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Corsican. — Perfect. Plant very strong, vigorous, and healthy. Fruit stems 

 stout, but not plentiful. Berries large, irregular, ridged, shaded light and dark 

 red. Medium firm, with a mild pleasant flavor. Mid-season, and only moder- 

 ately productive. 



Crockett: — Perfect. This proved to be an early to mid-season variety which 

 showed but few points of value. It is a strong plant maker, and quite produc- 

 tive, but the fruit is small, pale, dull in color, and of only fair quality. Not 

 valuable. 



Dewey: — Perfect. Plants numerous, and tall, strong growers; inclined to 

 rust badly. Berries of medium size, long, conical, necked; color bright, light 

 red, firm; pleasant flavored and of good guality. Mid-season. Not productive. 



Dunlap: — Perfect. As a mid-season sort, this variety was the best on trial 

 for either home use or market The plants are strong and healthy. Fruit stems, 

 numerous and hold the fruit well up from the ground. Fruit, medium to large, 

 roundish, conical, necked, smooth, regular. Color a dark, handsome red. Medium 

 firm, juicy, with a rich flavor; fine for table use or preserving. 



Elba: — Perfect. Proved identical with Smith. Early, but too small and 

 light in color to be valuable. 



Ernie: — Perfect. A new variety, originated by Dr. Maudlin, and introduced 

 by A. R. Weston & Co., Bridgman, Michigan. As a medium late variety, it is 

 very promising. The plants are strong and send out runners enough to make 

 a good row. Fruit-stems plentiful and hold the fruit well up from the ground. 

 Berries medium to large, roundish-conical, necked, very smooth and regular. 

 Color dark, glossy red; texture medium firm, juicy, with rather a brisk pleas- 

 ant flavor; quality good. Should be tried by all strawberry growers. 



Excelsior: — Perfect. Well known as a standard early market sort. The best 

 early kind fruited this season. 



Fairfield: — Perfect. Received from A. B. Cole, Bridgeton, N. J. A medium 

 to large early berry, very firm and of good quality; form, irregular, roundish, 

 ridged; color dark red. The yield was light this season. 



Gersonda: Imperfect. A late ripening variety, that is productive but it 

 makes far too many plants and the berries run small after the first picking. 

 Fruit, medium-sized, bright red, very firm; roundish, inclining to conic, regu- 

 lar; flavor brisk; sub-acid. A good canning variety. 



Glen Mary: — Perfect. One of the best mid-season varieties. The plants are 

 strong, vigorous and healthy, making plants enough for a good row. Fruit- 

 stems strong and plenty of them. Fruit large to very large; roundish, irregular. 

 Firm for so large a berry and of good quality. Valuable for either home or mar- 

 ket. Requires the best of care. 



Howell — A perfect-flowering mid-season variety, which lacked productive- 

 ness. Fruit medium-sized; roundish, irregular. Color dark red; quality good. 



Klondike: — A late-ripening variety, with fruit of large size, dark glossy red 

 and quite firm. Form roundish to oblate conic, smooth. Quality fair. A prom- 

 ising late sort. 



Lady Franklin:— Imperfect. Plants strong, vigorous, healthy, and good plant 

 makers. Berries medium-sized, inclined to run small and knotty toward the 

 close of the season. Bright red in color and of fair quality. Made a very poor 

 showing here this season. 



Lester Lovett: — Perfect. Plant strong, vigorous and healthy, with plenty of 

 runners. Fruit-stems few, fruit large, bright red, firm, and good quality. Simi- 

 lar to Gandy. 



LeV'alley: — Perfect. A mid-season variety, that gave a fair yield of fruit. 

 Plant vigorous, making plenty of runners. Berries medium-sized, irregular, 

 roundish-conic with bright red color. Medium firm, and of good qualitj'. 



Lincoln: — Perfect. A strong-growing kind, an enormous plant maker and 

 very productive. One of the varieties whose blossoms blasted quite badly, but 

 in spite of this, it ranked third in productiveness. Berries of medium size: 

 rather dull red; roundish conic, smooth, regular; very firm, with a mild, pleas- 

 ant flavor. Mid-season to late. Worthy of trial. 



Lyon: — Imperfect. Ripens with Excelsior and is productive, but the fruit is 

 small and tender in texture. Form, long-conic, necked; color, dark, glossy red: 

 quality fair. Desirable only on account of its earliness. 



Marshall:— Perfect. Of large size, handsome in appearance. Not desirable 

 for preserving. A poor plant maker and subject to leaf-blight. Desirable 



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