SUMMER MEETING AT BUTLEK. 91 



This is correct except it should have been one bushel instead of a 

 half bushel, which is perhaps an oversight. 



J. STAYMAN. 



REPORT OF LIONBERGER & GUTMANN. 



New Florence, Mo., June 9, 1885. 

 Z. A. Goodman: 



We intended to send some berries to your meeting, but are afraid 

 that we could not get them there in good enough condition. We will 

 give you a short report on them : Our finest and best are Cumberland 

 and Jersey Queen ; next comes C.Jack and James Vick. Piper is also 

 fine, but the fruit is too dark. Old Iron Clad promised first rate up to 

 the last of May, but it all went to nothing; not a perfect berry could be 

 found. Manchester is gaining favor with us, the fruit is very fine. Ida 

 is worthless ; fruit is too small and too acid. Crystal City is not much 

 of a berry. Big Bob does poorly. Daisy Miller had some fine fruit, 

 but must wait another season before saying much about it. Crescent, 

 Sharpless, Glendale and Downing did not have a fair trial yet. 



Respectfully, — 



LIONBERGER & GUTMANN. 



REPORT ON SMALL FRUIT. 



BY .J0H3T S. DRUMONDES, NEW FLORENCE, MO. 



Strawberries — I only had a few varieties in fruit this spring. Of 

 these I found Cumberland, Triumph, Iron Clad and Captain Jack the 

 best, but Crystal City did very poor with me, and Piper did very poor. 

 Cumberland ripened first, and of good quality. If I can get the plants 

 early enough I am going to set out a large plantation ia August. 



