7G2 Poptjlab Editions of Station Bulletins. 



GOOSEBERRY. 



A gooseberry which should aid the present 

 Poorman. revival of interest in this fruit is the variety 

 Poorman. This is an American variety whose 

 plant and berries have given it a place as leader among the sixty 

 kinds grown at the Station. The past season one bush produced 

 seven and one-half pounds, and another nearly eight pounds, of 

 fruit. The plants are large and vigorous and the berries larger 

 than Houghton or Downing, more oval in shape and, at maturity, 

 develop a very attractive red color. The quality is excellent. 



strawberries. 



A seedling strawberry developed at the Station, 

 Prolific. Prolific, has already attracted the attention of 



growers and is considered by many so desirable 

 a commercial variety that it is being planted extensively. The 

 plants increase rapidly and are as vigorous as those of either of its 

 two well-known parents, Sample and Marshall. The blossoms are 

 perfect. The plants have yielded at the rate of 15,000 quarts per 

 acre. The fruit matures in mid-season and the large, firm, well- 

 colored, well-shaped berries are produced in great numbers, holding 

 up in size unusually well throughout the season. In color, Prolific 

 resembles Sample rather than Marshall. The flesh is pleasantly 

 acid and of good flavor and color. The vigor and productiveness of 

 the plant and the attractiveness of the berry make Prolific well 

 worthy of commercial planting. 



The most valuable asset of the strawberry 

 Chesapeake. Chesapeake is high quality, in which it is hardly 

 surpassed. The dark red flesh is aromatic, 

 highly flavored and mildly acid so that the taste confirms the verdict 

 of the eye as it rests upon the plump, glossy, attractive exterior of 

 the berry, with its large, leafy calyx. Chesapeake ripens just before 

 Gandy. Taken all in all, it is one of the most promising of the 

 comparatively new strawberries. 



