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nated a tract of land adjoining that of President Lyon, and future 

 plantings of trial fruits will be made on it. As some time must elapse 

 before results can be obtained from the station trees, the use of the 

 Lyon tract was secured, and from the plants growing thereon the fol- 

 lowing report was prepared by President Lyon, whose services we were 

 fortunate enough to secure to carry on the work." 



Strawberries. — Tabulated data for the season of 1890 are given for 91 

 varieties, with descriptive notes on 36 of the most productive varieties. 

 For the test of 1891, 148 varieties were planted last May, one half of 

 the plants of each variety being grown in hills and the other half in 

 matted rows. 



Raspberries. — Tabulated data are given for 21 varieties of Bubus idwus 

 and B. strigosus and supposed hybrids from these, propagating by 

 suckers, with descriptive notes on 11 of the most prominent varieties ; 

 and for 21 varieties of Bubus occidentalis and supposed hybrids, root- 

 ing from the tips of the canes, with descriptive notes on 13 of the 

 more valuable varieties. In the first set the following varieties are 

 recommended for family use or for market: "Thompson, Turner, 

 Herstine, Golden Queen, Cuthbert ; with high culture and careful win- 

 ter protection, improved quality may be secured by adding the 

 Brinckle. * * • Among blackcaps of established reputation a val- 

 uable selection for a family garden would be Souhegan, Tyler, or Doo- 

 little for early, followed by Hilborn (the genuine) and iN'emaha with 

 Shaffer for canning. For a market list Gregg may be substituted 

 for Hilborn." 



Blackberries and dew-berries. — Tabulated data are given for 21 varie- 

 ties of blackberries and 2 of dewberries, with descriptive notes on 13 

 of the more desirable varieties. " A good succession for a family plan- 

 tation is Lucretia (dew-berry), Early Harvest, Kittatinny (with win- 

 ter protection), Snyder, Taylor. For market, Early Harvest, Wilson 

 or Wilsonjr. (with winter protection). Snyder, Taylor." 



Currants. — Tabulated data are given for 20 varieties. "The va- 

 riation among currants is comparatively slight, whether as to quality, 

 size, or productiveness. The following varieties, which are briefly 

 described, are recommended for home use: White Dutch, Eed Dutch, 

 Victoria, and Lee. For commercial plantations, "Cherry Versaillaise 

 or Fay will, either of them, yield good returns of large-sized, attractive 

 looking fruit, with possibly slight, undetermined differences of yield. 

 As in the case of home plantations, the Victoria, on account of its com- 

 parative exemption from the depredations of the borer, will be found 

 more profitable in infested localities." Wide differences have been 

 found in the results from plants disseminated under the name of Cran- 

 dall, and the value of this variety is yet undetermined. 



Gooseberries. — Tabulated data are given for 12 varieties. Hough- 

 ton, Smith, and Downing are briefly described and are recommended for 

 family or market purposes. " Industry is an imported variety of Bubus 



