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texture. Flavor mild, pleasant. Lacks juice. Plants are low, compact 

 growers and are poor runner makers. Has not been very productive here. 

 Needs further trial. Season late. 



Clyde: — Staminate. One of the most productive but is too soft and 

 too light colored to be suitable for market. Quality is only fair. It is 

 a little better than the Bederwood in all of its qualities. On account of 

 its productiveness some use it for market. 



Challenge : — Staminate. A very attractive, dark red berry of mild and 

 pleasant flavor. Form roundish conical. Flesh dark red and moderately 

 firm. Plants are moderately vigorous and are only fair plant makers. 

 The beauty of this variety is the only prominent feature it has. Mid- 

 season. 



Duncan :— Staminate. A long, broad, conical berry of dark red 

 coloring. Ripens with Clyde. Quality fair. Texture firm. May prove 

 promising. Needs productiveness. 



Dunlap: — Staminate. Still probably the most popular berry grown. 

 Fruit medium-sized, regular, dark red. Plant medium-sized, thrifty and 

 very productive. Fruit runs small towards end of season when grown 

 on light soils. Mid-season. 



Ernie :^ — Staminate. A good variety on the proper soil, which is a 

 fairly heavy, rich, moist soil. Fruit medium-sized, dark, glossy red, 

 regular and smooth. Roundish conical in shape, firm in texture. 

 <3uality very good. Plants are vigorous growers and fruit stems hold 

 fruit w^ell uj). When grown on light soils the berry is too small for 

 any practical use. Mid-season. Productive. 



Early Hathaway: — Not as early as Excelsior and not quite as pro- 

 ductive, but a little larger. Quality about the same. It is doubtful if 

 it will ever find a. place in the standard list. Staminate. 



Early Beauty :^ — Too much like the Excelsior to give it a separate 

 description. 



Excelsior : — Staminate. A standard early variety which is somewhat 

 deficient in quality. Serves well for culinary purposes. Fruit medium- 

 sized, dark red, nearly spherical in shape. Plants somewhat small, but 

 numerous. It did not do well this year, the blossoms being nipped by 

 frost. Generally productive. 



Fairfield : — Staminate. Medium-sized. Ripens soon after Excelsior. 

 Color a rather dull, dark red. Not as productive as Excelsior. Quality 

 better. Its good qualities are not prominent enough to make it popular. 



Gandy: — Staminate. Very large, roundish, conical. Bright red in 

 color with the seeds a dark glossy red. Does not do well on our soil. 

 Plants are large, thrift}^ and productive. Under proper conditions it 

 is one of the most popular late varieties grown. 



Gersonda: — Pistillate. A very productive, medium late variety. This 

 year we have had it growing on a heavier and moister soil than here- 

 tofore, and it has developed size and color. Plants are thrifty, vigorous 

 growers. The fruit this year was large, regular, smooth, roundish, 

 conical. Quality good. Always productive. Good for market and 

 kitchen uses. 



Glen Mary : — Staminate. A large, handsome, productive berry of quite 

 good quality. It is broad, conical in shape and is generally well 

 formed. Holds size well through the season. Tips are sometimes white. 

 Plants vigorous growers. A good market berry. Mid-season. 



