THE AMERICAN STRAWBERRIES. 421 



Lady Thompson. Large, conical, regular; color crimson and red. 

 Flesh quite firm; quality very good. The season is long and the size 

 holds up well. Grown from Ohio southward mainly. Flowers per- 

 fect. North Carolina. 



Leader. Large, obtuse conical; color dark crimson. Flesh 

 solid; quality nearly best; succeeds best on clay soils. Highly prized 

 for home growing as it is rich and sweet. Flowers perfect. 



Lester Lovett. Large, roundish, somewhat conical, regular in 

 form, and smooth; color brilliant scarlet. Flesh firm; quality good. 

 Season, ten days later than Gandy. Flowers perfect. A new variety 

 coming to the front in New Jersey and doing well at the West. 



Lovett. Large, conical or long conical; color crimson; quality 

 very good. Fruit stems short and drooping. Remarkably produc- 

 tive in the prairie States, and popular everywhere it has been tested. 

 Flowers perfect. Kentucky. 



Luther. Medium in size, roundish conical; color dark crimson. 

 Flesh firm and good in quality. Season remarkably early, for which 

 reason it is commercial in New Jersey and Delaware. Stands drouth 

 well at the West. Perfect in flower. 



Mary. Large, conical, with blunt apex, regular in form; color 

 deep crimson. Flesh quite firm; quality good. A New Jersey variety 

 that has recently gained some notoriety. Pistillate. 



Manchester. Large, roundish conical; color bright scarlet. 

 Flesh pink, firm, yet melting, mildly acid, very good. Starred in 

 several States. Pistillate flowers. New Jersey. 



Manwell. Large, roundish conical, irregular; color dark crimson. 

 Flesh bright scarlet; seeds sunken, firm; quality gocd. A new Iowa 

 variety of value. Perfect. 



Margaret. Large, roundish conical, compressed; color dark 

 crimson. Flesh dark scarlet, firm, often with slightly open core, 

 good. Perfect. A seedling of Crawford which it equals in value. 

 Ohio. 



Marshall. Large to very large, quite uniform in size, roundish 

 conical; color dark glossy crimson. Flesh colored, firm, rich, very 

 good. Flowers perfect. Mostly grown east of the lakes. Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Mastodon (Late Mastodon). Very large, roundish conical with 

 blunt axis; color bright crimson, showy. Flesh pink, not very firm; 



