VABIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES 471 



769. Rough Rider. — With only few characters of the plant to 

 recommend it, Rough Rider is nevertheless a desirable late 

 strawberry on account of the large size, bright color, and high 

 quality of the fruit. The variety is grown only in New York 

 and New England. It was introduced by L. J. Farmer, Pulaski, 

 New York, in 1900. 



Perfect. Plants vigorous, productive, making numerous runners; leaves 

 of medium size, dark green; leaf -stems long, slender; fruit-stems slender, 

 stout, double; calyx small, leafy, reflexed. Fruit late, large, retaining its 

 size throughout the season, round-conic, dark scarlet; flesh firm, light red, 

 well-flavored; good in quality; seeds depressed. 



770. Superb (Pig. 302). — After Progressive, Superb is prob- 

 ably the most generally gi'own of the everbearing strawberries. 

 It has to recommend it hardy and healthy 



plants and handsome richly-flavored berries. 

 It needs an abundant supply of moisture, 

 hence is well adapted to the irrigated regions 

 of the Northwest, although it is grown in the 

 Northeast as well. It originated in New York 

 about 1908. 



Perfect. Plants large, productive, healthy, make 

 runners freely. Fruit midseason, large, round or 

 round-conic, dark crimson when fully ripe; flesh light 

 crimson, soft to firm, mild subacid; quality good ex- 

 cept late in the season in cool weather. Fig. 302. Superb. 



771. Uncle Jim. Dornan. — Despite unattractive color of ber- 

 ries, which, besides, are often too coarse to be inviting, this 

 variety is rather commonly grown in some parts of IMichigan 

 and neighboring states. It originated with J. F. Dornan, Glenn, 

 Michigan, in 1898. 



Perfect. Plants of medium number, vigorous, healthy, productive; leaves 

 very large, dark green; leaf -stems long, slender; fruit-stems long, thick, 

 double, prostrate, blooms midseason; calyx large, sometimes leafy, often 

 discolored, variable in position. Fruit large to medium, retains size well 

 in late pickings, wedge-shaped or round-conic, surface furrowed, dull, un- 

 attractive light and dark scarlet; flesh medium red, firm, mild; quality 

 fair to good ; seeds sunken. 



