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Greatest fault ia uneven ripening of tips of berries, but large and 

 productive. 



Haverland. — Fruit : long, conical ; size, mediuna large to large ; 

 core, slight ; external color, scarlet ; color of tiesh, scarlet ; flavor, 

 sweet ; season, early ; calyx, medium ; texture, medium ; seeds, slightly 

 imbedded ; (luality good ; shipping quality, good. Blossom, imperfect ; 

 plant, very vigorous ; foliage, large, long; I'unners, many ; rust, slight. 



Very productive, and one of the best for commercial and domestic 

 use ; one of the leaders still. 



Hawaii. — Fruit: long, conic; size, medium ; core, slight; external 

 color, scarlet; color of flesh, light scarlet; flavor, sweet; season, eai'ly ; 

 calyx, medium ; texture, medium; seeds, yellow, slightly imbedded; 

 quality, good; shipping quality, good. Blossom, perfect; plant, vigor- 

 ous ; foliage, resembles Haverland ; runners, numerous ; rust, slight. 



Resembles Haverland closeh', but not so productive nor so large fruit. 



Hero. — Fruit: flat, conical; size, medium large; core, medium; 

 external color, dark scarlet ; color of flesh, red to core ; flavor, acid ; 

 season, medium; calyx, medium; texture, firm; seeds, yellow, promi- 

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

 fairly vigorous ; foliage, good ; runners, few ; rust, slight. 



Not very vigorous or productive, and a disappointment here. 



Howard 7. — Fruit : irregul.ar, inclined to be in two parts ; size, 

 large ; core. Large, open, hollow ; external color, crimson ; color of 

 flesh, crimson to core; flavor, .icid ; season, medium; calyx, large, 

 upturned; texture, firm; seeds, yellow, iml>edded ; quality, poor; 

 shipping quality, good. Blossom, imperfect; plant, vigorous; foliage, 

 dark, medium large ; runners, average ; rust, slight. 



Worthy of further tri.il. 



Howard 14. — Fruit: very long, tapering at each end; size, large; 

 core, slight, slightly hollow ; external color, dark scarlet ; color of flesh, 

 scarlet; flavor, sweet; season, early to mediimi ; calyx, medium large; 

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

 good. Blossom, imperfect; plant, very vigorous; foliage, very tall, 

 long leaf stalks ; runners, many ; rust, little. 



Inclined to run small after first few pickings. 



Howard 36. — Fruit: long, flat, conical, somewhat tapering at 

 point; size, large; core, slight; external color, dark scarlet; color of 

 flesh, scarlet; flavor, slightly acid; season, medium to early; calyx, 

 medium loose; texture, firm; seeds, yellow, imbedded; quality, fair; 

 shipping quality, good. Blossom, imperfect; plant, vigorous; foliage, 

 medium large, vigorous ; runners, many ; rust, little. 



One of the most productive and profitable varieties on our ground. 



H,oward 103 Fruit: round, conical; size, large; core, closed, 



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

 season, very early; calyx, medium, rather loose ; texture, rather soft; 

 seeds, yellow, deeply imbedded ; (luality, fair; shipping quality, fair. 



