244: Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 



" Mammouth," "the largest of 100 kinds on exhibition, 

 berries weighing li oz.; " $2.00 per doz. 



" Crimson Cluster " (King Cluster), " most valuable ever 

 raised by Durand; " $3.50 per doz. 



'• The Summit" (Crawford's No. 6), the heaviest ten berries 

 ever exhibited, of good form, taking the prize of $10.00, fruit 

 as large as The Early Louise Peach (P), firm, good flavor, 

 ripens all over at once — vigorous and strong grower, and 

 thoroughly tested in many parts of the United States and 

 Canada; $3.00 per doz. 



" Bubach No. 5, (P)." early, productive as Crescent, large 

 as Sharpless — vigorous and healthy but too soft for ship- 

 ping — sent out at $5.00 per doz. 



" Grand Pacific." This is coming on the market next sea- 

 son and expects to eclipse all forerunners; by D. J. Piper. 



" Warfield No. 2, (P)." No wonder there is war with so 

 many rivals, but this is the berry to ship from Southern Illi- 

 nois to Minneapolis; dealers there testifiy that it stands bet- 

 ter than any other variety; more productive than Crescent 

 side by side, same treatment one row Crescent 20 rods gave 

 193i qts., and Warfleld same length 331 qts., very early, 

 vigorous, and will climb a fence as fast as Crescent, good 

 size, color and flavor. To 'be introduced by J. Webster & 

 Son, Centralia, 111., and only sold in lots of 1,000 plants. 

 And now we come down to "Jessie," queen of all straw- 

 berries. 



I hardly need to mention the good points of this variety 

 to any who were in attendance at the June meeting at 

 Janesville; it captured the convention to a man and every 

 woman but one. The show upon the tables of the Jessie 

 were magnificent; the bushels eaten by the crowd who 

 wandered at will over the acres of Jessie upon the grounds 

 of F. W. Loudon were testimonials of its wonderful size, 

 beauty, firmness, vigor and heathiness of plant, quality of 

 fruit, and producing such a wonderful show of fruit on the 

 varied soils during the unprecedented drouth led to the 

 adoption of the resolutions on record. Having watched the 

 Jessie for the past three years led me to make the effort to 

 get the June meeting at Janesville last season. 



