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plants are of rather weak growth. Berries large, short, round conical form, color 

 bright crimson. The flesh is dark, not juicy, but of high quality. Plants too weak 

 to judge the variety. 



Canada Wilson.— Plants received from Birdseye & Son. Perfect flower. The 

 berries are very firm, of good form and appearance, but are too small to make the 

 variety valuable for market purposes. 



Carrie. — Plants from Thompson's Sons. Imperfect flower. Medium in plant 

 growth. Berries large, conical in form, and of a dull dark crimson. The flesh is 

 dark, somewhat salvy and lacking in quality, while the long form is objectionable 

 in a market sort. 



Cobden Queen.— Plants from Columbian Grape Co. Imperfect flower. The plants 

 are very strong and healthy. Berries large, round or depressed conical, very regu- 

 lar in form and of a light scarlet. The flesh is usually light colored. As grown 

 here the berries are often hollow and lack quality and firmness. The variety made 

 an excellent showing in hill culture. 



Dollar.— Plants received from E. J. Hull, Olyphaut, Pa. Perfect flower. The 

 plants are of a ffood healthy g-rowth. but do not make plants freely. Berries large, 

 usually long conical in form, and light bright scarlet in color. Flesh bright, juicy, 

 of good quality and firm. Promising in the size, handsome appearance and quality 

 of the berry, but scarcely productive enough to rank high as a market sort. 



Evans.— From Thompson's Sons. Perfect flower. Plants are strong and healthy 

 in growth. The berries are usually large, round conical in form and of a liglit 

 scarlet color. The flesh is light and lacks juice, but of good quality. The berries 

 are too light in color and rather soft, and the plants are unproductive. 



Fountain.— Plants from Slaymaker it Son, Dover, Delaware. Perfect flower. 

 Berries large in size, broad conical, very regular and even in form. The color is a 

 very bright dark crimson. The flesh is dark, juicy and of good quality. The plants 

 are productive and the attractive appearance of the fruit, combined with its good 

 form, high quality and firmness, make it one of the most promising sorts grown 

 here this season. 



Hall Favorite.— Received from L. J. Farmer, Pulaski, N. Y. Perfect flower. 

 Plants are lacking in vigor of growth. Promising in berry, but the plant growth 

 was too weak to properly judge the variety. Further trial is necessary. 



Hatch Experiment Station. — Plants are of weak growth and make very few 

 runners. Berries very large, sharp-pointed conical in form and of a dark crimson 

 color. The flesh is dark, and while not juicy is of high quality and moderately 

 firm. In size, form and quality of berry it ranks high. The color of the fruit is 

 dull. The variety was very productive for the amount of plant growth. 



Herbst— Plants from J. L. Herbst. Sparta, Wis. Perfect flower. Plants of 

 medium growth in matted rows, btit quite strong in hills. Berries of medium size, 

 large flattened conical in form and of very dark crimson color. The flesh is dark, 

 juicy and quite acid. The fruits are firm enough to stand shipment well and are 

 of good color; they ripen tmevenly and the under side is green when the top is well 

 colored. 



Hilton Gem.— Received from L. J. Farmer. Perfect flower. The plants are of 

 strong, healthy growth, and quite productive. Fruits large, long or round conical 

 in form, and of a bright dark scarlet The flesh is bright, juicy, of good quality and 

 moderately firm. The fruits ripen somewhat unevenly, btit are of good appear- 

 ance, and while the variety has some merit, it is not worthy of special prominence. 

 Hood River. — From Slaymaker & Son. Perfect flower. The plants are of good 

 growth and healthy foliage. Fruit of medium size, short, round conical form and 

 dark, bright crimson color: seeds large, yellow and prominent, making the berry 

 of very attractive apjtearance. The flesh is dark, rich and juicy. If the frtiits were 

 of larger size the variety Avould be a very valuable one for market or home use. 



Hoosier.— Plants received from Ran Beuoy, Matthews, Ind. Perfect flower. 

 Plants of very strong, healthy growth. Berries very large, rather long, flattened 

 conical or round conical in form: color, dark crimson; flesh dark, rich color, of high 

 quality and flrm. The fruit truss is large and stout, usually supporting fruit from 

 the grotind. The plants were very productive, the berries large, attractive, of high 

 quality and firm. A variety of much promise. 



Howell No. 2.— Received from E. J. Hull. Perfect flower. The plants are of 

 rather weak growth, but the foliage is healthy. Frtiits are large, long, flattened 

 conical in form and bright dark scarlet in color, flesh very bright, juicy, high quality 

 and quite flrm. In attractiveness and quality of berry this variety has few su- 

 periors, but it was only moderately productive the past season; 



