ICO STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Fruit large to very large, longisli conical ; large specimens often cocks- 

 combed ; color, bright crimson; commenced to color about June 16th; first 

 fully ripe specimens on tlie 20th. 



Stems of medium height; strong. 



Flesh, bright crimson ; ^vhitish at the center, firm, juicy. 



Flavor high, rich, fine, Avith a very pleasant aroma. 



Seeds prominent, greenish brown. 



We regard tliis as a highly promising, very large, late berry, and especially 

 so for market purposes. 



In June, 1878, specimens and fruit upon the plant of a new seedling 

 from Oceana county were shown at the June meeting of this society at Jack- 

 son. x\t the June meeting of 1879, held at Muskegon, the matured fruit was 

 shown by Mr. E. J. Sliirts, of Shelby, the introducer and alleged originator, 

 and was from him named ^'Shirts," by the society. 



AVc received plants of tliis from Mr. Shirts, which have fruited, and from 

 these and from the fruit shown at Muskegon, the following notes were taken: 



Plant vigorous, spreading, foliage thick, healthy; serratures coarse, irregular. 



Flowers staminate. 



Fruit large to very large, very long conical, irregular; color bright crimson, 

 becoming very dark when fully ripe ; stems (on planting of last spring), short. 



Flesh red, paler at the center, rather firm, juicy, mild acid, rich, very good. 



Aroma slight. 



Seeds depressed or sunken, brown ; a fine house fruit, and may prove valua- 

 ble for market. 



We, in August last, received plants of Windsor Chief from the originator; 

 but as it is too soon for them to have fruited, and we took no notes of the 

 fruit shown at Muskegon last June, the description must be omitted. 



We only remark that it is said to be a cross of Chas. Downing upon the 

 Champion; and that, like the maternal parent, it is pistillate; and that some 

 of those who have tested it, consider it identical with the Champion in both 

 plant and fruit. 



Of the newer strawberries not in the catalogue, and not yet fully tested, we 

 have fruited and made notes of the following, Avhich we reserve for a fuller 

 trial next year, viz. : Photo, Cinderella, Ilervey Davis, Iowa Prolific, Starr, 

 President Lincoln, Glendale, General Sherman, Pcake's Emperor, Afrique, 

 Wilding Seedling, Late Prolific, Arnold's, Burr Oak, Caroline, Centennial 

 Favorite, Continental, Fowler's Seedling, Frontenac, Seedling Eliza, Miner's 

 Great Prolific, Walden, Crystal City, Essex Beauty, Pioneer, Early Adella, 

 Sharpless, and perhaps a few others. 



GRAPES. 



In the autumn of 1878, we received from G. W. Fulkerson, of Ovid, Clin- 

 ton county, eight varieties of seedling grapes, all grown from the seeds of a 

 single bunch of Wilder (Piogers' Hybrid No. 4), his statement being that 

 some seventy plants were grown from the seeds of the bunch in question, of 

 which twenty had already fruited, and that those sent were a selection from 

 them. We were greatly t-urprised at the result as shown, not so much on 

 account of the quality of the fruit, some of which we thought fully as good, 

 possibly even better than the parent, but more especially from the circum- 

 stance that so many varieties of sucli high average quality, should spring from 

 a single bunch of any variety, the usual experience being that scarcely one 

 seedling in one thousand is found at all worthy of consideration. 



