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Sarah. — (Record number 4-38.) Produced in London, Ont., by Prof. 

 Saunders, from seed of Shaffer's Colossal. Plant a moderate grower, suckering 

 freely, and propagating naturally only in this way. The foliage seems to be 

 intermediate between the European raspberry Rubus Idaeus and the American 

 Rubus Strigosus. The canes have been affected to some extent by anthracnose, 

 but not more than Cuthbert or Marlboro' growing alongside. Fruit large, 

 round ; drupes large, deep garnet, firm, very juicy, pleasantly acid and excep- 

 tionally rich. See Fig. 686. A few ripe berries were found last year, and this 

 year, at the time of the first picking of Cuthbert, but the main crop did not 

 ripen till the season of Cuthbert was over, the last picking taking place each 

 year from the 8th to 12th August. 



A striking characteristic of this variety is its habit of ripening the fruit in 

 consecutive order and much regularity, beginning with the terminal clusters of 

 each branch. Of course this is in a measure true of all red raspberries, but 

 none that I know of carry the peculiarity to the same extent. 



The Marshall StPawtaerry.— The Rural New Yorker is responsible for 

 the following statements regarding this berry, and also for the accompanying 

 engraving of it. 



T. J. Dwyer praises the new 

 strawberry Marshall as " the 

 finest sort ever grown in this 

 country." He considers it as 

 surpassing in size any other 

 variety, as of the richest quality, 

 as a " remarkably fine keeper 

 and carrier." 



Mr. E. W. Wood, of the 

 Massachusetts Hort. Society, 

 regards it as " the most promis- 

 ing variety grown, the largest 

 measuring over seven inches in 

 circumference." 



The Marshall was sent to us 



in May of last year by M. F. 



Ewell, of MarshfieJd Hills, Mass. 



The vines are healthy, but not 



unusually vigorous. Berries be- 



FiG. 687.— The Marshall Strawberry. g^n to ripen June i. These 



were of the largest size, fairly regular, scarlet, red flesh, mild flavor, and about 



as firm as Sharpless. They are still ripening, though the berries now (June 20} 



are of ordinary size. 



