Performance of Strawberry in N. H. 7 



fourth as much fruit as Howard 17, and are not recommended for grow- 

 ing in New Hampshire on that account. 



Season of Ripening. The dates on which a cumulative of 25, 50, 

 and 75 per cent of the total crop had been harvested was calculated for 

 each variety and then compared to the date when equal amounts of the 

 Howard 17 crop were harvested. The relative ripening seasons of the 



Table 3. — Days Later than Howard 17 



\-arietv 1942 1942 1941 1940 



GOOD 



1.6** 



1 7** 9 9** 



1.3 



0.3 0.2 



4.3** 3.9** 



3.0** 4.4** 



2.4** 7 5** 



4.9** 8.3** 



4.9** 7.5** 



4.7** 3.3* 



*Significant differences at 5 per cent level. 

 **Significant difference at 1 per cent level. 



1.3 



** 



1.8* 



l.l'' 



