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Historical. Washington Strawberry was first exhibited at the Fair of the 

 State Agricultural Society in Syracuse in 1849 (i, 3). It originated on the 

 farm of Job Whipple, Union Springs, Washington county, N Y. (i). It was 

 included in the catalogue of the American Pomological Society in 1869 (4). 

 It is still listed by nurserymen and has been disseminated to some extent 

 in various parts of the continent. Although it has been known for a half 

 century it has failed to establish itself in the commercial orchards of this 

 state and is but little known among New York fruit growers. 



TREE. 



Tree medium to large, vigorous to moderately vigorous. Form rather flat, 

 spreading, open. Twigs below medium to short, straight or nearly so, rather 

 slender to stout with large terminal buds ; internodes medium or below. 

 Bark clear brownish-red or with more or less olive-green, lightly streaked 

 with scarf-skin; pubescent. Lenticels scattering, small to medium, round or 

 somewhat elongated, slightly raised. Buds medium to large, broad, plump, 

 obtuse, free or nearly so, pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit medium to large or very large. Form globular, usually inclined to 

 conic, base rounding or sometimes flattened, nearly regular; sides often a 

 little unequal. Stem short and rather thick or sometimes long. Cavity below 

 medium to medium, acute to somewhat acuminate, rather shallow to deep, 

 narrow to moderately broad, occasionally lipped, often somewhat furrowed, 

 usually thinly russeted. Calyx below medium to rather large, usually some- 

 what open ; lobes a little separated and broad at the base, narrow above, 

 long, acute to acuminate. Basin small to medium, narrow to moderately 

 wide, medium in depth, abrupt, somewhat furrowed, wrinkled. 



Skin rather thin, tough, smooth, somewhat waxy, greenish or yellow, 

 washed and mottled with red, conspicuously splashed and striped with 

 bright carmine and overspread with thin bloom. Dots numerous, russet or 

 whitish and rather conspicuous, often submerged. Prevailing effect striped 

 red. 



Calyx tube rather large, wide, cone-shape with core lines meeting, some- 

 times becoming funnel-form with clasping core lines. Stamens basal or 

 nearly so. 



Core below medium to above, axile or sometimes abaxile ; cells not uni- 

 formly developed, usually symmetrical and more or less open, sometimes 

 closed; core lines meeting if the calyx tube is cone-shape, clasping if it is 

 funnel-form. Carpels variable, ovate to broadly obcordate, sometimes a little 

 emarginate, often tufted. Seeds dark, medium in size, rather long, some- 

 what acute ; often many are abortive. 



Flesh whitish tinged with yellow, firm, rather fine to a little coarse, crisp, 

 tender, very juicy, pleasant subacid, sprightly, good to very good. 



Season from September or October into early winter. 



