124 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 



Leaves — Large, dark. 



Sex — Perfect. 



Season — Medium. Fruit stems numerous. 



The fruit is conical in form. Size, large. 

 Colour, light red outside and inside. Quality 

 good, sub-acid. Yield, good. Fine appear- 

 ance. 



In the cross Hunn x Ideal it was hoped 

 to unite or combine ideal form with late 

 ripening. The results, however, showed that 

 the plants retained the characteristic foliage 

 of the Hunn, being dark green, growth dwarf 

 but quite vigorous. Runners strong and 

 rugged but very few produced. The fruit was 

 regular in form, colour, dark red and glossy. 

 Flesh, dark red. Flavour, very acid. 



A cross of Wm. Belt x Wild made with 

 the idea of frost resistance produced quite 

 good results. The plants retained the char- 

 acteristics of the wild, setting many plants 

 and making a thick, matted row. Frost 

 resistance quite pronounced. 



Colour of the fruit is bright red, seeds deep 

 sunken with the wild characteristic, sharp 

 corrugations above seeds. Flavour quite pro- 

 nounced of the sweet wild quality. Size 

 larger than wild. Some measure from | to 



