J:18 STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE BULLETINS. 



Brunette. B. — Plants from G. Cowing, Muncie, Ind. Plants are of 

 quite strong growth; leaf-stalk long, usually stout; leaflets large, broad, 

 irregular ovate; teeth, large; medium to dark green in color. First fruits 

 ripe June 21. Crop at best June 26. Fruits large, round conical, regu- 

 lar; very dark crimson color; seeds sunken; flesh dark; productiveness, 8; 

 quality, 9.5; firmness, 9. 



Berry very attractive in appearance and the plants are strong and 

 healthy. It is scarcely up to the standard in productiveness, but its high 

 quality will make it valuable for family use. Promising for further trial. 



California. B. — Plants from Slayiiiaker & Son. Plants are not of 

 strong growth; leaf-stalk short, stout; leaflets, small to medium size, 

 round ovate; teeth, medium size, sharp; color, medium green; texture, 

 papery. First ripe fruits June 24. Crop at best June 28. Fruit, medium 

 to small in size; long conical, usually with short neck; color, bright dark^ 

 scarlet; seeds, prominent; flesh, usually dark; productiveness, 4; quality, 

 9.5; firmness, 9. 



Fruits are small. Plants are healthy, but lack vigor of growth and pro- 

 ductiveness. Not worthy of a place on the list. 



Cameronian. B. Plants from J. W. Cameron, East Rochester, Ohio. 

 Plants of strong growth; leaf-stalk long, quite stout; leaflets, large, round 

 ovate; dark green color, tough in texture; teeth large, rounded. First 

 ripe fruits June 21. Crop at best June 26. Fruit of medium size, round 

 conical, regular in form, light scarlet color; flesh, light; productiveness, 

 8; quality, 7; firmness, 7. 



Plants are strong growing, but rust quite badly. Fruits held out well 

 in size, but are light in color and calyx parts too easily. Scarcely worthy 

 of a place among the more promising sorts. 



Cheyenne. P. — Plants from Stayman & Black, Leavenworth, Kan. 

 Plants are not strong growing; leaf-stalk short, quite stout; leaflets of 

 medium size, nearly round; color, dark green; texture, papery; teeth 

 small, sharp. First ripe fruits June 21. Crop at best June 26. Fruit of 

 medium size, long conical, bright scarlet in color; flesh rather light; pro- 

 ductiveness, 7: quality, 7; firmness, 7. 



Plants are fairly healthy, and the crop held out well. Many of the 

 berries were imperfect in form. Possesses points of medium merit only. 



Clark's Early. B. — Plants from W. F. Allen, Jr. Plants of medium 

 strong growth; leaf-stalk usually short; leaflets large, ovate or broad 

 ovate; medium green color; texture, papery; teeth usually large. First 

 ripe fruits June 19. Crop at best June 24. Fruit medium to large in 

 size; round ovate; dark crimson color; flesh dark; productiveness 8.5, 

 quality 9.8, firmness 9. 



Plants remained healthy and crop held out well in size of fruit and 

 prodiictiveness. It is early. The fruit is attractive in appearance, firm, 

 and of excellent quality. A very promising variety, particularly for 

 family use. It will also be a good market sort. 



Clark's Seedling, B — Plants from Cleveland Nursery Co., Rio Yista, 

 Va. Plants of medium strong growth; leaf -stalk of medium length; 

 leafiets medium to large in size; irregular; broad ovate; medium green 

 color; texture papery; teeth irregular. First ripe fruits June 21. Crop 

 at best June 26. Fruit medium to large in size; short, round conical 

 form; color, dark crimson; flesh, dark; productiveness 8, quality 9.5, 

 firmness 9. 



