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Table VII. Late Varieties Eanked According to Yield After June 27. 



FeicM No. 3 has been fairly productive, yielding nearly three 

 times as much fruit this season as Gandy. Its season is some- 

 what longer than Gandy and it holds out to the end as well as 

 does that variety. Princeton Chief is moderately i)roductive. 

 Gandy is one of the standard late berries. It has never been very 

 productive on our soil. Townscnd No. 2 is no imi^rovement on 

 well known varieties. 



Summary. 



While strawberries vary in their behavior in diiferent locali- 

 ties, yet variety tests are not without value as the results ob- 

 tained can usually be regarded as indications of what the varie- 

 ties will do in other parts of the state. 



Strawberries were fruited in one and two year-old beds and 

 contrary to the usual experience, some of the largest yields were 

 obtained from beds that bore their second crop of fruit. 



Of the varieties fruited for the first time this season the fol- 

 lowing are considered worthy of further testing: Bissel, Earliest, 

 Enormous, Maple Bank, Omega, Robinson, See No. 3, See No. J/, 

 See No. 5, Staples, Thompson No. 101, Tubbs and William Belt. 



Among the varieties fruited in two-year-old beds and for the 

 second time only, the following are considered to be worthy of 

 further testing: Bostonian, Marshall, Marston and Tennessee. 



Among the early berries the following may be mentioned as 

 being worthy of testing: Earliest, Michel, Staples, Tubbs, Beder 

 Wood and Marston. 



Where very late berries are desired the varieties Hunn, Equi- 



