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little larger and firmer and of about the same productiveness. It 

 does not, however, ripen its fruit over as long a period. 



Golden Queen is exceedingly vigorous and productive and of fine 

 quality. Should be included in every selection for the garden. 



Gladstone proves entirely worthless on account of its dark, purplish 

 color and extreme softness. 



Victor, Naomi and Stay mans No. i, have good qualities, but 

 need further trial before they can be definitely placed. 



Loudon, Royal Church, Talbot's Prolijic and King, fruited this 

 season for the first time, and were not included in the tables. Royal 

 Church crumbles so badly that it can be of little value. Unless the 

 Loudon develops some undesirable qualities, not noticed in this years 

 fruiting, it promises to be the most valuable variety yet introduced. 



EXl'ERIMENTS Wmi BLACKBERRIES. 



Number of Varieties Tested, 16. 



The blackberry crop of the past season on the experiment grounds 

 was almost an entire failure due to the severe winter killiug of the 

 vine.s and late frosts in May. The crop was so much damaged that 

 the records in regard to the time of ripening and value of fruit 

 would not place the varieties in the same relation that they would 

 bear under ordinary conditions, therefore the winter killing only is 

 shown in the table. 



All of the canes were more or less injured and the percent given 

 refers to the proportion that the canes were killed back. The 

 Snyder, Taylor and Agawam continue to show a decided superiority 

 over the other varieties for this localit}'. 



Varieties. 



Agawara, 



Crystal, 



Early King, 



Brie. 



Fred, 



Lncretia, • 



Minnewaski, 



Ohmer, 



Per cent of caue? 

 winter killed. 

 60 

 90 

 90 

 85 

 80 

 90 

 80 

 85 



EXPERIMENTS WITH GOO.SEBERUIES. 



Number of Varieties Tested, 16. 

 The gooseberry plots contain 10 bushes of each of the new and 

 standard varieties of the American aod European gooseberries and 



