ZS rial_ Sations, 1898, 
MIDSUMMER REPORTS. 
CENTRAL TRIAL STATION, ST. ANTHONY PARK. 
PROF. S. B. GREEN, SUPT. 
As a whole, this season has been a favorable one for horticultural 
crops. The winter was not unusually severe, and our standard per- 
ennials came through without serious injury, as our abundant 
crops plainly indicate. 
In strawberries, the Bederwood has done exceptionally well and 
while not of the best color or as firm as desired, yet it is proving 
itself to be a very desirable sort for the home garden, and asitis a 
perfect flowering sort it does away with the uncertainties of pistil- 
late varieties. Our three-year-old bed has been plowed up, but we 
have renewed our two-year-old bed,and it is starting nicely, The 
following is a detailed report of the varieties of some special in- 
terest fruiting here this season: 
Bisel.—Pistillate. Does not produce many plants; fruit, medium; 
a little darker than Crescent; season, long. 
Boynton.—Pistillate. This variety has been fruiting for several 
years and has proved usually very productive. The fruit resem- 
bles Crescent very closely. This seasonit produced more fruit than 
the Crescent. ; 
Crescent.—Pistillate. Continues to be one of our best yielding 
berries. 
Equinox.—Bisexual, Good quality, good size, broad, flat conic; 
season, late; not sufficiently productive. 
Ideal—Bisexual. Poor plant maker; fruit, soft; not desirable for 
market. 
Oriole.—Pistillate. Fruit large, of dark color and conical in form; 
not a good plant maker. 
Princeton Chief.—A medium late berry; plants, medium to large, 
vigorous; very productive. 
Silver.—Strong grower, only moderately productive; fruit large. 
Saunders.—Bisexual. Medium late; long fruiting season; color, 
medium dark; quality, fair; productive. 
Sparta.—Bisexual. Plants vigorous, not productive. 
Staples.—Bisexual. Not productive. 
Tennyson.—Bisexual. Not a good plant maker; fruit, conical, 
red, large. 
Timbrel.—Pistillate. Worthless with us. 
Tennessee Prolific.—Bisexual. Not sufficiently productive here. 
White Novelty.—Has not proved to be valuable here. 
