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Great Pacific, (b) I am somewhat disappointed in this variety. Some 

 of the fruit is large, but much of it is small and irregular in shape and 

 rather inclined to rust. 



Haverland. (p)*** Has done much better than last j^ear, and was in 

 many ways our best berry. The foliage is healthy and the berries are ele- 

 gant. It produced rather more fruit this year than the Warfleld. 



Jessie, (b) Was nearly a failure with us this year, as well as at some of 

 our trial stations. I regard it as a very uncertain kind and think there 

 is a weakness in the blossoms that makes it peculiarly susceptible to in- 

 jury from winds, frosts and heavy rains. 



MichePs Early, (b)* I think well of this variety as a pollen producer, 

 but it does not produce much fruit and has not been as productive this 

 year as last. Yet its fruit this year was rather larger and better in qual- 

 ity than last. I mean to continue using it as a pollen producer. It is a 

 vigorous grower and free from rust. 



Littles No. 7. (b) From John Little, Granton, Ont. Is one of the most 

 striking in foliage and fruit of all that have come to my notice for several 

 years. The foliage is tall, dark green and very healthy. The fruit is 

 long, large and firm, on long peduncles. Very productive and a promising 

 late fruit. 



Little's No. 9. (p) Also from John Little. Is a very productive and 

 promising variety of large size. 



LittWs Seedling No. 37. (p) Resembles the Warfleld very much, but it is 

 not quite as early and is somewhat sweeter. Very productive and prom- 

 ising. 



LovetVs Early, (b) Is a berry of good color, form and substance, but not 

 suflBciently productive to be profitable. 



Enhance, (b) Has produced some very good fruit on August set plants, 

 but needs another season's trial to thoroughly test it. Promising. 



Oregon Everbearing. Whatever everbearing qualities it may once have 

 had, it does not show them here, and 1 rather doubt whether it ever bore 

 over any number of consecutive seasons more than one crop a year. Not 

 desirable. 



Parker Earle. (b) Is about ten days behind the Warfleld. It has a great 

 lot of green fruit, but during the hot weather much of it fails to ripen sat- 

 isfactorily. This year a part of the space devoted to it was shaded, with 

 the result that the portion so treated produced a fine crop of fruit while 

 the rest gave a very light crop after the first picking. Plant very healthy 

 and vigorous, but it does not make many runners. 



Princess, (p) Seems to be doing better in the hands of its originators 

 and elsewhere, than with us. I regard it as generally a profitable berry 

 for the near market. It is of large size and fine color but rathsr soft. 



Pearl, (b) A beautiful bright red berry that did poorly with us last 

 year, but this year is very productive. 



Schuster's Gem. (p) Did remarkably well with us last year, but not so 

 well this. It is of good size and worthy of further trial. 



Saunders, (b) Did very well with us last year, but this season seems 

 much inclined to rust. 



Warfield. (p)*** The most popular berry grown, and it is fast supplant- 

 ing the Crescent in this state. It is a better shipping and selling berry 

 than the Haverland. Our customers especially like it for canning pur- 

 poses. 



