5^0 THE SMALL FRUITS OF NEW YORK 



duced about 1897. Imperfect. Plants at this Station, numerous/vigorous, very pro- 

 ductive; fruit-stems long, stocky ; fruit medium to nearly large, drops quickly in size, oblate- 

 conic to round-conic or wedge, glossy light red, firm, acid; fair to good; early. 



Standard, i. /^wra/ A'. V. 48:523- 1889. 2. Mich. Sta. Bui. 100:12. 1897. 



Originated with J. D. Gowing, North Reading, Massachusetts; introduced in 1891. 

 Imperfect to semi-perfect. Plants few, moderately vigorous, productive; fruit medium to 

 large, irregular round-conic, dark glossy crimson; flesh medium red, medium firm; good; 

 midseason. 

 Standpat. i. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 187. 1912. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 447:76. 1918. 



Rockhill No. 6. 3- N- Y- Sta. Bui. 336:63. 1911- 



Originated with Harlow Rockhill, Conrad, Iowa, in 1906, as a cross between Dunlap and 

 Pan American. Perfect. At this Station, plants very few, inferior in vigor, health, and 

 yield; autumn-bearing; flowers early, very small: fruit-stems ver\' short, slender, prostrate; 

 calyx small, sunken; seeds prominent; fruit medium to small, blunt-conic, dull dark red. 

 juicy, medium firm, subacid, inferior in flavor; poor; very early. 



Stanley, i. Ga. Sta. Bui 32:487. 1896. 



Originated by Luther L. Stanley, Griffin, Georgia; introduced about 1896. Perfect. 

 Plants very nimierous, vigorous, productive; fruit large, conic, colors unevenly; flesh firm, 

 acid; good; midseason. 



Staples. I. Crawford Cat. 1895. 2, N. Y. Sta. Bui. 109:237. 1896. 



Originated by Isaac Staples, Dayton, Ohio, as a seedling of Warfield. Perfect. Sta- 

 tion plants moderately vigorous, numerous ; fruit-stems short ; fruit of mediimi size, roundish, 

 dark red, firm, sweet, with red flesh; fair; early. 



Star. I. Rural N. Y. 57:499- 1898- 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 309:548. 1908. 



Originated with E. W. Reid, Bridgeport, Ohio; introduced in 1897. Perfect. Station 

 plants few, mediimi in vigor, healthy, unproductive; fruit-stems medium in length, variable 

 in thickness and position; fruit large to mediimi, retains size well, round-conic to wedge, 

 furrowed, dull dark red, seedy at the apex, firm, sweet, mild, with red flesh; good; 

 midseason. 



Stayman. i. la. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 216. 1889. 



Stayman No. i. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 24:336. 1890. 



Originated by James Stayman, Leavenworth, Kansas; introduced about 1885. Imper- 

 fect. Plants numerous, very vigorous, productive; fruit of medium size, round-conic, 

 attractive scarlet; flesh light red, medium firm, acid; good; early midseason. 



Stella. I. Rural N. Y. 56:471. 1897. 2. N. Y. Sta. Bui. 218:201. 1902. 



Originated in 1893 by J. H. Black, Son & Company, Hightstown, New Jersey, as a 

 cross between Bubach and Sharpless. Imperfect. As grown here, plants medium in vigor 

 and ntmiber, attacked slightly by leaf -spot; fruit above medium to very large, retains size 

 weU, mostly wedge, glossy red, soft, medium juicy, mild; fair; mediimi late. 



