156 HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



2*^ofes on Varieties. 

 Many new and old varieties biave been compared on dif- 

 ferent .soils, ranging from rather dry gravel to fine'rich loam. 

 Those varieties which, on account of their novelty, their 

 special value or other interest, seem worthy of report, are 

 described and commented on below. 



Atiyust LiiUicr. — Fruit: oblong; size, .small; core, melting; ex- 

 ternal color, scarlet ; color of lle.sh, light pink ; flavor, .sweet; season, 

 early ; calyx, small, loose; texture, medium ; seeds, yellow, imbedded ; 

 quality, good ; shipping quality, good. Blossom, perfect; jilant, fairly 

 vigorous; foliage, fai-r; runners, many ; rust, none. 



Sets a large amount of fruit, but has no special points of merit. 



Belmont. — Fruit: oblong, Hattish, irregular ; size, very large ; core, 

 slightly hollow ; external color, ci'imson ; color of flesh, red to core ; 

 flavor, slightly acid ; season, medium to late ; calyx, large, loose ; tex- 

 ture, lirm ; seeds, yellow, imbedded ; (Quality, good ; shipping quality, 

 good. Blossom, perfect ; runners, numerous ; rust, very slight. 



Not very productive, but attractive in appearance, and one of the 

 good old kinds. 



Bismarck. — Fruit: roundish; size, medium large; core, small, 

 hard and closed; external color, scai'let; color of tlesh, light pink; 

 flavor, sweet; season, early to medium ; calyx, medium loose ; texture, 

 medium; seeds, yellow, prominent; quality, very good; shipping 

 quality, fair. Blossom, perfect ; jilant, vigorous ; foliage, good ; run- 

 ners, numerous ; rust, none. 



A good home l)erry, and fairly productive. 



Blonde. — Fruit: conic, regular ; size, medium large ; core, slightly 

 open ; external color, light crimson ; color of flesh, reddish ; flavor, 

 acid; season, late; calyx, large, loose; texture, firm; seeds, brown- 

 ish, prominent ; quality, fair; shipping ijuality, good. Blossom, im- 

 perfect ; plant, vigorous ; foliage, good ; runners, numerous ; rust, 

 slight. 



Brandyiviuc. — Fruit: round, conic, tapers to sharp point; size, 

 large ; core, slightly open ; external color, dark crimson ; color of 

 flesh, red throughout; flavor, acid; season, medium to late; calyx, 

 green, loo.se and prominent; texture, firm; seeds, yellow, prominent; 

 (juality, good; shipj^ing quality, fair. Blossom, a good pollenizer, 

 perfect; plant, vigorous; foliage, dark, large and regular; runners, 

 numerous ; rust, slight. 



Productive generally, but the fact of berry turning black where ex- 

 posed to the air proves a great draAvback ; erratic in different localities. 



Brunette. — Fx^it: round, conic; size, large ; core, slightly hollow ; 

 external color, crimson; color of flesh, crimson; flavor, insipid; sea- 



