CATALOGUE OF 187'J. 



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SKCTION" XVir.—RASPBErJUES— Continued. 





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2 

 4 



i 



s 



Sex. 



p. pi.iUUite. 

 s. stdtninnte or 

 par feci. 



SECTION XVIII.— STRAWBERRIES. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 



Texture. Season. 



/. firm. The date {in June, 1879) of the ripening of the first per- 



ni, medium. feci specimens is given in each ease as the most concenicnt 

 s. soft. mode, of indicating the relative season of each variety. 



REMARKS. 



Size variable. Occasionally very large. 



Productiveness quite variable. Lacks color. Excellent. 



Docs not always ripen well at the tip. Promising. 



Very perfect in form. Shy bearer. Holds its size well. K.xccllent. 



Has been much used to fructify pistillate varieties. 



To produce with certainty should be grown in hills, and on moist 



soils. 

 Very prolitic. Said to have originated at New Bedford, Mass. 



Has long stood unrivaled so far as quality is concerned. 



