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report, there are rrore than nineteen unfavorable ; it is not anything like as 

 profitable as Van Deman or Beder Wood. Fourth year of fruiting. 



3. Margaret (P). — This is a seedling of the Crawford 

 by Mr. Crawford, the strawberry king of Ohio. The plant 

 is a strong grower, healthy, making runnets freely. The 

 season is very early ; size of fruit is large and fine looking, 

 quality good ; color crimson. Firmness, medium and pro- 

 ductiveness, fair. This was the first season it fruited here 

 and as it was one of the most unfavorable seasons, I would 

 like to make further trial before pronouncing on it, but it is 

 very promising. It has not been introduced yet. 



Fig. Ml. — Margaret. 



Fig. 

 Stone's 



4. Stone's Early (P). — This is a seedling by Mr. 

 Stone, of Illinois. The frost and hot dry weather succeed- 

 ing was very hard on the variety. The plant is a healthy 

 one, growing freely ; the season is early. The size of the 

 fruit was small this season, but that may have been owing 

 to the dry spell just as it should have been at its best. The 

 quality is fine ; color scarlet. It was not very productive. 

 This was first season it fruited here, must wait for further 

 trial before deciding: as to its merits. 



5. Beder Wood (S) or Racaster.— A seedling, by 

 Mr. B. Wood, of Moline, Illinois. The plant is a good 

 grower, making a wide row. It rusts somewhat when too 

 thick. The season is early, among the earliest. The size 

 of berry is medium to large ; one fault it has, some of the 

 berries do not ripen evenly, leaving a white underside. It 

 is very rich in pollen, and so a good fertilizer, the quality 

 is only medium. Firmness, medium ; productiveness very 

 good ; in fact it is one of the most productive ; of all, cer- 

 tainly the most productive early variety. It was among 

 the best this dry year. Fourth year of fruiting. 



Fig. 843. 



EDKR Wood, or, 



Recaster. 



