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firmer when grown on clay than when grown on lighter soils. I 

 have fruited it the past nine years and only had one crop failure, 

 which was in 1895, caused bj^ a late spring frost and extremely dry 

 weather the previous season. 



The Princess is an enormous yielder at my place but does not 

 seem to be adapted to all soils and locations. It is as firm as the 

 Cumberland and of a darker color, which sells it quicker in some 

 markets, but it must be picked before fully ripe in order to get it to 

 market in any kind of shape. 



I place the Enhance in this list because it is the best fertilizer for 

 the Princess. It is a rather rough shaped berry, with some green 

 ends, of dark red color, and can be picked and crated with the 

 Princess, but is a much firmer berry. It has a large, perfect flower 

 and remains longer in blossom than most other varieties, which is 

 a great advantage in a fertilizer. 



All these varieties have strong and health)^ foliage, especially the 

 last. 



In the second list, I will put the Warfield, Crescent and Bederwood. 

 These are all old and well tried varieties and need no description in 

 this article. I have not grown the Crescent long, and it does not 

 yield as much with me as it does with some others, may be on 

 account of not having the right fertilizer with it. I have Beder- 

 wood. I will try Enhance another season. I had one row of Enhance 

 next to my Warfields this year, and find they do as well if not better 

 than Bederwood to fertilize the Warfield. 



Bederwood is the most subject to leaf blight, or rust, of all of 

 these varieties and sometimes will not give a satisfactory second 

 crop on that account. This disease appears just after blossoming 

 and in the spring, and sometimesthe whole leaf -turns brown and is 

 filled with small, round holes. It also appears again in the fall, but 

 usually very light. The Warfield is subject to this same disease to 

 some extent, and the Cumberland shows a very little some seasons. 

 The other varieties have been entirely free from it so far at my 

 place. I will spray them once or twice next spring and see what 

 effect it will have, if any. 



Pres. J. M. Underwood: Is there any discussion on this 

 paper? The three best varieties. Who would vary the list? 



Mr. Wyman Elliot: Everybody. 



Pres. Underwood: Get up somebody and tell us what your 

 three best varieties are. 



Mr. A. H. Brackett: I had nothing do so well as the Lovett, 

 not even the Bederwood. 



Pres. Underwood: Every year? 



Mr. Brackett: Speaking from the standpoint of this year's 

 success. 



Pres. Underwood: If you could have only three varieties, 

 what would they be? 



Mr. Brackett: I would take the Lovett and the Warfield, 

 that is two of them. 



