128 MODERN STRAWBERRY GROWING 



A detailed study of the colours of straw- 

 berries should be made and a standard for 

 each variety given, as dark red, red, scarlet, 

 crimson, or some combination of these, and 

 have these colours conform to some com- 

 mercial standard. 



Such characteristics of quality as acid, 

 sub-acid, sweet, mild, aromatic, melting, 

 gritty, poor, etc., should be stated, as well 

 as the fact that the berries mash easily or 

 not, or are good, medium, or poor shippers, 

 each one being a standard for each variety. 



There has been some work done on the 

 shape or form of berries and there is some 

 conformation to the characteristic shape 

 of each variety of berries. It is possible, 

 however, to find on some plants berries 

 shaped like a top, and on other plants of 

 the same variety berries of a coxcomb 

 shape. By this it is seen that it is highly 

 important that some standard for each vari- 

 ety should be established, in order that in 

 all parts of the country strawberries of each 

 variety may conform to some set require- 

 ments and when exhibited there will be 

 more similarity between samples of the same 

 variety. 



