172 STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



Gladstone improved as the plants reached two years growth and it 

 would have a place among the extra early desirable varieties, if the berries 

 were smoother and darker colored. 



Joe is not particularly promising. Season medium to late. 



Kansas. — The berries are too small to warrant general culture, owing 

 to there being so many other mid-season varieties of merit. 



Klondike seems to hold up as an extra late variety. The fruit is dark 

 colored, regular in shape and of medium quality. The plants are strong 

 growers. 



Lady Jane. — The berries are light colored and small. 



Livingston seems to warrant a place among the canning varieties. It 

 is productive and the berries are of good color. Mid-season. 



McKinley has a large, attractive berry, and still holds its place as a 

 desirable medium late berrv although it was verv soft this season. 



Mexican should be given hill culture, as it is a strong feeder. The fruit is 

 large and of excellent quality. Early to medium. 



Mrs. McDowell did not prove to be as good as last season. The berries 

 were very soft and of poor flavor, rough and irregular. 



Nettie improved in productiveness, but the berries were too soft to be 

 valuable for shipping. Season, medium to late. 



New York did much better than in previous years, but is still far behind 

 what is claimed for it by some growers. It is worthy of trial on good soil 

 for an early medium variety. 



Parson's Beauty. — The berries are somewhat irregular, which mars the 

 attractiveness of an otherwise good, early medium berry. In growth of 

 plant they are desirable. Nearly identical with Pocomoke. 



Pennell. — The growth of plant is hardly sufficient to warrant its becom- 

 ing a standard variety for the mid-season trade. 



Pocomoke. — The berries were large and of good flavor, but many of 

 them were fan-shapedc It is a very productive variety and of the Wilson 

 type. Medium to late. 



Reba seemed to be very tender and succumbed to the winter. Medium 

 to late. 



Repeater. — The berries were much larger than the first crop, but in a 

 dry season the plants could not carry the crop to maturity. Season, early 

 medium. 



Robbie is too light in color to be popular for Michigan markets. Season, 

 late. 



Rough Rider claims a place among the desirable varieties. It is not a 

 heavy bearer, but the fruit is of good quality, attractive, and maintains 

 its size through the season. A late variety. 



Seaford has some good points, but none that would place it above many 

 other late varieties. 



Seedling No. 1 is perhaps worthy of a name for a home berry. The ber- 

 ries are dark colored and have a pleasant flavor, but are a little soft. The 

 season is about medium. 



Shepherd did not seem to rank as well as in 1901. The berries are light 

 colored and lacking in quality. Season, quite late. 



Stella. — The berries were very rough and irregular. The season is very 

 late. 



Stone 130 develops some traits of merit. Medium to late. 

 Sunshine falls short of what it was advertised to be. The berries are 

 irregular and rough. It ranks as a medium late variety. * 



