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Fig. 2039. Strawberry Experimental Plot, O. A. C, Guelph. 



are usually the most productive, but a few 

 of the best early and late khids, that the 

 fruiting- season may be extended as much as 

 possible. 



Among- the early varieties some of the 

 most desirable kinds are Sadie, Anna Ken- 

 nedy, and Van Deman. 



Van Deman is in many respects an ideal 

 berry. It is very early, of uniformly g-ood 

 size, smooth round shape, firm flesh, and a 

 very handsome dark crimson color, with 

 bright yellow seeds and a varnished appear- 

 ance. The plant, however, lacks vig-or and 

 requires a moist soil and favorable season 

 to do its best. For three years in succes- 

 sion this proved to be our most productive 

 very early variety, but during the last two 

 seasons it has been surpassed by Sadie and 

 Anna Kennedy. It is a perfect flowered 



variety and an excellent pollenizer for other 

 early pistillates. 



Sadie is a newer variety that has made 

 an excellent record for the three seasons it 

 has been under test. It excels in vigor 

 and productiveness, just those qualities in 

 which Van Deman is lacking. It is also 

 very early and a good pollenizer, but the 

 berries are rather small, although shapely, 

 firm, and of a good color. 



Anna Kennedy is also a new variety pro- 

 ducing firm fleshed, good sized, very hand- 

 some berries of a dark crimson color. All 

 it requires is the productiveness of Sadie to 

 make it an ideal variety. It is a pistillate 

 variety requiring an early blooming bisexual 

 variety, such as Sadie or Van Deman near 

 at hand to furnish the necessary pollen. 



When both quantity and quality of fruit 



