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the crop with a few exceptions, in variety, not produced one-fifth the 

 amount of fruit that we had a ric?ht to expect from its appearance 

 earlier in the season. As these had all equal chances, the afifair is 

 worth considering, and will show the utility of having a number of 

 varieties, for I am satisfied that the difference in the lime of blooming 

 at times makes the main difference in the crop. 



Had I not expected a full crop I would have noted down their lime 

 of blooming, nor would this be of much use, for sometimes the wet 

 weather would hit some varieties in their most critical stage, and at 

 another time, another. One thing I notice particularly: in some varie* 

 ties the young plants bore better than the old stools, showing that the 

 young ones had taxed the old ones; while with others the young ones 

 bore very little and the old ones a fair crop. Then again, some varie- 

 ties that there were plants left over in the little beds and set out this 

 spring bear better than their fellows set in the fall. This convinces 

 me that it is because they bloomed later. Takiog all in all, I have come 

 to the conclusion that we have still to learn. My intention now is to 

 let all my new-set plants make a few runners and then stop them, ex- 

 oept where plants will be needed to set out next season, or to sell. 

 Without alphabetical order or time of ripening, I will begin at one end 

 and name as well as describe, as I go along the line. 



1. Riehl's No. 6 — A large, handsome, excellent berry, and produc- 

 tive. 



Friend Riehl recently wrote me that he had about given up grow- 

 ing strawberries to sell the fruit; but that this variety did so well last 

 season that he has planted two acres. I wish I had two acres of it. 



2. Michel's Early — This I got for Greenville, and am greatly dis- 

 appointed in not having that variety. A big mistake in the sender. 

 Michel I had almost discarded. 



3. Crawford's L. D— This he sent out in 1893, giving only two 

 plants to each applicant, with restrictions to only allow each plant to 

 make ten runners, and only 100 for each the second year ; as also not 

 to sell or give away. 



I run the 29 plants, and set them out last fall. It is a beautiful and 

 unique one. Large, very productive, good quality and a healthy plant. 

 It is a long, conical berry, moderately firm. 



4. Lovett, called Lovett's Early, but is not early, yet is a valuable 

 one. 



' 5. Farnsworth — Excellent quality, of fair size and healthy plant. 



6. Evergreen — Avery large, fine berry; plants stand drouth well. 



7. Beder Wood— This is one of the berries that can be depended 

 upon, and auy one without it is not in the swim, as the phrase goes. 



