New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 493 



amount of early yield and ranks second in total yield; it very 

 closely resembles Marlboro, but it has always been more productive 

 on our soil. Of the late red raspberries Talbot alone is worthy 

 of mention. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Ancient Briton and Agawam have been fairly satisfactory on our 

 grounds, but are not as good as some of the less hardy sorts. Min- 

 newaski, New Rochelle and Dorchester are some of the best varie- 

 ties but they have not always been hardy here at Geneva. Success 

 and Mersereau are promising new sorts. 



INTRODUCTION. 



In the following pages a brief account is given of the straw- 

 berries, raspberries and blackberries that fruited on the Station 

 grounds during the season of 1898. Descriptive notes are given 

 of the strawberries, since many of the varieties fruited on om 

 grounds for the first time this season. The raspberries and black- 

 berries are but briefly discussed, as nearly all of the varieties have 

 been described in former publications of this Station. 



It has been our custom to issue a bulletin on small fruits each 

 season; but since new varieties are being introduced so rapidly 

 the burden of testing all newcomers has become too great to 

 warrant the undertaking each year. It has therefore been thought 

 best to discontinue the yearly small fruit bulletin, but to issue 

 an occasional bulletin at such times as may seem best. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



The plants of all varieties of strawberries mentioned in this 

 bulletin were planted in the spring of 1897. All runners were 

 kept off of the plants till the first day of July. New plants were 

 then allowed to form and an effort was made to restrict the rows 

 to 18 inches in -width and to place the plauts about 6 inches apart 

 in the row. The plants were cultivated throughout the season 

 and when the ground was frozen in early winter the beds were 



