156 HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



JVofes on Varieties. 



Many new and old varieties have been compared on dif- 

 ferent soils, ranging from rather dry gravel to fine rich loam. 

 Those varieties which, on account of their novelty, their 

 special value or other interest, seem worthy of report, are 

 described and commented on below. 



August Luther. — Fruit: oblong; size, small; core, melting; ex- 

 ternal color, scarlet ; color of tlesh, light pink ; flavor, sweet; season, 

 early ; calyx, small, loose ; texture, medium ; seeds, yellow, imbedded ; 

 quality, good; shipping quality, good. Blossom, perfect ; plant, fairly 

 vigorous; foliage, fair; runners, many; rust, none. 



Sets a large amovmt of fruit, but has no sijecial points of merit. 



Bcbnofit. — Fruit: oblong, flattish, irregular ; size, verj' large ; core, 

 slightly hollow ; extei'nal color, crimson ; color of flesh, red to core ; 

 flavor, slightly acid ; season, medium to late; calyx, large, loose; tex- 

 ture, firm ; seeds, yellow, imbedded ; quality, good ; shipping quality, 

 good. Blossom, perfect ; runners, numerous ; rust, very slight. 



Not very productive, but attractive in ajjpearance, and one of the 

 good old kinds. 



Bismarck. — Fruit: roundish; size, medium large; core, small, 

 hard and closed; external color, scarlet; color of flesh, light pink; 

 flavor, sweet ; season, early to medium ; calyx, medium loose ; texture, 

 medium; seeds, yellow, prominent; quality. Aery good; shipjjing 

 quality, fair. Blossom, perfect ; plant, vigorous ; foliage, good ; run- 

 ners, numerous ; rust, none. 



A good home berry, and fairlj' productive. 



Blonde. — Fruit: conic, regular ; size, mediimi large ; core, slightly 

 open ; external color, light crimson ; color of flesh, reddish ; flavor, 

 acid; season, late; calyx, large, loose; textui-e, firm; seeds, brown- 

 ish, prominent ; quality, fair ; shijiping (luality, good. Blossom, im- 

 perfect ; plant, vigorous ; foliage, good ; runners, numerous ; rust, 

 slight. 



Brandywinc. — Fruit: round, conic, tai)ers to sharp point; size, 

 large ; core, slightly open ; external color, dark crimson ; color of 

 flesh, red throughout; flavor, acid; season, medium to late; cal^'x, 

 green, loose and prominent; texture, firm; seeds, yellow, prominent; 

 quality, good; shipping quality, fair. Blossom, a good i)ollenizer, 

 perfect; plant, vigorous; foliage, dark, large and regular; numers, 

 numerous ; rust, slight. 



Productive generally, but the fact of berry turning black where ex- 

 posed to the air proves a great drawback ; erratic in different localities. 



Brunette. — Fruit: round, conic; size, large ; core, slightly hollow ; 

 external color, crimson; color of flesh, crimson; flavor, insipid; sea- 



