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MYER 



PARSONS 



Missionary was sent out by E. W. Townsend 

 & Co., Salisbury, Maryland, in 1906. 



Perfect. Plants numerous, vigorous, healthy ; leaves 

 light green, smooth ; season of bloom early ; fruit- 

 stems long, prostrate, branching, calyx small, raised. 

 Fruit early ; above medium in size, blunt-conic, often 

 necked, very dark, dull red, colors evenly, apex some- 

 what pointed ; flesh well colored to center, juicy, very 

 firm, tart, not pleasant in flavor; fair in quality; seeds 

 small, sunken. 



MYER. This variety is grown only in 

 southern Delaware, where it is prized for its 

 productive plants, although the berries are 

 large, attractive in quality, and ship fairly 

 well. The flowers are imperfect, and are not 

 so badly infested with the weevil as varieties 

 with perfect flowers. It originated with Myer 

 & Son, Bridgeville, Delaware, in 1906. 



Imperfect. Plants intermediate in number and size, 

 healthy, very productive ; leaves medium in size, thin ; 

 flowers early ; calyx large, leafy, depressed. Fruit 

 midseason ; above medium in size, regular, conic, scar- 

 let, glossy and attractive, inclined to color unevenly ; 

 flesh light colored toward the center, medium in firm- 

 ness, mild, sweet ; quality good ; seeds sunken. 



NETTIE. The fruit of Nettie is late and 

 very showy but not of highest quality. In 

 plant and fruit the variety is somewhat like 

 the well-known Gandy, but the crop ripens a 

 little later, and is preferred in some sections 

 to that of Gandy. Nettie originated in 1893 

 with Black, Son & Co., Hightstown, New 

 Jersey. 



Perfect. Plants rather numerous, vigorous, healthy, 

 productive ; leaves large, attractive, dark green ; leaf- 

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

 erect ; blooms late ; calyx, medium to large, leafy, 

 attractive green, raised. Fruit late, very large to 

 above medium, round-conic or wedge to elongated, 

 rather dull, light scarlet ; flesh of fair color, medium 

 to firm, acid, not high in flavor ; good in quality ; seeds 

 sunken. 



NEW YORK. This is a favorite straw- 

 berry in the northeastern states in gardens 

 and local markets, because of its large, sweet 

 fruits, which are liked by many who cannot 

 eat acid strawberries. Nurserymen offer sev- 

 eral other varieties which are similar or identi- 

 cal with New York: as, Otto, Fairdale Giant, 

 Morgan, Oswego, Pocahontas, Roosevelt, Ryck- 

 man, Maximus, Big Berry, Armstrong, Hum- 

 mer, and Uncle Jim. It should be said that 

 most of these varieties seem to have had in- 

 dependent origin. New York originated in 

 1890 with Martha Tanner, Slaterville Springs, 

 New York. 



Perfect. Plants large, vigorous, productive, with a 

 moderate number of runners. Fruit midseason, large, 

 wedge-conic, irregular, crimson ; flesh red, soft to firm, 

 mild subacid ; quality good. 



NICH OHMER. Nich Ohmer is grown 

 rather freely in central Florida and the Wat- 

 sonville region of California, and to some ex- 

 tent in other parts of eastern United States. 

 The variety is considered desirable because 

 of productive plants and very large, firm, at- 

 tractive berries. The berries run small after 

 the first picking, however, and are not always 

 good in quality; but in spite of these faults 



the popularity of the variety is increasing. 

 Nich Ohmer originated with J. F. Beaver, 

 Dayton, Ohio, about 1895. 



Perfect. Plants large, vigorous, productive, some- 

 what susceptible to leaf-spot, make runners freely. Fruit 

 midseason, large, round-conic, dark crimson, glossy ; 

 flesh red, mild subacid, insipid in some localities and 

 in others well flavored ; quality ranging from poor to 

 very good. 



OREGON. Productiveness and large at- 

 tractive berries of excellent quality make 

 Oregon a valuable variety in the state for 

 which it was named and in parts of California. 

 It is grown for both home and market. Oregon 

 originated with A. F. Hofstadtler, Salem, 

 Oregon, about 1898. 



Perfect. Plants numerous, of medium vigor, healthy, 

 very productive ; leaves small ; flowers early ; fruit- 

 stem long, slender, erect, single ; calyx of medium 

 size, variable in position. Fruit early ; of large size 

 which is well retained throughout the season, very ir- 

 regular in shape, averaging round-conic, glossy, medium 

 to dark red, colors unevenly ; apex blunt ; flesh red 

 throughout, juicy, firm, pleasantly sprightly ; good in 

 quality ; seeds raised. 



OZARK. Early Ozark. Earliness is the 

 chief character making Ozark a popular com- 

 mercial variety in Missouri and neighboring 

 states. The product is especially valued for 

 canning. The variety originated with Charles 

 Shull, Sarcoxie, Missouri, in 1902. 



Perfect. Plants numerous, medium in vigor, healthy, 

 very productive ; leaves small, medium green ; leaf- 

 stems slender, characteristically tinged red ; flowers 

 early ; calyx small, reflexed, depressed. Fruit very 

 early ; above medium to medium in size, round-conic, 

 glossy, dark scarlet ; apex obtuse or indented ; flesh 

 well colored, very juicy, firm, subacid or pleasantly 

 tart, high-flavored ; quality very good to best ; seeds 

 small, sunken. 



PAN AMERICAN. Fig. 307. Pan Amer- 

 ican is a claimant for recognition as the first 

 of the everbearing strawberries, and as one of 

 the parents of many 

 later ones. The vines 

 are not productive, 

 make few plants, and 

 the' fruit is none too 

 good, for which reasons 

 the variety is being 

 discarded. Pan Amer- 

 ican originated with 

 Samuel Cooper, Dele- 

 van, New York, in 1898. 



Perfect. Plants vigorous, 

 variable in productiveness ; 

 leaves small, dark green ; 

 leaf-stems short, slender ; 

 flower-stems short, stout, 

 erect, double ; calyx small, 

 deeply set. Fruits of me- 

 dium size, round-conic, obtuse, dull scarlet ; flesh pale 

 red, firm, aromatic, subacid ; quality good ; seeds very 

 numerous, raised. 



PARSONS. While nowhere highly prized,. 

 Parsons is grown somewhat in Delaware, Mary- 

 land, and western New York. The berries 

 are liked by canners, as they retain their shape 

 very well after cooking; have firm, red flesh; 

 are excellent in flavor; and the hulls come 



307. Pan American. 



