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BEDER WOOD 



CHESAPEAKE 



BEDER WOOD. This is an old variety 

 once much grown in the Middle West and 

 as far east as western New York. It is now 

 being discarded because the fruits are small, 

 not very firm, and rather poor in quality. It 

 does best on heavy soils. The variety origi- 

 nated with a Mr. Beder Wood, Moline, Illinois, 

 in 1881. 



Perfect. Plants of medium size and vigor, very 

 productive but somewhat subject to leaf-blight ; run- 

 ners numerous ; leaves small ; blooms very early ; 

 fruit-stems medium length. Fruit early midseason, of 

 medium size or small, globose or globose-conic, rather 

 soft ; crimson on the surface with lighter colored flesh ; 

 brisk subacid ; quality fair ; seeds sunken. 



BRANDYWINE. At one time much 

 grown in the East, Brandy wine is now dis- 

 carded because the plants are very susceptible 

 to leaf diseases; it is still one of the leading 

 varieties about Los Angeles, California, where 

 the berries are produced from early spring to 

 late autumn. The variety originated with 

 E. C. Ingram, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 

 about 1889. 



Perfect Plants vigorous, productive, susceptible to 

 leaf-spot ; runners very abundant ; fruit-stems long, 

 erect ; calyx large and unattractive. Fruit late, large, 

 broadly globose-conic, firm ; color deep crimson with 

 dark flesh ; core hollow ; brisk subacid ; quality good 

 to very good ; seeds numerous, yellow, conspicuous. 



form in shape, and ship particularly well. 

 Campbell was introduced by W. B. Kille, 

 Swedesboro, New Jersey, in 1916. 



294. Bubach. (X%) 



BUBACH. Fig. 294. Western Union. Bu- 

 bach was a standard sort a quarter of a cen- 

 tury ago but is now being discarded because 

 the plants are not good plant-makers, and 

 the berries are soft and irregular in shape; 

 the plants are very productive, however, and 

 the berries are large, handsome, and of very 

 good quality. Bubach originated with L. G. 

 Bubach, Princeton, Illinois, about 1882. 



Imperfect. Plants vigorous, healthy, productive, do 

 not make sufficient runners ; fruit-stalks short, weak. 

 Fruit midseason, large, round wedge-shaped, ribbed, 

 irregular ; glossy bright crimson on the surface with 

 red flesh ; flesh rather soft ; mild subacid ; quality good 

 to very good ; seeds large, even with the surface. 



CAMPBELL. Fig. 295. Campbell's Early. 

 Prized for its great productiveness, Campbell, 

 a comparatively new sort, is being largely 

 grown in New Jersey. The fruits are large, 

 inviting in appearance and taste, very uni- 



295. Campbell. (X%) 



Perfect. Plants very vigorous, healthy, making many 

 runners. Fruit early, medium to large, retains size 

 throughout season ; globose to globose-conic ; rich crim- 

 son color ; flesh firm ; subacid ; quality very good ; seeds 

 large, yellow. 



CHESAPEAKE. Fig. 296. Chesapeake ia 

 one of the most promising of the new straw- 

 berries. It has several distinctive characters, 

 chief of which are vigor and healthfulness 

 of plants, and beauty and attractiveness of 

 fruit. The plants do not multiply so rapidly 

 as those of roost varieties, and therefore 

 should be set somewhat thickly. There is but 

 little danger of frost with this variety, as the 

 plants bloom late, a valuable consideration in 

 some localities. The large, leafy calyx is well- 

 colored, and adds to the attractiveness of the 



296. Chesapeake. (X%) 



fruit. The surface of the berries is char- 

 acteristic of the variety, being unbroken by 

 furrows or irregularities and unusually plump 

 and glossy. The dark red flesh is aromatic, 

 mildly acid, and very good to best in quality. 

 This variety originated with J. W. Parks, 

 Nanticoke, Maryland, about 1904. 



Perfect. Plants few, vigorous, usually healthy but 

 with a tendency to mildew, productive; leaves above 



