EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 305 



Olive's Pride: — Staminate. A moderate bearer of fairly good quality. 

 Irregular in shape, generally broad-conical with blunt apex. Fruit runs 

 small towards end of season. Plants are good growers. Fruit stalks 

 are long and strong and hold fruit up well. Has no especially good 

 qualities to make it popular. Mid-season. 



Oom Paul: — Staminate. A medium large, dark red berry of ' only 

 fair quality. Flesh is red and firm. Plants are large and vigorous. 

 The blossoms are easily frosted and for this reason the fruit was very 

 irregular this year. Generally productive. A good berry but not suf- 

 ficiently so to be pof)ular. Mid-season. 



Parson's Beauty : — Staminate. A rich, red berry of medium size. Is 

 of good quality and makes a good canner. It is firm and does well for 

 market. Sometimes a little irregular in shape. Seeds numerous. Gen- 

 erally productive. Plants healthy and vigorous and make a good row. 

 Mid-season. Should be given a trial. 



Ridgeway: — Staminate. A medium-sized berry of attractive red 

 color. Flesh is evenly colored with a light red, and is tender and juicy. 

 Quality is very good. It is not at its best here as it needs a rich, moist 

 soil. Under proper conditions it is a very satisfactory berry especially 

 for local market and dessert. Mid-season. 



Rickman: — Staminate. A large irregular-shaped berry of dark red 

 color. Flesh somewhat mealy but the texture is firm. Plants do not 

 seem to be very thrifty growers. Not promising. Medium early in season. 



Rip Snorter: — Staminate. Large, roundish, oblate, irregular, firm and 

 of fair quality. Color bright red. Plants strong growers. Fruit stems 

 hold fruit up well. Will not be popular. Mid-season. 



Rough Rider: — Staminate. A large, late variety. Irregular, broad, 

 conical. Color bright red, and quality good. Plants are healthy and 

 vigorous but are only moderate runner makers. Bears best during its 

 second year's fruiting. 



Sample: — Pistillate. One of the best late varieties. Fruit is large, 

 well colored with bright red, and of good quality. Always productive. 

 A good all around late berry. Plants are thrifty and vigorous. . 



Springdale: — Staminate. A broad, short, conical berry of bright red 

 color. Moderately firm. Quality good. 'Season is short and the berries 

 run small toward its end. Plants good growers. Mid-season. 



Seaford: — Pistillate. Medium late. A good grower. Berry is long 

 and necked. Calyx comes off easily. Color is a handsome, dark red, 

 which goes to the center of the berry. Quality is very good. Would 

 make a good canning berry. Productive. For market -its form is 

 against it and it ripens with many other good berries. 



Tilghmam : — Pistillate. Long, broad, conical, similar to Haverland. 

 It is a little lighter in color. Quality good. Generally bears well. 

 Plants are good growers. In general not as good as the Haverland and 

 cannot be recommended to supercede it. Mid-season. 



Tama .Jim :— Staminate. A fairly large berry, conical in shape and 

 often irregular. Color is bright red with the flesh a very light red. 

 Quality is good, season late and texture tender. It has nothing that 

 would make it prominent as a late variety. Not very productive. 



Warfield : — ^Pistillate. A popular, medium-early variety. The most 

 productive in the patch this year. One of the best for canning, the 

 flavor being rather tart and the color dark. The berries run small after 

 39 



