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Smith's Seedling-, orig-in uncertain, comes nearer to the Wilson in 

 its glory than anything we know of, worthy of trial. 



Sta3''inan's No. 3, vigorous, productive, medium, tart. 



Shuckless, a novelty which will be prized by amateurs. 



Sadie, (p) wonderfully productive, rather small unless kept in hills 



Swindle, (p) true to name in some places, in others very satisfac- 

 tory; "50 bushels per acre at one picking" is its record; late and 

 worthy of trial. 



Shuster's Gem, (p) of Cumberland tj'pe, productive and worthy of 

 trial for home use and near market. 



Southard, is uncertain; with good soil and treatment a success; 

 early, very satisfactory in some places. 



Splendid, on our own grounds in 1893 beat the Bubach in produc- 

 tiveness and is every way desirable. 



Saunders, is very satisfactorj' over a wide range, large, productive, 

 firm and excellent for pollen. 



Tennessee Prolific, large, productive as the Haverland, perfect 

 blossom, vigorous and profitable for home use and near market. 



Timbrell, (p) is trying to get to the head of the list, is certainly 

 blowing a big horn and should be tested by everybod}'. 



Van Deman, unproductive in 1893 with us. 



Victor, very large, very earljj^ and desirable. 



Wonder, it is a wonder how it ever got out; same as Oregon and 

 if good anywhere it is in a dry climate. 



Westbrook, (p) extra quality, too small to win. 



Woolverton, one of the best for pollen and productiveness. 



Weslon, (p) large, productive, firm, late, excellent quality and 

 good shipper, one of the best out of eighty new sorts on trial. 



Yankee Doodle, (p) firm, medium size, good quality, productive, 

 promising as a market sort, one of the best of eighty new ones on 

 trial at the Michigan Experiment Station. 



I have omitted many that are proving successful in many places. 

 Of the sixty-nine I have mentioned perhaps the most promising are 

 Allen, Belle, Earle, Enhance, Greenville, Ivanhoe, Muskingum, 

 Martha,Mary, Princeton, Rio, Smith's, Splendid.Saunders, Tennessee, 

 Timbrell, Woolverton, Weslon and Yankee. 



Of the older ones, we do not want to drop Bubach, Crescent, Hav- 

 erland, Jessie or Warfield. 



Try all kinds and hold fast to those that are good. 



PROFITS OF SMALL FRUIT CULTURE. 



c. w. SAMPSOX, EUREKA, (Lake Minnetonka.) 

 The profits of small fruit culture are many and varied. I do not 

 mean by profits so many dollars and cents by any means, as there 

 are many other things that go to make up the profits of small fruit 

 growers. In the first place what would our home in the countrj^ or 

 in the village be without the luscious fruit that we gather from our 

 vines and bushes from time to time? We first begin with the straw- 

 berry about June 10, and we bring in every day the beautiful berries 

 fresh from the vines; these generally last until about July 1, when 



