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number of fruits, and with high culture and a favorable season will ripen 

 most of them. 



Princess is hardly productive enough for a market berry, but its vigor 

 and the high quality of its fruit give it a high rank among the varieties 

 for a family collection. 



Sadie is quite vigorous and productive; although of only medium size, 

 its quality combined with its other good features makes it well worthy of 

 trial, especially for home use. 



Stayman No. 1 needs only a greater degree of firmness to be near the 

 head of the list, as in vigor and productiveness it compares well with any 

 sort grown the past year. 



Stayman No. 3 has the vigor and productiveness of No. 1 and the fruit 

 is fairly firm, but it lacks in flavor. 



Swindle has qualities that would make it an excellent market sort were 

 it not for the fact that it rusts so badly that it can not be grown to advan- 

 tage, unless it is sprayed. It is a seedling of Crescent and resembles that 

 variety in the shape of its fruit. The berries, however, are firmer and of 

 larger size. 



Van Deman made a promising showing in 1890 but since that time it 

 has been lacking in productiveness. As this is due to a large extent to 

 the leaf blight, the variety should not be condemned. 



Wesihrook has thus far seemed rather deficient in productiveness, but 

 its firmness and fair quality render it worthy of further trial as a shipping 

 variety. 



Woolverton, which has somewhat disappointed us in past years, in vigor 

 and productiveness, made an excellent showing this season, and if it retains 

 these characteristics will be a valuable shipping sort, owing to its more 

 than usual firmness. 



Although a full description of the varieties that have fruited but once 

 upon our grounds was given in Bulletin 100, it seems desirable to repeat 

 here the description given of the half dozen most promising sorts, viz. : 

 Clyde, Greenville, Leroy, No. 2 (Feicht), "Weston, and Yankee Doodle. 



Clyde. B. — Plants from Stayman & Black, Leavenworth, Kan. First 

 received as Cycloma. The plants are of very strong growth; leaf-stalk 

 long, slender; leaflets usually small, ovate; color medium green; texture 

 papery; teeth large, rounded. First ripe fruits June 21. Crop at best 

 June 24-26. Fruit large to medium in size, round conical, or broad coni- 

 cal, dark scarlet color, flesh dark; productiveness 9.8, quality 8.5, 

 firmness 9.2. 



The plants remained healthy and crop held out well to close of season; 

 they are productive and the berries are firm. One of the most promising 

 of the new varieties for market purposes. 



Greenville. P. — Plants from E. M. Buechly, Greenville, Ohio. Plants 

 of strong growth; leaf-stalk usually long, quite stout, but reclining; leaf- 

 lets usually large, round-ovate, turned up at edge, dark green, texture 

 papery; teeth large, rounded. First ripe fruits June 21. Crop at best 

 June 26-28. Fruit large, round conical or depressed conical, sometimes 

 ridged; color, bright crimson; flesh dark; productiveness 9.5, quality 8, 

 firmness 7. 



The plants are strong growing, healthy and productive. The crop held 

 out well to close of season. The fruit is lacking in firmness, otherwise 

 excellent. A promising variety for use in a local market. 

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