lf)04.] PUBTJC^ DOCTTMENT — Xo. 33. 1(15 



iiicdiiini in miiulxT, iicrt'ccl ; plant, poor in vii;(»r ; foliage, fair ; run- 

 ners, fair; rust, sliglit. 



Nothing to recommend it, according to its Ix^havior here. 



Sample. — Fruit: round, eonie, regular; size, large; core, slight; 

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

 mid-season; calyx, nicdiuiu ; texture, medium ; seeds, brownisli ; qual- 

 ity, fair; shipping (piality, fair to good. Blossom, vigorous, imperfect; 

 i)lant, has jrood viii'or; folia<2:e, medium "-reen ; runners, numerous; 

 rust, sliglit. 



A tine, productive, uniform commercial Ijcrr}-, inclined at times to 

 be a little soft; still the most reliable, under various conditions. 



Sawijcfs Seedling. — Fruit: round, conic; size, medium large; core, 

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

 acid; season, medium to late; calyx, medium; texture, firm; seeds, 

 yellow, imbedded ; quality, fair ; shipping quality, good. Blossom, 

 fairly vigorous, perfect; plant, very good in vigor; foliage, large, vig- 

 orous ; nmners, average ; rust, slight. 



Satisfactory on our grounds ; productive and valuable. 



Shn^^ter's Gem. — Fruit: round, conic; size, large ; core, sliglit; ex- 

 ternal color, crimson ; color of flesh, lightish ; flavor, sub-acid ; mid- 

 season ; calyx, large ; texture, medium ; seeds, yellow, protruding ; 

 (|uality, fair; shipping quality, fair. Blossom, perfect; plant, has 

 good vio-or ; foliao-e, medium dai"k ; runners, average ; rust, slight. 



An old reliable berry, and worthy of culture. 



Springdrde Beauty. — Fruit: irregular, roundish; size, medium to 

 lai'ge ; core, slight ; external color, scarlet ; color of flesh, light scarlet ; 

 flavor, sub-acid ; season, early to medium ; calj'x, loose ; texture, 

 medium; seeds, yellow, slightly imbedded; quality, fair; shipping 

 quality, fair. Blossom, vigorous, perfect ; plant, vigorous ; foliage, 

 medium dark; ininners, average in number; rust, slight. 



A good general-purpose berry. 



Uncle Jim. — Fruit: long, conical; size, large to very large ; core, 

 slight ; external color, dark scarlet ; color of flesh, light scarlet ; flavor, 

 rather insipid ; season, medium; calyx, medium loose; texture, firm; 

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

 som, perfect; plant, very good in vigor; foliage, resembles Marshall; 

 runners, numerous ; rust, none. 



Sets moderate amount of fruit, and matures it ; one of tlie most 

 promising newly introduced varieties ; fanc}^ 



Uncle Sam. — Fruit: round, conic; size, large; core, slight; exter- 

 nal color, scarlet ; color of flesh, light scarlet ; flavor, insipid ; season, 

 medium late ; cal3^x, large, loose ; texture, firm ; seeds, brown, im- 

 bedded ; quality, fair ; shipping quality, good. Blossom, perfect, and 

 good pollenizer ; plant, vigorous ; foliage, dark ; runners, compara- 

 tively few ; rust, slight. 



Stocks up well in liill system, but i*ather light color for a market 

 berry, and only moderatelv pi'oductive. 



