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Meeks— Next to Gardner, the most vigorous plant on our 

 grounds. The fruit is a dark rich red and the best in flavor 

 of the entire lot. It begins ripening very early and continues 

 throwing up fruit stems as late as the latest. The first ber- 

 ries are large but the later ones run small for market. It 

 would doubtless ship well, but unfortunately the total yield 

 seems too small, and shy bearing must be set down as its 

 greatest fault. 



Michel— This well known early berry does well here and 

 is recommended with J.ady Thompson for general planting. 

 Some of the Northern Experiment Stations report this as a 

 shy bearer, but here it is the most productive kind we have, 

 though it needs rather better conditions than the severe ones 

 of this test. It is our earliest berry, beginning slightly in 

 advance of Lady Thompson and continuing considerably 

 longer in bearing. While this is a good point for home use, a 

 long bearing season is a doubtful advantage in a market berry 

 for the South. Some complaint has reached the Station from 

 different parts of the state that this berry rusts badly. Here 

 we have had no trouble with it, but the foliage is certainly 

 more delicate than that of some of the other kinds. 



Parker Earle — This variety is always a failure on poor 

 thin soils, worthless here. 



Rio — Seems to be worthless. 



Sharpless — This old favorite is worthless here. 



Splendid — Worthless. 



Sunnyside — Worthless. 



Sunrise — Also worthless. 



TuBBs— Seems fairly promising and worthy of farther 



trial. 



Warfield— This standard market berry is out of its 



element and worthless. 



William Belt — This has merit, deserves farther trial. 



Wilson— This old standby, the first variety to make 

 commercial strawberry growing possible, has held its own 

 wonderfully under the trying conditions of this test. Judged 



