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Report of the Horticulturist of the 



one thousand were taken for starting another field. This neces- 

 sarily left the rows for fruiting very narrow. 



" From the fact that the rows of No. 208 were so much wider 

 than those of the Hunn, no plants having been taken from them, 

 they should have yielded much more fruit. As it was the Hunn 

 yielded one third more fruit. The first few pickings the fruit of 

 No. 208 was nearly as large and firm as that of the Hunn, but of 

 lighter color. The quality of each was excellent, some visitors 

 giving the preference to one, and others to the other variety. 

 After the first week No. 208 fell off in size and the berries were 

 softer. 



" On June 19th a sixteen-quart crate of each variety was 

 shipped to a party in Gansevoort market. New York, and the 

 same day a shipment was made to a firm in Washington street, 

 near Washington market. New York. The former sold No. 208 at 

 15 cents per quart, and the Hunn at 18 cents. Good Sharpless 

 berries were selling for 12 cents. He wrote, ' Both varieties were 

 received in good order but this is not a good place to get fancy 

 prices.' The down town firm sold No. 208 for 18 cents, and Hunn 

 for 20 cents per quart. Concerning them they wrote: 'Both these 

 varieties arrived in excellent order, but the Hunn is the better of 

 the two, and a remarkable berry for which we predict a wonderful 

 success, as it is superior to anything we have seen in color, ship- 

 ping qualifications and delicacy of flavor.' 



" The foliage of each variety is stronger, and seems to resist 

 fungous diseases better than either Bubach, Sharpless or Lady 

 Thompson. / 



" The folloAving list will show the time of ripening of the several 

 varieties : 



NAME. 



Michel 



Beder Wood 



BubacL 



Sharpless. .. 



Hunn 



No. 208 



First ripe. 



May 20 

 May 24 

 May 31 

 June .S 

 June 9 

 June 9 



First 

 Bbipment. 



May 23 

 May 27 

 Jmie 4 

 June 6 

 June 13 

 June 13 



Last 

 shipment. 



June 10 

 •Tune 15 

 Juno 24 

 June 24 

 July 8 

 July 6 



