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Beder Wood (first disseminated as Racster) proves to be valuable as an 

 attractive and profitable market berry. 



Bubach is large, showy, and productive, though rather soft for trans- 

 portation. This was originally disseminated with a number appended to 

 the originator's name; and not less than three others have now been more or 

 less disseminated under the name of this originator with other numbers 

 appended; none of which so far give indications of comparative value. The 

 number is therefore eliminated, in compliance with the resolution of the 

 convention of Agricultural College and Experiment Station managers, 

 held at Champaign, several months since. 



Crescent, though by no means a new variety, still holds a high position 

 as a market variety; more perhaps on account of the hardiness of the 

 plant and its ability to bear neglect, than from the superior quality of the 

 fruit. 



Enhance has, so far, proved vigorous, and highly productive; and prom- 

 ises to assume a high position as a market berry, especially with growers 

 who will give it high culture. 



Florence (Clara) though not large, possesses qualities of both plant and 

 fruit which can scarcely fail to commend it to the favor of discriminating^ 

 market growers. 



Gem is a variety received from W. F. Nehring of Illinois. It has proved 

 a very strong grower and a heavy bearer of very large fruit. On account 

 of the name it may be liable to be confounded with the Shuster Gem of 

 New Jersey, from which it is distinct. 



Governor Hoard (Loudon's 15) is vigorous and productive; and pos- 

 sesses other valuable characteristics as a market fruit; but it has scarcely 

 yet won an assured status as such. It comes from the originator of the 

 Jessie. 



Great Pacific is an Illinois variety. Here it proves vigorous and quite 

 productive; though condemned in some localities. In these days of decep- 

 tive or misleading names, this would quite possibly have been more 

 readily accepted with a less pretentious title. 



Haverland still maintains its standing as larger, more productive, and 

 of better flavor than the Crescent, which in several respects it much 

 resembles. 



Manchester has excellent qualities as a market berry. Its chief failing^ 

 is the tendency of the plant to ruin its health and vigor by over 

 production. 



Mrs. Cleveland possesses valuable qualities for the market and is com- 

 mended in various localities. Here, we fear, it may prove not quite pro- 

 ductive enough. It seems to be very nearly on the dividing line betwixt 

 success and failure in this particular. 



Michel Early is a vigorous plant, with scarcely medium-size fruit, 

 which is mild and pleasant in flavor. It can not be commended except as 

 an early family berry. 



Parker Earle proves will nigh universally successful. Here it has con- 

 stantly produced crops largely in excess of any other variety whether new 

 or old. It is very vigorous and a good producer of plants; although in 

 certain other localities it is said to lack in this particular. 



Warfield has been very generally commended as a valuable market 

 variety; but here, as well as in at least a few other localities, it seems to 

 have proved less successful. Its status may therefore be considered as not 

 fully determined. The name is open to the same objection as that of the 



