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Aromatic Spike No. 354 are identical or very similar. Tree a strong grower, 

 round topped, a heavy annual bearer. Fruit medium to large, round oblate 

 conic, regular ; surface greenish-yellow, rarely faintly splashed with red on 

 sunny side, overlaid with white bloom ; dots large, white, few ; cavity narrow, 

 abrupt, with irregular patch of russet, stem short, stout, often clubbed; basin 

 small, shallow ; calyx, small, closed. Core closed or nearly so, clasping : tube 

 long, funnel-shaped; flesh white, firm, juicy, fragrant, subacid, good for table, 

 very good for cooking. Season very early, about one week before Yellow 

 Transparent, but perishable and should be picked early to prevent water- 

 coring and rotting on the tree. Evidently the name is a misnomer as it 

 means Red Wine Colored." 



As grown at this Station Count Orloff, Grand Sultan and Groskoe Selenka 

 Gruner are identical or very similar, and none of them is very desirable. 



WASHINGTON STRAWBERRY. 



REFERENCES, i. N. Y. Agr. Soc. Trans., 1849:117. 2. Mag. Hort., 23:26. 

 1857. 3. Hovey, Ib., 24:79. 1858. fig. 4. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1869. 5. 

 Downing, 1869:396. fig. 6. Thomas, 1875:205. 7. Downing, 1881:11, 12 

 index, app. 8. Barry, 1883:341. 9. Wickson, 1889:244. 10. Lyon, Mich. 

 Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:298. ii. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:252. 12. Burnett, 

 La. Sta. Bui, 27:926. 1894. 13. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 

 48:60. 1903. 14. Budd-Hansen, 1903:197. fig. 15. Farrand, Mich. Sta. 

 Bui, 205:47. 1903. 16. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:150. 1904. 



SYNONYMS. Juniata (7). WASHINGTON (2, 3). Washington of Maine 

 (7). Washington County Seedling (2). WASHINGTON STRAWBERRY (i, 4, 5, 

 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, n, 12, 13, 15, 16). WASHINGTON Strawberry (14). Washington 

 Strawberry (3). 



Fruit smooth, of good size and pretty good color, fairly uniform 

 in shape but somewhat variable in size, desirable for either dessert 

 or culinary uses. It is quite variable in season in different years 

 and in different localities. As fruited at this Station it conies in 

 season in September or October, and some portion of the fruit may 

 be kept in fair condition into the winter or sometimes through the 

 winter. In ordinary storage its commercial limit is October, and 

 in cold storage November (13, 16). The fruit hangs well to the 

 tree. The tree is vigorous, hardy, healthy, moderately long-lived, 

 comes into bearing rather early and is a reliable cropper, yielding 

 good crops biennially or almost annually. It is a good variety for 

 home use, but evidently is not wanted in market. Its season is 

 rather short, and it begins to mature at a time when the markets 

 are filled with other fruits. 



