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Early will give about two fair pickings before Haverland and Crescent 

 are ripe. Osceola is a name under which Michel's was sold by some parties. 



Mrs. Cleveland is a very vigorous plant, and produces large, regular, and 

 firm, round, conical berries. It has not shown itself sufficiently productive 

 for a perfect market berry, but with a more favorable season it might go 

 to the head; certainly promising. 



Oliver has large, vigorous plants resembling Sharpless. The fruit is dark 

 crimson, conical, regular, and very firm; fair flavor. Seems lacking in 

 productiveness, which is all it needs to make it a valuable market variety. 



Parker Earle, one of the best growing plants, but it makes few run- 

 ners; up to the time of the frosts the prospect for fruit was excellent. The 

 fruit is of a large size, long, conical, with a decided neck. Wherever this 

 variety has been tried, good reports have been given. 



Pearl, a vigorous plant, and for four years it has been one of the most 

 productive sorts grown. Berries rather above medium in size, quite regu- 

 lar in form, and very firm. Unless grown in hills, the plants should be in 

 narrow rows. A good sort for home use, and on account of its firmness 

 excellent for market. 



Porter, a fairly vigorous plant with stout, erect leaf stalks; berry rather 

 small, round, crimson. From two years' trial, it seems so low in product- 

 iveness as to be valueless. 



Pride of Albany, received for trial from D. W. H. Taylor, Brodhead, 

 Wisconsin. Plants only medium in growth, hardy and healthy. Medium 

 early with quite large berries of good quality. Seems valuable as a family 

 variety, as it continues a long time in bearing. 



Saunders, a very promising variety developed by John Little of Ontario, 

 said to be a cross between Crescent and Sharpless, and its appearance 

 would indicate it. Plants very strong; berries large, quite firm, and of 

 good quality. The frost destroyed most of the crop in 1891, but in 1889 

 and 1890 it made an excellent showing. Well worth trying, particularly 

 for market. 



Shaw. This variety is much like Sharpless in plant, and its flower buds 

 are even more tender than those of that variety, so that no fruit was 

 obtained this year. Last year it gave a fair crop of medium-size berries 

 of excellent quality and fairly firm. 



Shuster's Gem. Most of the reports of this variety have been more or 

 less favorable, but it has not proven satisfactory here, as the plants have 

 not been vigorous. It is quite unproductive, and rather soft and poor in 

 quality of fruit. 



Stayman No. 1 is a vigorous plant; season medium; fruit rather small, 

 produced in fair quantities, but not of high rank in quality or firmness. 

 Seemingly of less value than the Crescent and other old sorts. 



Stimmel No. 15. A promising seedling from John Stimme'l, Paris, Ohio. 

 Plants vigorous and quite pt'oductive; berries medium to large, of fair 

 quality and firmness. No. 20, from the same source, is not quite so pro- 

 ductive, but is of superior quality. 



Thompson No. 23, from M. T. Thompson, Rio Vista j Va., is in plant 

 and berry much like Crescent, but is bi-sexual and later in season, besides 

 being of better flavor and perhaps somewhat firmer. Quite promising. 

 Nos. 9 and 12, from the same source, seem less promising, but with longer 

 trial may show some valuable qualities. 



Townsend No. 19 is vigorous in plant, foliage healthy, fruit large, quite 

 firm, very good in quality, and quite productive. Well worth planting as 



