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firmness. The berry parts easily, leaving the calyx on the stem. The variety 

 does not seem to have much of promise in it. 



Smith Seedling.— Plants from Slaymaker & Son: The plants are not of very 

 strong growth. Blossoms quite badly frosted. Berry rather small in size, round- 

 conical, bright scarlet color, flesh light, of fair quality, and moderately firm. A 

 few berries were ripe June 1. It was the earliest variety to ripen fruits of any 

 grown this year. Not sutRciently tested. 



Snowball.— Plants from Edw. W. Cone: The plants are very strong-growing 

 and healthy. Blossoms quite badly injured by frost, but the plants recovered 

 well. Berry medium to large in size, long-conical, with neck; bright scarlet color, 

 seeds dark, not prominent; flesh light, quite acid in flavor, firm. The plants are 

 healthy and of good growth. The fruit is handsome in appearance and a good 

 shinper. Regard it as a very promising variety. 



Springdale.— Plants from Stayman & Black: Of fairly strong and vigorous 

 gro^i^th. A good rooter. Blossoms somewhat injured by frost, but others came 

 on and the plants bore a large crop of fruit. Berry large in size; form round or 

 lon^-conical; color, bright scarlet, of medium quality but firm. The plants are of 

 excellent growth and very productive. The fruit is of regular form, handsome in 

 appearance, and a good shipper. A variety of much promise. 



Tennessee Prolific. — Plants from Slaymaker & Son: The plants set in 1894 are 

 of weak and scattering growth, those set in the spring of 1895 are among the 

 strongest in the patch and are deep and strong rooters. But little fruit was borne. 

 Berry large in fdze, shape round-conical; bright, dark-crimson color; fiesh, dark, 

 of good quality, and moderately firm. Handsome in appearance, but not enough 

 fruit borne to judge fairly of value. Appears promising. 



Timbrell. — Plants from Slaymaker & Son: The individual plants are of good 

 growth, but made few runners; roots are numerous, fibrous, and go down deep. 

 Pew blossoms appeared, but they were little injured by frost. Berry large, round- 

 conical, very dark crimson, almost blaeli when fully ripe; flesh, rather light in 

 color, of good quality, but not firm. Does not ripen evenly, appears spotted until 

 fully ripe; likely to be piclied before it is ripe. Requires further trial. 



Thompson No. 40. — Plants from Thompson's Sons: The plants are of excellent 

 growth and the row well filled out, the roots are numerous and go down deep. 

 Blossomed early, but resisted frost well and bore a large crop of fruit. Berry of 

 medium size, round-conical, bright crimson color, seeds prominent, flesh dark 

 and of very good quality, moderately flrm. Fruit handsome in appearance. 

 Plants of vigorous growth and productive. Very promising. 



Thompson No. 64. — Plants from Thompson's Sons: Some of the plants are of 

 good growth; few roots, but they go down deep. Most blossoms came out late 

 and were little frosted. Berry of medium size, long-conical form, dull crimson 

 color, of good quality, and firm. Did not bear much fruit, but the variety has much 

 promise in it. 



Tonga. — Plants from Stayman & Black: The plants are of vigorous growth and 

 ar© good rooters. But few blossoms appeared, and these were considerably frosted, 

 so little fruit ripened. Berry medium in size, round-conical, quite irregular in 

 form, dull scarlet color, seeds prominent; of fair quality and firm. Requires fur- 

 ther trial. 



The following new sorts did not make sufficient plant growth, or were so badly 

 injured by frost that little could be said of them, and description will be post- 

 poned until another season's trial shall give more data upon which to form an 

 opinion: 



Australian, Annie Laurie, Columbus, Equinox, Jarbola, Kossuth, Ona, Oscar, 

 Ostego, Richmond, Smalley, Yahoo. 



NEW VARIETIES OF 1894. 



The behavior of varieties during so unfavorable a season as that of 1895 should 

 give valuable data toward determining their place in comparison with the older and 

 standard sorts. 



Bird, Charlie, Jay Gould, and Princeton Chief were of vigorous plant growth 

 and had deep, strong roots. They withstood frost well and bore, for the season, 

 a large crop of fruit. Bird and Jay Gould are specially valuable as market sorts 

 on account of the handsome appearance, good quality, and firmness of their fruit. 

 Charlie and Princeton Chief are somewhat lacking in firmness of berry; they will 

 doubtless find a place in the home garden or for near market use. 



