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Blossom, imiJerfect ; pliint, fairly vigorous ; foliage medium, dark and 

 vigorous; runners, medium ; rust, none. 



A good, productive, very early berry, and for this purpose excels. 



Howard's Clyde 3. — Fruit: round, conic, slightly irregular, often 

 divided ; size, large ; core, slight, closed ; external color, scarlet ; 

 color of flesh, scarlet; flavor, slightly acid; season, early; calyx, me- 

 dium large, loose ; textui'e, slightly soft ; seeds, light yellow, imbedded ; 

 quality, good; shipping quality, good. Blossom, perfect; plant, 

 vigorous; foliage, medium dark, large; runners, numerous; rust, 

 none. 



Does not set as much fruit as Clyde, but matures it better ; an im- 

 provement on Clyde, and valuable. 



Joe. — Fruit: round, conic; size, large to ver}' large; core, slight; 

 external color, scarlet; color of flesh, scarlet; flavor, sweet; season, 

 medium ; calyx, loose, medium large ; texture, firm ; seeds, yellow, 

 prominent; quality, good ; shipping quality, good. Blossoms, medium 

 in nsmljer, large, perfect ; plant, vigorous ; foliage, large, dark ; run- 

 ners, fair; rust, slight. 



Not very productive, l)ut promising as a large, juicy berry; fancy. 



Jucunda. — Fruit : roundish ; size, large ; core, medium ; external 

 color, crimson; color of flesh, cinmson ; flavor, acid; season, medium; 

 calyx, green; texture, firm; seeds, yellow, prominent; quality, good; 

 shipping quality, good. Blossom, perfect; plant, vigorous; foliage, 

 large, dark, on short stalks ; runners, medium ; rust, slight. 



Still worthy of cultivation, though deficient in vigor. 



Kansas.- — Fruit: I'ound, conic; size, medium ; core, slightly hard ; 

 external color, scarlet; color of flesh, light scarlet; flavor, sub-acid; 

 season, early to medium ; calj^x, medium loose ; texture, medium ; 

 seeds, yellow, imbedded; quality, fair; shipping quality, fair. Blos- 

 som, imperfect ; plant, vigorous ; foliage, medium vigorous ; runners, 

 very numerous ; rust, slight. 



Not to be recommended, according to its behavior on our grounds. 



Klondike. — Fruit: irregular, conic ; size, very large ; core, slight; 

 external color, dark scarlet; color of flesh, scarlet; flavor, insipid; 

 season, medium; calj'x, large; textixre, medium; seeds, brown, im- 

 bedded; quality, poor ; shipping quality, fair. Blossom, perfect; plant, 

 vigorous; foliage, light; runners, numerous; rust, slight. 



Inclined to ripen unevenly, and too soft for transportation a long dis- 

 tance ; valuable home variety. 



Latest. — Fruit: irregular, conic; size, large to very large; core, 

 hard; external color, dark scarlet; color of flesh, whitish; flavor, in- 

 sipid; season, late; calyx, loose; texture, medium firm; seeds, brown, 

 deeply imbedded ; quality, fair ; shipping quality, fair. Blossom, 

 imperfect; plant, medium vigorous; foliage, medium; runners, few; 

 rust, slight. 



Plants stock up well and are fairly productive ; promising late 

 varietv- 



