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Banner, i. Hyde Cat. 23. 1922. 



A chance seedling which originated in 1899 on the Sweet Briar Ranch, Sweet Briar, 

 California. Banner has shown little merit at this Station. Perfect. Plants medium in 

 number, v-igor, and \-ield, healthy; fruit large to small, oblong-conic to wedge, glossy dark 

 red; fruit-stems short, prostrate; flesh ver>- firm, mediimi juicy, sweet, mild; good; early. 



Banquet, i. Rural N. Y. 43:635. %• 374- 1884. 2. U. S. D. A. Rpt. 419, PI. IV. 1890. 



A cross between Miner and a wild strawberry raised in 1880 by J. R. Hawkins, Moun- 

 tainville. New York. Valued for the home garden as it possessed the flavor and aroma of 

 the wild berry. Imperfect to semi-perfect. Plants few, very vigorous; fruit mediimi in 

 size, long-conic, dark crimson ; flesh firm, light red, sweet, aromatic ; very good ; midseason. 

 Barkley. i. TowTisend Cat. No. 22, 2. 1912-13. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 401:172. 1915. 



Found in the wild in 1905 by S. Barkley, Nanticoke, Maryland. Perfect. Plants at 

 this Station large, numerous, vigorous, productive; fruit large to medium, conic or wedge, 

 light to medixmi red, dull, firm, sweet, pleasantly flavored; good; early. 



Barnes Mammoth, i. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 979. 1869. 



Raised by D. H. Barnes, Poughkeepsie, New York. Perfect. Plants very vigorous 

 and very productive; fruit large, rovmdish conic, crimson; flesh scarlet, firm, juicy, sprightly 

 subacid; early. 



Banymore. i. Rural N. Y. 67:586. 1908. 2. A''. Y. Sta. Bui. 385:313. 1914. 



Raised in 1901 by H. L. Crane, Westwood, Massachusetts, by crossing Sample with 

 a seedling from A. B. Howard. At this Station it made a fine record, producing large, 

 imusually attractive berries of high quality. Perfect. Plants very productive, medium 

 in \-igor and height; fruit large, blunt-conic to wedge, glossy dark red, juicy, firm, pleasantly 

 flavored, sprightly; very good; early midseason. 

 Barton, i. A'^. F. Sto. 5m/. 44:142. 1892. 



Bartan's Eclipse. 2. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 62:27. 1909. 



Eclipse. 3. Mich. Sta. Bui. 106:124. 1894. 



A cross between Longfellow (of Webb) and Sharpless originated in 1882 by T. B. 

 Barton, Columbus, Kentucky. This variety has been widely tested and is fairly produc- 

 tive of attractive fruit. The foliage rusts badly in some sections. Imperfect. At this 

 Station, plants numerous, very vigorous; fruit large to very large, conical, rounding in large 

 specimens, dark red, medium firm, subacid; good to very good; midseason. 

 Battenbtirg. i. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 336:52. 191 1. 



A seedling raised by A. T. Goldsborough, Wesley Heights, Washington, D. C. Perfect. 

 Plants at this Station few, of medium size and vigor, healthy, very productive; fruit large, 

 wedge to round-conic, roughish, glossy light red, juicy, firm, sprightly or tart; good; 

 midseason. 

 Bauer, i. Itid. Sta. Bui. 200:9. iQi?- 



Bauer No. g. 2. Ohio Sta. Bui. 236:216. 1912. 



Originated with J. A. Bauer, Judsonia, Arkansas, who introduced it in 1909. Imper- 

 fect. Plants medium to few, vigorous, productive; fruit large, conic, light crimson; flesh 

 light salmon, soft, acid; poor; late midseason. 



