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variety in tbe patch. Althou.gli it is ratlier soft and insipid liere it is 

 reported to do well in both color and quality on a reddish stiff clay 

 on which kind of soil it oriijinatcd. Uncle Jim is popular along this 

 Lake Shore as it is a good light soil berry and stands up well. Tlie 

 main objection to it is its softness. Many regard it as lacking quality 

 while to others it is a favorite. 



Two early varieties, the Excelsior and August Luther are among the 

 best for commercial purposes. They are quite similar in appearance, 

 being of roundish conical shape and of a bright red color. The August 

 Luther is a recent introduction. It does not bear quite as well but 

 it is of better (piality than Excelsior. Neither variety is very pro- 

 nounced in quality, size or color; their chief value lying in their pro- 

 ductiveness and earliness. Iilarly Beauty, another early berry, is practi- 

 cally identical AA'itli Excelsior. The earliest good berry of any com- 

 mercial importance is the Senator Dunlap. 



The late varieties, (laudy. Nettie and ]Miduight are all of good size and 

 (piality but are rather light colored to be attractive, and are some- 

 times unproductive. Nettie has the best quality of the three, and Mid- 

 night is the latest, bearing after all others are 1h rough. 



The following new varieties fruited on the station grounds this year : 



Adnnicc. (Perfect). — Mid-season; berry of fair size and of good bright 

 i-ed color. Shape is a pronounced long conic. Quality is moderately 

 good. The plants are small, light green, and appear to be somewhat 

 tender. They do not seem to stan<l drought well. Needs further trial. 



Abington (Perfect). — Mid-season, ripening at about the same time 

 as Glen Mary. It is a chance seedling originating in Massachusetts. 

 The fruit was of a bright red color, firm and of good (puility. The 

 ]>lants have a strong healthy appearance and made a good growth. 



Beavers (Perfect), — Introduced from the western coast where it does 

 well, but here it proves a failure due to its poor plant-making qualities. 

 It also seems tender in the winter. The Oregon and A^elvet. also Avestern 

 varieties, fail on the same account. 



Bothaiih (Perfect). — A comparatively new variety reported on for the 

 last two years. Last year it bore fairly well. The deep red berries 

 which were of good quality Avei-e somewhat l^ender for ship])ing. This 

 season, as two years ago, it proved a failure. 



Jhfster (Imperfect). — Mid-season, ripening with Warfield. Hangs on 

 well to the end of the season. Form, short conical, somewhat irregulai'. 

 Color, bright red, flesh a little lighter. Quality good and texture firm. 

 SomeAvhat Imrd to pick as the hulls pull olf easily and the berries lie 

 under the leaves. The most }iroductive of the new varieties, and one 

 of the best. The plant is a strong vigorous grower and a good plant 

 maker. Very promising. 



Cardinal (Imperfect).— Originated with Mr. G. J. Streater of Ohio. 

 We have had it here for three years. The fruit is very attractive, of a 

 deep glossy red color, and firm texture. The quality is good but is. 

 of a somewhat strong acid flavor. It would do well as a canning berry 

 and also as a market berry. Here it lacks in plant-making qualities, 

 the runners being few and slender. It may do well on heavy land but 

 does not seem adapted to light soils. 



