THE SUMMER MEETING. 



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Varieties. 



Agriculturist 



S. Boyden 



B. Scarlet 



Captai n Jack 



Chas. Downing 



Champion 



Crescent Seedling 



Col.Cheeney 



Cumberland Triumph 



Duchesse. 



Endicott, No. 2 



Forest Rose 



Glendale. 



Green Prolific 



Great American 



Jucunda 



Kentuclvy. _.. 



Lennig's Wiiite 



Mon. of the West 



Pres. Wilder 



Sharpless 



Trl. DeGand 



Wilson's Albany 



Color. 



Crimson 



Dark'Red 



Scarlet 



Scarlet 



Light 



Dark Crimson. 

 Bright Scarlet 

 Light Scarlet.. 

 Light Scarlet.. 

 Light Scarlet.. 



Dark Red 



Bright Red... 



Dull Red 



Scarlet 



Dark Crimson 



Glossy 



Scarlet 



Light 



Light Scarlet. 

 Light Scarlet. 

 Glossy Red... 

 Glossy Scarlet 

 Scarlet 



Size. 



Large 



Large 



Small 



Medium... 

 Medium... 



Good 



Medium... 

 Medium... 



Large 



Medium 



Large 



Large 



Medium... 

 Medium... 



Large 



Good 



Good 



Medium .. 



Large 



Large 



Large 



Large 



Medium .. 



Flavor. 



Good 



Sweet 



Good 



Good 



Medium... 



Good 



Poor 



Poor 



Medium... 

 Medium... 

 Medium... 



Good 



Poor 



Poor 



Medium... 



Good. 



Fair 



Best 



Good 



Best 



Medium... 



Good 



Good...... 



Shipping Qualities. 



Near market. 



Near market, green tips. 



Worthless. 



Good. 



Poor, white color. 



Home market. 



Worthless. 



Near market. 



Near market. 



Near market. 



Near market, necked. 



Near market. 



Worthless. 



Near market. 



Near market. 



Near market. 



Near market. 



Too light in color. 



Near market. 



Near market. 



Near market. 



Good. 



Good. 



The last two named on the list should be placed first as to order of merit 

 when viewed in tlie light of market berries, for the following reasons : First, 

 the Triumph De Gaud is the best of all the large varieties iu combining all the 

 requisites of a good shipping berry — size, color, and firmness. Last but not 

 least, the Wilson's Albany, our old reliable, well-tried friend, with its color 

 and shape you are all familiar. 



In their eagerness to experiment with new varieties, I fear many that are 

 growing the Wilson for market are giving it but shabby treatment, not giving 

 it a fair chance to show its good qualities. They do not give it as good a piece 

 of land as they find for their corn patch, neither do they give it as careful 

 cultivation. Let me ask about the one or two dozen plants that you have 

 received by mail at a cost of $3 or $5, or that some kindly disposed neighbor 

 has obliged you with as a great favor. Do you take those plants and place 

 them in the same field with your Wilsons? Oh, no. You place them in your 

 garden in the best prepared soil, and probably apply an extra dose of some fer- 

 tilizer for your favored plants. So they are planted, hoed, and watered, being 

 tended with care. Is it to be wondered that your pets should reward you with 

 a fine show of berries that throw your neglected Wilsons in the shade? You feel 

 you have "struck oil," so to speak, and plow out the Wilson and plant your 

 field with your new pet and ship to market. With it you write your com- 

 mission man that you send him a choice berry — a new variety — and that you 

 expect a good price for it. Now, all successful commission men are good 

 judges of human nature, think really more how they can hold your shipments 

 than they do of abstract theories, and endeavor to answer more with the view 

 to please you than to give their honest conviction. The result is that you 

 plant more of what really proves to be, with field culture, an inferior market 

 berry. I say next to the Triumph De Gand the Wilson has no rival worthy the 

 name up to this date, having all the requisites for a good market and shipping 

 berry.. It is the most salable strawberry known. Its shipping qualities for 



