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A few of the most desirable or most largely advertised varieties 

 should have special mention. 



Beder Wood. This promises to be one of the best early berries, 

 ripening- as it does, with the very earliest. The fruit is of good size 

 and color, productive and showy. It has a perfect Hower, fine 

 healthy foliage and can be used to fertilize any early kind. 



Belmont. This fine variety, under certain conditions, gives satis- 

 factory results, but under ordinary cultivation is not productive. Its 

 quality, fine color and large size make it a valuble berry where it 

 succeeds. 



Bubach No. 5. This berry is of large size, perfect form and ot 

 fairly good quality. Tlie plant is pistillate, vigorous and fairly pro- 

 ductive. Foliage, large, dark green and perfectly free from rust. 

 A very valuable variety for general cultivation. 



Eureka. An €arly berry of good quality and one that continues 

 to ripen for a long time. A good home or market berry. 



Haverland. In our last year's plots this variety diil not do as 

 well as 't was reported to have done in many other places, but this 

 year it has redeemed itself and proves a superior variety in every 

 way, except vigor of plant. It must be fertilized with some early 

 variety like the Beder Wood or Michael's Early 



Lady Rusk. This variety has not given the promise of what was 

 claimed for it. The growth of plant is small, but the fruit is of good 

 quality. 



LoveWs Early. The only plants we had with which to study this 

 variety were set late iu the summer, and did not get established so 

 as to give a satisfactory crop. 



Middlefidd., (Auguis No. 70). While this variety produces beau- 

 tiful berries of good quality, it has not proved profitable here. For a 

 fancy trade it may be valuable. 



Michael's Early. Ripening with l^eder Wood it seemed to promise 

 equally well at the first of the season, but did not prove as |)ruductive, 

 hardy, or of as good quality. 



Parker Earle. This variety ripens with the latest ; the berries are 

 of good size, the plant vigorous and especially valuable for hill 

 culture. 



Parmentefs Seedling. When in blossom and even when the first 

 berries ripened it promised to be one of the most productive, but failed, 

 for some reason, to carry out its fruit, and the berries were of poor 

 quality. Under different conditions it may behave better. 



