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Howell — From Plansburg and Peirson. Flowers perfect. The berries are large, 

 elongated-conic, slightly necked, dark colored, firm and juicy. The pulp is dark 

 crimson in color and has a rich flavor. The leaves are tall, coarse, light-green and 

 have a wrinkled appearance. 



The variety is of the Haverland type, productive and of good quality. 



Iowa Queen — Received from Green's Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y. Flowers per- 

 fect. The vines are of medium height, and dark colored; runners, scattering; 

 productiveness, good. 



The berries are large to very large, irregular, oblong-conic, bright red and thickly 

 covered with seed. The pulp is reddish, a little soft and often hollow. The fruit 

 Is attractive but lacking in quality. 



LeValley — Originated and introduced by L. H. LeValley, Ionia, Mich. It is an 

 attractive, perfect-flowered variety and shows some points of excellence, being a 

 very strong, vigorous grower. It is a great plant maker and forms sufficient fruit 

 stems to make it a productive variety. The berries have a bright scarlet color, 

 are of medium size, long-conical in shape, slightly soft, but pleasant in flavor. 



Lester Lovett — Received from Flansburg and Peirson. Appears to be identical 

 .with Gandy. 



Luxury — From M. Crawford, but originated by E. H. Reihl of Alton, 111. It is 

 said to have come from Brandywine pollen-ized by Williams. It has perfect flowers 

 and in quality resembles the Brandywine. The berries are medium sized, bright 

 crimson in color; shape, regular, conic, with a slight tendency to be a little flat 

 at the apex. The pulp is a dark crimson, little soft. The growth of vines is weak 

 but the quality of the fruit is excellent. 



Lyon — From Flansburg and Peirson. Imperfect flowers. A seedling of Bubach, 

 originated by L. W. Hardy, and named after the late T. T. Lyon. The vines are 

 thrifty and vigorous, good plant makers and very productive. The berries are of 

 medium size, regular, decidedly conic and somewhat necked. Color, bright red; 

 flavor, pleasant. They have a tendency to overbear which is liable to make them 

 rather small. 



Miller — Also from Flansburg and Peirson. Perfect flowers. It seems to lack 

 hardiness and vigor. The vines are low growing, and showed a tendency to rust. 

 The leaves are broad, medium to dark green; runners scattering; fruit stems few, 

 long and stout. Berries of medium size, regular, round conic, light-colored, and of 

 fair quality. It is of the Beder Wood type. 



Minute Man — Another variety received from Flansburg and Peirson; was origi- 

 nated by Geo. P. Wheeler of Massachusetts. Flowers imperfect. The vines are 

 vigorous; fruit stems numerous and well filled. The berries are very attractive; 

 size, large; color, bright scarlet; shape, regular, conic; pulp, firm, dark red; flavor, 

 excellent. The seeds are numerous, bright colored, and deeply set, giving the ber- 

 ries an attractive appearance which, with its quality, makes it a very promising 

 variety. 



Palmer — Received from Myer and Son, Bridgeville, Delaware. Flowers perfect. 

 Introduced by T. C. Kevitt of New Jersey. It is an early variety. The vines are 

 low growing, thus giving the blossoms very little protection from frost. They 

 were badly injured this year. Foliage light green. The plants made a rather weak 

 growth, but are quite productive. Berries small, dark colored, with a regular coni- 

 cal form and a sharp acid flavor. 



Rochester — From Green's Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y. Flowers perfect. The 

 vinos are vigorous, but seemed to lack hardiness. The leaves are low and thick and 

 have a dark glossy green color. It is a great plant producer and very productive, 

 although many blossoms were frosted. The fruit is rather small, but has a good 

 color and a firm pulp, making it desirable for canning purposes. The shape is 

 conical, slightly irregula,r; flavor, sharp acid. 



Samson — Received from C. W. Graham, Afton, N. Y. Originated by P. J. Miller, 

 N. Y. Flowers perfect. 



Smith — Received from J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, N. J. Flowers perfect. This 

 is a quick maturing variety, but the fruit is small, light-colored and rather soft. 

 It has a regular conical form and a pleasant acid flavor. The vines are hardy, 

 with numerous runners. The foliage is dense and upright. Fruit stems abundant 

 and M'ell loaded. It is only valuable for its earliness, as the general characteristics 

 of the berries are undesirable. 



Springdale Beauty — From Flansburg and Peirson. Flowers perfect. Originated 

 in Arkansas and is supposed to be a cross between Crescent and Wilson. The 

 vines are thrifty, of the Crescent type and form many runners and fruit stems. 



