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and spoken of by the' latter name. It is still to some extent planted for 

 market. Pistillate. 



Charles Downing, one of our oldest varieties, a Kentucky origination by 

 the late J. S. Downer, still holds a somewhat prominent position as both a 

 market and family fruit. It is too well and generally known to need a 

 description. Bisexual. 



Clara is a new variety, received for trial late in the fall of 1888. "We are 

 favorably impressed by its performances so far. The plant is vigorous and 

 healthy. It requires farther trial to properly show its value as a producer 

 of fruit. Bisexual. 



Cloud is also a new variety discovered in Louisiana, and already very pop- 

 ular there. It has been widely tested at the north during the past season. 

 Another season's trial is needed with us, as doubtless elsewhere, to determine 

 its status in regions so widely removed from its original locality. Pistillate. 



Covill is a comparatively new early variety. Last year it proved unpro- 

 ductive and too small. This year it set an enormous crop, and the earlier 

 berries were large and excellent; but later ones were small and imperfect, 

 and still later ones were nearly or quite abortive. Bisexual. 



Crawford, first disseminated this year, is one of the somewhat numerous 

 originations of Matthew Crawford of Ohio, who deems it his most valuable 

 production. Plants set late last spring show a vigorous habit, but have not 

 yet produced fruit with us. Bisexual. 



Crescent is too well and generally known to need description. With 

 persons who grow strawberries for market, in matted rows, it is yet a prime 

 favorite in spite of its pistillate character. Among the better class of culti- 

 vators it is less popular. Nearly pistillate. 



Cumberland is generally known and valued for its large and always per- 

 fectly formed fruit, which only needs a little more firmness of texture and 

 brighter color with increased productiveness to entitle it to stand in the 

 front rank of both family and market fruits. Bisexual. 



Eureka is the name of a variety rejected several years since. It is now 

 applied to a new variety originated in Ohio. From a two or three years' 

 trial, we regard it as valuable for market. Pistillate. 



Gandy is a comparatively recent introduction which gives evidence of 

 decided value as a late variety for general purposes. Bisexual. 



Glendale, an accidental seedling from Ohio, stands next to Kentucky 

 among the older varieties as a late market fruit. Bisexual. 



Haverland is one of the very recent varieties which is attracting much 

 attention. It has shown itself at least fully as productive as Crescent, of 

 larger size and better flavor. The plant, also, is healthy and vigorous. It is 

 pistillate. 



Indiana, named for its native state, was sent out several years since as a 

 market variety. Several years' trial shows that its position is a debatable 

 one in this respect. Bisexual. 



Itasca, recently introduced from Indiana, is, apparently, not likely to 

 win a standing among profitable varieties; although possessing some 

 desirable qualities both of plant and fruit. Pistillate. 



Jessie has been extensively advertised and rapidly and widely dissemi- 

 nated. With the mass of growers its vigor of plant and the size of the fruit 

 will doubtless render it permanently popular; while those who place quality 



