FRUIT CATALOGUE FOR 1882. 



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Sex. 

 p. pistillate. 

 s. staminate in the 

 sense of perfect. 



SECTION XVIII.— STRAWBERRIES. 



ABBREVIATIONS FOR THIS SECTION. 

 Texture. Season. 



/. firm. The date {in June,) of the ripening of the first perfect 



m. medium. specimens is given in each case as the most convenient 



s. soft. mode of indicating the relative season. 



REMARKS. 



Growth rather slender. Not productive. Seedling of Sam'l Miller. 



Size variable. Occasionally very large. 



Productiveness quite variable. Lacks color. Excellent, 



Does not always ripen well at the tip. Valuable. 



Very perfect in form. Moderate bearer. Holds its size well. Excellent. 



Has been much used to fructify pistillate varieties. 



To produce with certainty should be grown in hills, and on moist soils. 



Very prolific. Said to have originated at New Bedford, Mass. 



Possibly may prove to be Kentucky— much like it. 



Has long stood unrivaled so far as quality is concerned. 



Exceedingly productive. Even sized, but not quite large enough, or 



good enough. 

 Has not, so tar, sliown productiveness. 



Seems to demand high culture. Will probably do best in hills. 



Seems destined to take a leading position as a market sort. Windsor 



Chief is identical. 

 Succeeds generally as a fruit for near marketing. Plant vigorous. 



Will only do for home use. 



Needs a little more firmness for remote markets. Plant a weak grower. 



Quite late. Continues a long time in fruit. 



One of the very finest large berries. Succeeds on very light soils. On 



heavy soils often misshapen. 

 Vigorous plant. Very prolific, but lacks quality and firmness. Foliage 



healthy. 

 One of the best for preserving. 



Excellent, as a berry for home use, or for near marketing. 



An amateur berry. Plant vigorous. » 



Valuable for near market. Plant vigorous. 



Must give way for better sorts. Too acid. 



Seems to be promising wherever tried. Valued as an early berry. 



A highly promising amateur berry. Plant vigorous. The first to 



ripen. Will do for early market. 

 Very fine for a near market. Uniformly large. 



Will not compare with others of its season. 



Should have hill culture. 



Excellent for home use. 



Valuable only to tlie amateur. 



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