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Timhrell. Vigorous, productive and of excellent quality, but 

 worthless for market because of its mottled color. 



Van Dieman. The best in quality and appearance, and the most 

 productive of the very early varieties. Berries large, firm, regular 

 and of a brilliant, glossy, scarlet color with prominent seeds. The 

 foliage is, however, rather tender and susceptible to rust. 



Wolverton. A good market berry and very good as a poUenizer 

 for the mid-season berries. Very productive, fruit large, firm and of 

 good quality and appearance. 



B randy IV ine. Plants are vigorous and productive. Fruit large, 

 of fair quality and medium firm. Promises to be a valuable addition. 



Parker Earle. This very late, vigorous variety possesses much 

 merit. It is immensely productive, makes few runners and sets so 

 much fruit that it is unable to mature it. It is possible that by high 

 feeding and thinning out the late blossoms it may be found 

 profitable, 



Howard's Nos.l and i^^, seedlings from a Haverland-Belmont cross, 

 are promising varieties from Mr. A. B. Howard of Belcherlown. 

 They resemble each other, but No. 14 is more vigorous and produc- 

 tive, while No. 1 is the earlier of the two. In form and appearance 

 they resemble Ilaverland, but the fruit stalks are more erect and the 

 quality better. 



Seedlings. A large number of chance seedlings were fruited the 

 past season for the first time and many of them attracted much 

 attention from visitors and were of tine quality. All w,ill be fruited 

 again the coming season and those that gave the most promise be 

 propagated for more extended trial. 



The following we would place as the ten best varieties : Bubach, 

 Haverland, Greenville, Parker Karle, Golden Defiance, Wolverton, 

 Leader, Braudywine, Epping, Van Dieman. 



The following varieties have been discarded from the lists as 

 unworthy of further trial: Alabama, Cornelia, Dow 31, Martha, 

 Middlefield, Miner's Prolific, Mt. Holyoke, Rheil's No. 1, Sandoval, 

 Sanders, Fairmount, Florence, Sterling, Stevens, Swindle, West- 

 brook, liinsmore. Lady Rusk, Miller's Seedling, Parmenter's Seed- 

 ling, Sadie, Smeltzer Early, Waldron and Yale. 



