STN.llVnERRV EXPERIMRXTS AT GUE/.P/f 



\Varfield{P.)~.\ 

 ram pant grower, mak- 

 ing too many plants ; 

 rusts some ; heads 

 the list this year for 

 productiveness, and 

 ranks fourth as an 

 early yielder. The 

 fruit is not large, but 

 of medium size and 

 very dark crimson color ; firm ; a good 

 market variety and one of the best for 

 canning. On light soils and in dry sea- 

 sons, it often dries up and gives very 

 poor yields ; but for heavy moist soils, 

 it is one of the best. 



Fig. 112S — \V.\k- 



FIELD. 



L.\T1': V.\RIETIES. 



The late varieties are not as a rule so 

 profitable as the early ones ; yet a few of 

 them are very desirable in every collec- 

 tion, to extend the fruiting season. 

 Some varieties gave light pickings as late 

 as July 2 1 St. The .\lpine was still fruit- 

 ing when frost came ; yet these very late 

 pickings were hardly large enough to be 

 taken into account. In the following 

 table .■" e given a few o*" fhose varieties 

 tha ive the large anked in 



the order of their ^ ly ist. 



Edgar Queen (P). 

 — A new variety of 

 great promise Plant, 

 very vigorous, but 

 rusts considerably. 

 Fruit large, rather 

 light in color and 

 moderately firm, 

 valuable on account 



Fig 1 12!).-Edgak o*" ''s '^rge late yield ; 

 Ql-ee.n. ranked first as a late 



variety, and second for total yield. 



Equinox ( B). — 

 Plant, a free grower, 

 but very liable t( 

 rust. Berry, larL;i 

 dull scarlet ; seeds 

 few and deeply pit 

 ted : rather unattrac- 

 tive ; ranked second Fig. ll3o -Evli.no.x. 



Fig. 1131.- 

 Mks. Clevela.m>. 



Mrs. Cleveland 

 r/*;.— This vari- 

 ety has received 

 adverse criticism 

 elsewhere, but has 

 done remarkably 

 well here. Plants 

 are very vigorous. 

 But rust badly ; 

 ranks ninth for 



total yield, and third among the late 

 yielders. Berry is of medium size, rather 

 light in color and only moderately firm. 

 L.^RiiE Berries. 

 The comparative size of the berries of 

 the different varieties is recorded by 

 L^iving the weight of 50 average sized 

 berries. In the following table those 

 varieties bearing the largest berries are 

 ranked according to the size of berries. 



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