34S SUCCESS WITH SMALL FRUITS. 



Frontcnac. — Foliage light green ; plant moderately vigor- 

 ous ; leaf-stalk wiry ; truss 5 inches, 6 to 8 berries ; berry 

 bright scarlet, roundish and slightly irregular ; size 2 to 3 

 inches ; flesh pink, solid ; season late ; moderately produc- 

 tive ; the foliage is inclined to burn. 



Glendale. — This variety is now greatly praised as a mar- 

 ket berry. Dr. Thurber and I examined it together, and 

 agreed that its flavor was only second-rate ; but, as we have 

 already seen, the public does not discriminate very nicely 

 on this point. It averages large, sometimes exceeding six 

 inches in circumference. It is long, conical, uniform in 

 shape, necked. The first berries are often ridged some- 

 what, but I have never seen it flat or coxcombed. It has a 

 very large calyx, is light scarlet in flesh and color, very firm, 

 and therefore will probably keep and ship well, the large 

 calyx aiding in this respect also. The plant is vigorous and 

 makes a long runner before the new plant forms. Leaves 

 large and dark green ; leaf-stalk downy ; truss 4 to 6 inches ; 

 season very late. Found, by Mr. W. B. Storer, growing 

 wild in Glendale Cemetery, Akron, O., in 187 1. Staminate. 

 I think this berry has a future as a market variety. 



Green Prolific. — One of the late Mr. Seth Boyden's 

 noted varieties, and a parent of far better berries than itself. 

 I quote again from Mr. Boyden's diary : " No. 5 ; a cross 

 with Hovey's Seedling and Kitley's Goliath ; a large plant, 

 and seldom injured by summer heat ; very luxuriant grower 

 and bearer ; berries above medium size and of good quality. 

 A pistillate." 



This berry was once very popular, but has been super- 

 seded. The fruit is very soft, and second-rate in flavor. 

 The plant is so vigorous and hardy that, in combination 

 with a fine staminate, it might be the parent of superior 

 new varieties. 



