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market. Thus considering simply effect on size of berry, the 
practice of shading is trebly advantageous. 
TaBLeE VII.—SHowine NumsBer or Berries Per Quart From 
SHADED AND From UNSHADED PLatTs. 
JUNE 13. JUNE 16. JUNE 19. JUNE 22. JUNE 25, 
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ze} ca | cs) ce ce) co) ie we] ce] 
a a A A a aa a a A a 
wD a 7) wR nD a 7) D 7) a 
ne | 
Marshall.......... | 56 | 81 | 64 | 88 | 61 | 93 | 92 | 153] 136] 142 
Brandywine....... 63 69 82 110 147 165 
Ridgeway. A... 5... | 63 72 56 72 85 116 83 121 
Wime Belt. te. Ay 51 57 63 its) 
EFFECT OF SHADING ON THE COLOR, GENERAL APPEARANCE, TEXTURE, 
AND QUALITY OF THE FRUIT. 
Except in the first picking of some of the varieties, there was 
very little if any difference in the color of the berries from the 
two plats. In the case of the first pickings of Marshall and Ridge- 
way the berries from the shaded plats were a little brighter 
and glossier. But the effect of shading on color was not in an, 
case enough to be of importance in practice. 
The increased size of the berries under the cover added more 
to their general appearance than would at first be thought of 
as resulting from size alone. The greater the development of the 
receptable the smaller the number of seeds on a given area and 
the less is the groundwork of scarlet obscured by the dark-colored 
seeds. This effect was conspicuous in the first pickings of Mar- 
shall and still more so in Brandywine. In the latter variety 
the seeds are borne much exposed on the receptable and at best 
give the fruit a very rough appearance. If they are crowded 
together on an imperfectly developed receptable the bad appear- 
ance of the fruit is exaggerated. In the case of Brandywine the 
average buyer would select a box of shade-grown berries in pref- 
erence to a box grown in the open. But the berries of this variety 
grown in the open at Geneva were of very inferior appearance. 
The texture of the berries as far as eating quality is concerned 
was not influenced perceptibly except in the case of Marshall. Jn 
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