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Another lot of seecUings of about the same number, from the same 

 source will fruit the coming season for the Qrst time. 



New Species of the Genus Rubus. 



The Logan berry, Salmon herry. Musk berry, Stratoberry-raspberry, 

 Golden Mayberry, etc., have not been tested long enough to prove if 

 they have any value in New England. 



Of these, the Logan berry seems to possess the greatest merit, 

 but as yet its habits of growth and the special treatment that will 

 give the best results have not been determined. It is not. generally 

 hardy, requiring covering with soil or mulch during the winter and 

 probably will give the best results when treated like the dewberry. 



The Strawberry-raspberr}', an herbaceous perennial, the tops of 

 which die down every winter and reproduce numerous shoots in the 

 spring, has fruited abundantly in some places, but the quality is 

 poor. The fruit is large and showy and something valuable may be 

 hoped from seedlings of this species or from hybrids with it and 

 some of our hardy species of Rubus, now in cultivation. A covering 

 of coarse straw, or manure about this and the Logan berry will be 

 undoubtedly best for winter protection. 



.Strawberry. 



Ntimber of Varieties 200, Distance Planted 3x2 ft. 



The new varieties of strawberries on the station grounds are 



grown in plots, 25 plants of each kind being planted in each plot or 



row. They were planted in April and one-half of each row allowed 



to produce only two runners, thus : 



oooooooooo 



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While the other half made live runners each thus 



0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0*0 



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* New plants, o Old plants. 



Enough of the runners that were to be removed of each kind were 

 allowed to become nearly rooted before taking them off to supply 

 stock plants for future trials. These plants were heeled in closely in 

 well prepared beds, and if the weather was dry, well shaded for a 



