158 HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Delaware Fruit: flut, conical, irregular; size, medium; core, 



medium to large; external color, crimson; color of liesh, crimson; 

 flavor, acid; mid-season; calyx, rather prominent ; texture, firm; seeds, 

 yellow, prominent; quality, poor; shipping quality, very good. Blos- 

 som, perfect; plant, medium in vigor; foliage, medium; runners, 

 medium ; rust, little. 



Rather unproductive, but set some fine fruit of good color and 

 shipping quality. 



Dewey. — Fruit : long, conic ; size, medium large ; core, small, hard ; 

 external color, scarlet; color of flesh, scarlet; flavor, acid; season, 

 medium; calyx, medium; texture, firm; seeds, yellow, prominent; 

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

 vigorous ; foliage, medium green ; runners, medium ; rust, slight. 



Inclined to be deficient in vigor, and nothing of special merit to 

 recommend it. 



Dole. — Fruit: irregular, conical; size, medium large; core, me- 

 dium large; external color, scarlet; color of flesh, light scarlet; flavor, 

 sweet; season, medium; calyx, medium; texture, rather soft; seeds, 

 yellow, iml)edded ; quality, good ; shipping quality, poor. Blossom, 

 imperfect; plant, vigorous; foliage, good; runners, many; rust, little. 



Unproductive ; possesses no special advantage over others. 



Drought King. — Fruit : round, conical, and irregular ; size, medium ; 

 core, slight, hard ; external color, scarlet ; color of flesh, whitish ; flavor, 

 very acid, sour ; season, medium; calyx, medium ; texture, firm; seeds, 

 brownish, prominent; quality, very good; shipping quality, good. 

 Blossom, imperfect ; rust on plant, slight. 



Unworthy of its name ; very poor. 



Gibsoyi. — Fruit : flat, conical ; size, large to very large ; core, small, 

 hollow; external color, dark crimson; color of flesh, red throughout ; 

 flavor, slightly acid; season, medium; calyx, medium large; textui-e, 

 firm; seeds, yellow, prominent; quality, fair; sliipping (piality, good. 

 Blossom, jjerfect; plant, fairly vigorous; foliage, healthy, vigorous; 

 runners, few ; rust, slight. 



Unproductive here, but very fine fruit, and worthy of further trial. 



Gladstone. — Fruit: irregular, conic, like Glen Mary; size, large to 

 very large; core, hai'd; external color, scarlet; color of flesh, pinkish ; 

 flavor, acid; season, medium; calyx, loose medium; seeds, 3'ellow, 

 imbedded; quality, fair; shipping ijuality, good. Blossom, perfect; 

 plant, vigorous ; foliage, large, medium green ; runners, numerous ; 

 rust, slight. 



Resembles Glen Mary closely. 



Glen Mart/. — Fruit: irregular, conical; size, large; core, hard; 

 external color, crimson ; color of flesh, crimson ; flavor, acid ; season, 

 medium; calyx, medium; texture, firm; seeds, yellow, prominent; 

 f|u:i]ity, poor; shipping (piality, good. Blossom, jterfect; plant, very 

 vigorous; foli:igc, large, vigorous; luiintM's, numerous ; rust, slight. 



