light, warm soil. 



Cumberland: — An excellent berry for home use, perhaps the best of the 

 well-known sorts for this locality. Too soft for market. 



Daniel Boone: — One of the most promising of the new sorts. The color is 

 excellent, very dark and rich. Size medium, uniform. It may prove too 

 soft for a market berry. 



Fincli's Prolific : — Much like the Manchester, but the fruit stands up better 

 and is later. It is not so late as the Mt. Vernon. A good berry, but in 

 no way superior to many other sorts. 



Glendcde : — A firm and late berry, but quality poor. Calyx very large, sep- 

 arating readily from the berry. Gives evidence of excellent market qual- 

 ities. 



Jersey Queen : — Of ordinary promise. Flavor very pleasant, but not rich. 



Kentuchy : — All things considered, the best late berry I know, but it is only 

 moderately productive. 



Xorf/ (Vineland) : — Much like the Kentucky, but lacks the point of that 

 berry. Promises nothing extraordinary here. 



Lower : — A berry which originated at Mt. Pleasant, Mich., and which has 

 been grown here for three or four years. Productive, and of high quality. 

 Size good and uniform. Excellent for home use, but too soft for shipping 

 by rail. 



Manchester: — Eipens remarkably even. Color most too light, and the ber- 

 ries are borne too near the ground. A most excellent berry, however, and 

 especially valuable for its uniformity in size and coloring. 



Mrs. Garfield: — Does not appear to be productive, and the quality is not 

 high. Needs to be further tested. 



Mt. Vernon : — To be recommended for its lateness, but is too soft for ship- 

 ping. The core pulls out very easily. The fruit stands up well. A pro- 

 ductive and beautiful berry for home use. 



Miner's Prolific : — A wonderful berry as grown here on rich soil and with 

 good culture; productive, large, firm, quality good. It equaled the 

 Sharpless in size. During the first two or three pickings the berries had 

 green tips similar to the Bidwell, but these colored up well as the main 

 pickings began. 



Piper : — Plants large and vigorous, but not very productive. Fruit borne 

 too close to the ground. 



Prouty : — A failure. 



Vick : — Very productive, in fact, it is over productive, and for this reason 

 the fruit is too small. The ''seeds" are borne conspicuously on the sur- 

 face, giving the berry a ''seedy" appearance. I am disappointed in the 

 Vick this year. 



