New York Agricultural Experiment Station, 345 

 Notes on Varieties. 



The following brief notes will supplement the data given in 

 the tables. More complete descriptions of the older varieties 

 may be found in former bulletins and reports of this Station. 



Agawam has been fruited here several seasons and has proven 

 to be quite satisfactory. The canes are medium size but vig- 

 orous; fruit medium size, good quality. 



Ancient Briton is a standard variety in many localities. It 

 has always done well on our grounds, and this season it was 

 by far the most productive of all. The fruit is only of medium 

 size. 



Barnard is not worth propagating in this locality. 



Black Chief, received from J. H. Haynes, Delphi, Ind,, 1893. 

 Canes rather small but vigorous, green, with numerous small 

 prickles. Berries medium size, roundish, grains medium, core 

 small, sweet, good quality. Last season all varieties were so 

 badly winter killed that the crop was a failure, so this season 

 we obtained the first record of yield that we have of this variety. 

 It ranks twenty-seventh in productiveness, yielding nine ounces. 



Carlo is evidently not suited to this locality. It ranks twenty- 

 fifth in productiveness. ' 



Dorchester is one of the old varieties. It took first rank as 

 to yield in 1893, but this season it proved to be less hardy than 

 many other kinds. 



Early Harvest has been quite satisfactory on our grounds, be- 

 ing but little injured by the winter, and producing satisfactory 

 crops. The berries are rather small for marketing. 



Early King ripened its first fruit a week earlier than did any 

 other variety, but as is usual with early varieties, it is unpro- 

 ductive, while the fruit is medium or below in size. 



Early Mammoth is too tender to be grown in this locality 

 without protection. It very much resembles Wilson Jr, Many 

 of the berries are imperfect, and vary from small to largest size, 



Eldorado was injured but little by the winter, and was only 

 moderately productive. The fruit is medium size. 



