REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPS. 



43S 



STRAWBERRIES VARIETIES FRUITED. 



Name. 



Beder Wood 



Alexander II — 



Madame Joseph 

 Deboise. 



Iowa Beauty 



Maxwell., 



c a) 



Growth 



of 

 Plants. 



June 4 

 4 



Alpha 



Parker Earle. . . . 



Beebe's Seedling, 

 No. 3. 



Beebe's SeedUng, 

 No. 2. 



Sir Joseph Pax- 

 ton. 



Dr. Hogg 



Brandywine .... 



Imp. Jucunda. . . 



Eleanor 



Arrow 



Eclipse 



Weston. 



Mary 



Anna Kennedy.. 



Beverly 



Tennessee ... . 

 Empress Eugenie 



Bonny Lass. . . 



Lovett's Early . . 



Michigan 



Tubbs 



Bisell 



Windsor Chief... 



Yale 



Pine Apple 



H. W. Beeher. . 

 GreenviUe 



Timbrel 



Laxford Hall... . 



JVIoderat e 1 y 

 vigorous. 



Fairly vigor- 

 ous. 



Vigorous . 



9 

 9 



9 



9 



9|Feeble 



lOiModerately 



j vigorous. 

 10 [Vigorous . . . 



Size of Berry, 



10 



10 

 10 

 11 



12 



12 



12 



12 

 13 



13 

 16 



Feeble 



Fairly vigor- 

 ous. 

 Vigorous . . . 



Not very 



vigorous. 

 Feeble 



Large medium. . 



Medium 



Large 



II medium . . 

 Medium 



ir • 



Large 



II 



M 



Medium to large. 



Rather small 



Large 



Above medium. . 



Medium 



Larcre medium. . 



Ir'gular in shape ; 

 medium . 



Large & irregu- 

 lar in shape. 



Large 



Medium 



Above medium. . 



SmaU 



Large medium . . 



Medium to large. 



Small to medium 



Large . . 



Small 



Large medium . . 



Above II 



Medium 



II to large. 



Large medium . 

 Above M 



Large n 

 Small to medium 



Quality. 



Good flavour 



Very good flavour 



Of good flavour, but not firm ; 



stem slender. 



Good quality ; firm 



Fairly good flavour ; stem strong 



and fairly long . 



Good quality 



II •.....•..•• 



Good flavour and firm 



■ I II ...... 



Fairly good flavour ; stems long 



and rather slender. 



Sweet ; pleasant flavour 



Good flavour ; firm 



Bright red berry of good flavour ; 



firm, and long, strong stem. 



Sweet ; stem weak 



Rather sweet ; good flavour ; firm 

 Good flavour 



Acid, but of good flavour ; stem 



shoit and strong. 

 Good flavour ; a little acid ; stem 



medium in length and weak . 



Medium in flavour ; firm 



Good quality ; fairly firm 



Inferior quality 



Good flavour 



Good flavour, but irregular in 



shape. 

 Fair flavour ; stem long and 



strong . 



Good flavour 



Inferior beriy 



Fair flavour, but rather soft ; 



stem short and medium strong. 

 Acid, but of good flavour ; stem 



strong ; stands up well. 

 Acid ; not very good flavour ; 



seedy 

 Mild and insipid in flavour; 



stem strong and long. 



Fine flavour and firm 



A firm, handsome bright red 



berrj' ; of good flavour ; long, 



strong stems. 

 Good flavour and firm 



Poor flavour; many imperfect 

 berries . 



Productiveness. 



Productive. 



Moderatelyproduo- 



tive. 

 Productive. 



Largest crop of »I 

 our berries this 

 year. 



Not very produc- 

 tive. 



Not productive. 



II II 



II II 



Productive. 



Fairly productive. 



II II 



Productive. 



Not very produc- 

 tive. 

 Fairly productive. 

 Productive. 

 Not productive 

 Fairly productiva. 



Productive. 



Not productive. 



II II 



II II 



Fairly productive 



Not productive. 



Productiva 



Not productive. 

 Productive. 



Not very produc- 

 tive. 

 Not productive. 



Sa— 28 



