PEERLESS 



SAMPLE 



343 



off easily. The plants are very productive, 

 but are somewhat susceptible to leaf-spot. 

 The variety originated with R. G. Parsons, 

 Parsonburg, Maryland, about 1895. 



Perfect. Plants large, susceptible to leaf-spot, pro- 

 ductive ; numerous runners. Fruits midseason, medium 

 to large, conic or wedge-conic, irregular, bright crim- 

 son ; flesh red, brisk subacid, firm ; quality fair to good. 



PEERLESS. Of the several everbearing 

 strawberries on probation, one of the most 

 meritorious is Peerless, a recent introduction 

 from Samuel Cooper, Delevan, New York. It 

 is .very similar in plant and fruit to the well- 

 known Superb, but the berries are larger in 

 size, of better quality, and the plants are 

 more productive. The variety is adapted to 

 conditions under which the older variety 

 thrives. Under most conditions Peerless is 

 a better strawberry than Superb and should 

 replace it. 



POCOMOKE. Gibson. This variety is 

 occasionally found in western New York, but 

 is more generally grown in Michigan and in 

 the Middle West. Its outstanding characters 

 are hardy and productive plants and large, 

 handsome berries, firm enough to reach the 

 market in good condition. Pocomoke re- 

 sembles Parsons and by some is thought to be 

 identical. The variety originated in Maryland 

 and was introduced about 1902. 



Perfect. Plants vigorous, healthy and make runners 

 freely. Fruit midseason, medium to large, round-conic, 

 bright crimson ; flesh firm, well colored, brisk subacid ; 

 quality good. 



PREMIER. This variety is being intro- 

 duced by several nurserymen who speak well 

 of it; at Geneva, New York, the berries 

 run large and are attractive in shape. The 

 variety is a seedling of unknown parentage 

 raised by E. H. Riehl, Alton, Illinois, in 1912. 



Perfect. Plants medium in number and vigor, healthy, 

 productive ; leaves small, rugose, dull ; flowers early ; 

 fruit-stems very short, thick, prostrate, branching ; 

 calyx large, raised, attractive green. Fruit medium 

 early ; medium to small, long-conic to long-wedge, 

 with furrow running from base to apex on the largest 

 berries, necked, glossy, red ; apex pointed ; flesh red 

 to the center, juicy, firm, with a firm core, sprightly ; 

 quality good ; seeds sunken. 



PROGRESSIVE. Of the score or more 

 everbearing strawberries introduced in recent 

 years, Progressive is the most widely known. 

 Its outstanding characters are hardiness, free- 

 dom from disease, and handsome well-flavored 

 fruits. The plants produce in the spring as 

 well as the fall. The variety is adapted only 

 to northern climates. Progressive originated 

 with Harlow Rockhill, Conrad, Iowa, in 1908. 



Perfect. Plants few, vigorous, productive, healthy ; 

 leaves dark green, smooth ; season of bloom early ; 

 fruit-stems variable in length, thick, much branched ; 

 calyx flat, reflexed, attractive green and often with 

 pink tinge. Fruit matures early ; varies considerably 

 in size ranging from large to small, blunt-wedge to blunt- 

 conic, glossy, medium to dark red, colors evenly ; apex 

 obtuse ; flesh well colored to center, firm, subacid, mild ; 

 good in quality ; seeds prominent, raised. 



PROLIFIC. Fig. 308. This variety orig- 

 inated on the grounds of the New York Agri- 



cultural Experiment Station and was distributed 

 in 1908. Because of the vigor and productive- 

 ness of its plants, and the attractiveness of 

 its large, handsome, well-flavored berries, the 



308. Prolific. (X%) 



variety gives promise of taking high rank as 

 a commercial sort. Unfortunately, the plants 

 are somewhat susceptible to leaf-spot. 



Perfect. Plants very numerous, vigorous, unusually 

 productive, yielding on the Station grounds as high 

 as 14,502 quarts per acre ; foliage somewhat susceptible 

 to leaf-blight in unfavorable seasons ; leaf-stems long, 

 thick ; fruit-stems stout and usually single, semi-erect ; 

 blooms and ripens in midseason ; calyx depressed. Fruit 

 very large, retains size well as the season advances, 

 round-conic to blunt wedge, attractive bright scarlet ; 

 flesh firm, good color, agreeably acid ; quality good ; 

 seeds numerous, raised. 



RICE. Kitty Rice. This is an old sort 

 which now finds favor locally in Massachu- 

 setts. The berry is attractive in size, shape, 

 and color, and is of highest quality. The plant- 

 characters are below the average. The variety 

 originated with J. F. Beaver, Dayton, Ohio, 

 about 1890. 



Imperfect. Plants of medium number, large, healthy, 

 productive ; leaves medium green ; leaf -stems long, of 

 average thickness ; calyx large, flattened, reflexed, leafy. 

 Fruit midseason ; conic or inclined to wedge-shaped, 

 scarlet, glossy and attractive ; apex medium pointed ; 

 flesh light colored toward the center, very juicy, of 

 medium firmness, high-flavored, tart unless fully ripe, 

 when it becomes sweet ; very good to best ; seeds 

 raised. 



ROUGH RIDER. With but few characters 

 of the plant to recommend it, Rough Rider 

 is nevertheless a desirable late strawberry on 

 account of the large size, bright color, and 

 high quality of the fruit. The variety is 

 grown only in New York and New England. 

 It was introduced by L. J. Farmer, Pulaski, 

 New York, in 1900. 



Perfect. Plants vigorous, productive, making nu- 

 merous runners ; leaves of medium size, dark green ; 

 leaf-stems long, slender ; fruit-stems slender, stout, 

 double ; calyx small, leafy, reflexed. Fruit late, large, 

 retaining its size throughout the season, round-conic, 

 dark scarlet ; flesh firm, light red, well-flavored ; good in 

 quality ; seeds depressed. 



SAMPLE. Fig. 309. Once a standard sort, 

 Sample is now passing from cultivation, al- 



