1052 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Although the first fruits as a rule ripened somewhat earlier ou the 

 plants trained to three stems than on those trained to single stems, yet 

 the amount of fruit ripened early in the test was greater in case of the 

 single-stem plants than of the three-stem ones. 



The author gives the following conclusions : 



"Single-stem training is clearly superior to three-stem training for forcing tomatoes 

 in winter in this climate. The superiority is seen in the larger yield of early ripen- 

 ing fruit and in the larger total yield. There is but slight difference in the average 

 sizeof fruit produced under the two methods of training, but on tbe whole the fruit 

 of the single-stem plants seems to be slightly the larger. 



"Plants in 2 or 2-i in. pots plunged in tbe soil so that roots may be formed above the 

 pot as compared with similar plants knocked out of the pots and planted in the soil 

 on the bench sometimes show slight gain in yield when plants are trained to single 

 stern, but this treatment is a disadvantage when plants are trained to three stems." 



Variety tests -with raspberries, blackberries, and dewberries, 

 W. Paddock (New York State Sta. Bui. 128, pp. 339-349).— The results 

 of the variety tests are recorded in tables, showing such data as yield, 

 dates of first and last picking, percentage of early and late yield, etc. 

 The test included 11 varieties of black raspberries, 22 of red raspber- 

 ries, 7 of purple blackberries, 19 of blackberries, and 4 of dewberries. 

 Descriptive notes are given on some of the newer varieties. The results 

 of the tests are summarized as follows: 



" Poscharsky No. 15 takes first rank among black raspberries, both as to total yield 

 and the amount of fruit produced early in the season. Palmer has a loug season, as 

 it is classed with both early and late berries. Babcock No. 5 and Mills were the 1 wo 

 most productive late berries. 



"Of red raspberries, Pomona gave the largest early yield and ranks second in pro- 

 ductiveness. Cline ripens most of the crop in a few days, and. as is usual with very 

 early berries, is unproductive. Kenyon and Olathe were the most satisfactory late 

 red raspberries. ( >f the mid-season varieties, Loudon, t'uthbert, and King deserve 

 special mention. 



"Shaffer and Columbian are as yet the two standard varieties of purple rasp- 

 berries. 



"Of blackberries, Dorchester, Success, New Rochelle, and Stone Hardy were the 

 most productive in 1897, Dorchester and New Rochelle have not always been hardy 

 here. Early King produced the largest early yield. 



'•• Lucretia is as yet the only dewberry of importance in this section." 



Strawberries in 1897, W. Taddock (New YorJc State Sta. Bui. 127, 

 pp. 327-338). — The bulletin reports a variety test of strawberries. A 

 table is given showing the yield of 28 varieties of strawberries in one- 

 year-old beds, with a comparative statement of the early and late yield 

 of each variety. A second table compares the early varieties, and a 

 third table the late varieties. In a similar way the bulletin records the 

 data obtained from the test of 28 varieties grown in two-year-old beds. 

 Descriptive notes are given on 26 of the newer varieties of strawberries. 

 The following summary is given: 



"Of strawberries in one-year beds l.eder Wood was the most productive early 

 berry. It is also a satisfactory general-purpose variety, as it took second rank as to 

 yield among the kinds that were fruited in one-year beds. Marshall is worthy of a 

 trial for fancy fruit. Glen Mary was the most productive berry and produced the 



