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DR. BURRILL 



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medium in size, wide, thick, usually branched, semi- 

 erect ; season of bloom late ; calyx large, leafy, attractive 

 green, slightly depressed. Fruit midseason or later, 

 easily picked, ships well ; berries large, dropping in 

 size as the season advances, round-conic to wedge- 

 Bhaped, the surface plump, unbroken by furrows or by 

 irregularities, with conical apex which becomes seedy 

 in appearance in the smallest berries, beautiful glossy 

 Bcarlet ; flesh very firm, variable in color, mildly acid, 

 juicy, pleasant flavor ; very good to best in quality ; 

 seeds conspicuous, often markedly raised, numerous. 



CHIPMAN. This new variety is now the 

 leading strawberry in the Virginian part of 

 the Chesapeake Peninsula. Earliness and pro- 

 ductiveness are the two characters that make 

 it > valuable. It was introduced in 1907 by 

 W! S. Todd, Greenwood, Delaware. 



Perfect. Plants very numerous, vigorous, healthy, 

 productive ; leaves of fair size, dark green ; leaf -stems 

 medium to long, slender ; fruit-stems long, thick, often 

 branched, prostrate ; blooms early ; calyx large, some- 

 times leafy, light green, flat. Fruit large, early, wedge- 

 shaped or round-conic, sometimes elongated, surface 

 irregular, light and dark scarlet, becoming duller as 

 x he season advances ; flesh light in color, medium in 

 firmness and juiciness, mild acid, pleasant but not 

 high flavor ; fair to good ; seeds sunken. 



CLARK. Fig. 297. Clark's Early. Early 

 Idaho. Hood River. Clark is a standard va- 

 riety in the Pacific Northwest, being grown 

 almost exclusively in the Hood River and 

 White Salmon regions of Oregon and Wash- 



297. Clark. (X%) 



ington. It has little or no value in other 

 regions. The plants require much moisture, 

 and except under irrigation are seldom pro- 

 ductive. The berries have the reputation of 

 standing shipment better than those of any 

 other variety, and are liked by canners be- 

 cause of their firm, red flesh. The variety 

 originated in Portland, Oregon, with F. E. 

 Clark, about 1880. 



Perfect. Plants vigorous, healthy, erect, make run- 

 ners freely ; leaf- and fruit-stems short. Fruit mid- 

 season, of medium size, globose or globose-conic, very 

 firm ; color dark crimson with dark red flesh ; brisk 

 subacid or acid ; core solid ; quality good ; seeds bright 

 yellow, raised. 



COLUMBIA. Strawberry-growers are find- 

 ing that Columbia is a valuable variety in 

 regions to which the better-known Chesapeake 

 is adapted. The fruit is handsome and of 

 best quality, and the foliage shows few faults. 

 Home gardeners esteem the variety more 

 highly than commercial growers. It originated 

 with J. B. Wild & Brothers, Sarcoxie, Missouri, 

 about 1900. 



Imperfect. Plants very numerous, vigorous, healthy, 

 productive ; leaves unusually large, dark green ; leaf- 

 stems long, very thick ; fruit-stems long, thick, often 

 single, erect ; blooms late ; calyx large, often leafy, 

 usually sunken. Fruit large, late, wedge-shaped or 

 round-conic, glossy, light scarlet ; flesh well colored, 

 firm, agreeably acid, pleasant flavor ; good to very good 

 in quality ; retains size well as the season advances ; 

 seeds raised. 



CRESCENT. Fig. 298. Long one of the 

 standard strawberries, Crescent is still to be 

 found in the eastern states in gardens and 



298. Crescent. (X%) 



now and then in a commercial plantation. 

 Its great merits are productiveness, even on 

 poor land and under neglect, and strong, vig- 

 orous plants which make many runners. The 

 plants rust badly, however, and the berries 

 are deficient in color, firmness, and quality. 

 The variety originated in 1870 with William 

 Parmalee, New Haven, Connecticut. 



Imperfect. Plants tall, vigorous, productive ; runners 

 very numerous ; fruit-stalks erect, branching. Fruit 

 early midseason, of medium size, round-conic usually 

 with a depression in the apex, bright scarlet ; calyx 

 recurved, easily detached ; flesh light red, medium in 

 firmness ; core solid pink ; flavor subacid, mild, aromatic ; 

 quality fair ; seeds numerous, slightly raised. 



299. Dr. Burrill. (X%) 



DR. BURRILL. Fig. 299. Dr. Burrill is 

 most promising in its plants, but rather disap- 

 pointing in the quality of its berries, which, 



