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Berry of attractive appearance and fair quality, seeds prominent, making 

 it a ;j;ood shipper. One of the best varieties grown here this season. 



Williams. B. — Plants from Matthew Crawford. Plants of medium 

 strong growth; leaf-stalk of medium length, slender; leaflets narrow ovate, 

 medium green color, texture papery; teeth irregular, sharp. First ripe 

 fruits June 21. Crop at best June 24. Fruit large, round conical or broad 

 conical, dark crimson color, flesh dark, productiveness 8.5, quality 8.5, 

 firmness 9. 



Plants rusted badly toward close of season, and the crop did not hold 

 out well on that account; had it not been for the rust it would have made 

 a good showing as a shipping berry. 



Yankee Doodle. P. — Plants from Geo. Q. Dow, North Epping, N. H. 

 Plants of very strong growth; leaf-stalk varies in length; leaflets large, 

 broad ovate; color dark green; texture tough. First ripe fruits June 21. 

 Crop at best June 24. Fruit large to medium in size, round conical or 

 depressed conical, bright scarlet color, flesh light; productiveness 9, qual- 

 ity 8, firmness 9. 



Plants strong, healthy and productive. Crop held out fairly well. 

 Promising as a market sort. 



In the preceding notes many varieties are spoken of as promising except 

 that plants rust badly. The Bordeaux mixture is an effectual remedy for 

 this disease. Varieties, which under ordinary conditions rusted so much 

 that but a small portion of the crop ripened properly, were sprayed in the 

 fall, early in the spring and again after blossoming and were almost free 

 from rust. So the fact that a variety, otherwise good, rusts badly is not 

 so serious a fault as it would be did we not have so simple and effectual a 

 remedy available as the Bordeaux mixture. 



SUMMARY. 



The following grouping shows, in a small space, our opinion of the 

 varieties tested here the past season. 



GEOUP I. 



Varieties possessing points of excellence superior to those of the average 

 berry and which seem deserving of a place among the best sorts. 



Clyde. ' No. 1 (Allen). Weston. 



Greenville. No. 2 (Feicht). Yankee Dpodle. 



Leroy. No. 3 (JStayman). 



GROUP II. 



Varieties having many points of merit but requiring a further trial 

 to determine their place: 



Afton. Gypsy. Pawnee. 



Beauty. Huntsman. Smeltzer's Early, 



Belle of Lacrosse. Leader. Standard. 



Beverly. No. 3 (Belt). Stevens. 



Brunette. No. 2 (Cameron). Swindle. 



Clark's Early. No. 26 (Little). Tom Walker. 



Fairmount. No. 6 (J. S.). Williams. 



