100 DEPARTMENT REPORTS. . 



Duncan. — Medium, not much inclined to spread; foliage good, dark; 

 trusses rather low; berry medium to small, nearly spherical, smooth and 

 regular, the calyx fitting closely, dark and attractive in color, rather soft, 

 excellent in quality, not very productive. A good dessert berry, of easy 

 management. 



Finch {Finch's Prolific). — Medium; foliage good, very dark; trusses stout 

 and high; berry medium to large, round, light-colored, rather soft, fair in 

 quality. A good berry, though not superior to many other sorts. Much like 

 the Manchester, but trusses higher. 



Great American — Medium to high; foliage good, medium in color; trusses 

 rather weak ; berry large to very large, conic, very light in color, soft, poor. 

 Undesirable. 



Harfs Minnesota. — Medium; foliage good; berry medium to large, conic, 

 good in color, firm, good, evidently productive. Very promising. 



Heffnerh No. 1. — Medium; foliage large, very abundant; trusses weak; 

 fruit medium, short, ovate, bright, rather firm, the pips much sunken, good. 

 Promising. 



Henderson. — Low; foliage pretty good, dark; trusses low but stout; berry 

 small, short, conic, bright, sweet. Of no value. Our stock is from Peter 

 Henderson & Co., but the berries bear no resemblance to the figure of the 

 Henderson in Henderson's Gardening for Proiit, new ed., 329. 



Kentucky. — Very high; foliage strong, light-colored; berry medium to 

 large, conic, light but even in color, firm, good, late. Only moderately pro- 

 ductive. Perhaps the best of the late berries. 



Longfellow Improved. — Low; foliage fair, dark; trusses low, rather weak; 

 berry aiedium to small, long-oblong, very poor in color, soft, fair to poor in 

 quality. Ripens unevenly. Stock from Peter Henderson & Co. Of no 

 value. 



Lower. — High, vigorous; foliage abundant, rather light; trusses stout; 

 berry large to very large, round, bright dark red, rather soft, excellent in 

 quality, productive. One of our very best berries for close markets. Origi- 

 nated with Mr. Byron Lower at Mt, Pleasant, Mich, Not disseminated. 

 It has been grown here since 1882. 



Maggie. — Low ; foliage good, very dark ; trusses weak ; berry medium, conic, 

 good in color, soft, fair to good. Indifferent. Not sufficiently tested. 



May King. — Medium; foliage good, medium in color; trusses rather weak; 

 berry medium, conic, light but even in color, rather soft, productive. Prom- 

 ises well. 



Miner. — Medium to low; foliage good, dark; trusses strong; berry large, 

 round to round-conic, very dark, coloring unevenly, rather soft, good. Here- 

 tofore the Miner has been one of our best berries, but it has not done well 

 this year. It has colored more unevenly than usual. It picks hard. 



Mt. Vernon. — Medium to high; foliage vigorous; berry medium to large, 

 conic or round, rather light but even in color, soft, the core pulling out 

 easily, good, late. A handsome late berry, good for home use or market. 



Parry. — Medium; foliage good to scant ; trusses low; berry medium, short- 

 conic, poor in color, rather firm, fair to good. Disappoints us. 



Piper. — High to medium ; foliage strong, light-colored; trusses rather weak ; 

 berry medium to small, very short-conic, or round, dark, soft, very poor. Of 

 no value. 



Presideyit Lincoln. — Medium; foliage good, light; trusses weak; berry large 



