New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 



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Stands third in ijroductiveness among varieties fruited here for 

 the first time this season. 



William Belt, S. — From M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls, 0. 

 Plants vigorous and healthy, fruit stems medium, runners abun- 

 dant. Fruit medium to very large, many of, the first berries to 

 ripen being coxcombed and very large, the others are of a more 

 regular conical form; fine scarlet color; moderately firm; good 

 quality. Ranks second in productiveness among varieties fruited 

 for the first time this season. Considered worthy of further test- 

 ing. (See plate XXIV.) 



Williams, S. — From Ellwanger and Barry, Rochester, N. 7. 

 Fruit medium to large, not uniform in shape, firm, fair quality; 

 fruit stems medium, runners abundant. Plants moderately vig- 

 orous. Gives evidence of being productive. 



Table I. — List of Strawberries FriIited in One-Year-Old Bed.s, with a 



Comparative Statement of the Percentage, of Early 



AND Late Yield of Each Variety. 



Rank 

 as to 

 yield, 

 1896. 



3 



4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 8 

 9 

 9 



10 

 11 

 12 

 13 



NAME OF VARIETY'; 



Bi.ssel 



See Xo. 4 



Wilder- No. 7 



Tuljhs -- 



Willinm Belt 



Canada Wilson... 



Wilder No. 5 



Staples 



Earliest 



Maifi'aret 



See No. 5 



Thompson No. 101. 



Enormous 



Murray 



Beeclier, H. W 



Columbian 



Eleanor 



Ilersey 



Maple Bank 



Mary 



Omega 



Robinson 



See No. 3 



Thompson (Lady) 

 Thompson No. 100 

 Williams..., 



Yield of 33 

 sq. ft. in 

 ounces. 



296 

 185 

 178 

 154 

 145 

 129 

 121 

 103 

 103 

 10(t 

 100 



97 



96 



80i 



59 



Per cent, of 



crop picked 



before 



June 15. 



7 



2 







27 







12 



20 



52 



63 







14 



2 



7 



23 







Per cent, of 



crop picked 



after 



June 27. 



24 

 



13 

 3 

 

 

 

 7 

 2 

 2 

 6 

 



16 



* Only a few plants were recelTed or else a part died so that a full row was not obtained. 



