160 HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



Blossom, imperfect; plant, fairly vigorous; foliage medium, dark and 

 vigorous ; runners, medium ; I'ust, none. 



A good, productive, very early berry, and for this purpose excels. 



Howard's Clyde 3. — Fruit : round, conic, slightly irregular, often 

 divided ; size, large ; core, slight, closed ; external color, scarlet ; 

 color of flesh, scarlet ; flavor, slightly acid ; season, early ; calyx, me- 

 dium large, loose ; texture, slightly soft ; seeds, light yellow, imbedded ; 

 quality, good ; shijjping quality, good. Blossom, perfect; plant, 

 vigorous ; foliage, medium dark, large ; runners, numerous ; rust, 

 none. 



Does not set as much fruit as Clyde, but matures it better; an im- 

 provement on Clyde, and valuable. 



Joe. — Fruit: romid, conic; size, large to very large; core, slight; 

 external color, scarlet; color of flesh, seai'let; flavor, sweet; season, 

 medium ; calyx, loose, medium large ; texture, firm ; seeds, yellow, 

 prominent; quality, good ; shipping quality, good. Blossoms, medium 

 in number, large, perfect; jjlant, vigorous; foliage, large, dark; run- 

 ners, fair; rust, slight. 



Not very productive, but promising as a large, juicy berry; fancy. 



Jucunda. — Fruit: roundish; size, large; core, medium; external 

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

 calyx, green; texture, firm; seeds, yellow, prominent; quality, good; 

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

 large, dark, on short stalks ; runners, medium ; rust, slight. 



Still worthy of cultivation, though deficient in vigor. 



Kansas.- — Fruit: round, conic; size, medium ; core, slightly hard ; 

 external color, scarlet; color of flesh, light scarlet; flavor, sub-acid; 

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

 seeds, yellow, imbedded ; quality, fair ; shipping quality, fair. Blos- 

 som, imperfect ; plant, vigorous; foliage, medium vigorous; runners, 

 very numerous ; rust, slight. 



Not to be recommended, according to its behavior on our grounds. 



Klondike. — Fruit: irregular, conic ; size, very large ; core, slight; 

 external color, dark scarlet; color of flesh, scarlet; flavor, insipid; 

 season, medium; calyx, large; texture, medium; seeds, brown, im- 

 bedded; quality, poor ; shipping quality, fair. Blossom, perfect; plant, 

 vigorous ; foliage, li^ht ; runners, numerous; rust, slight. 



Inclined to ripen unevenly, and too soft for transportation a long dis- 

 tancfe ; valuable home variety. 



LateU.-^YTmi: irregular, conic; size, large to very large; core, 

 hard; external color, dark scarlet; color of flesh, whitish; flavor, in- 

 sipid ; season, late ; calyx, loose ; textui'c. medium firm ; seeds, brown, 

 deeply imbedded ; quality, fair; shipping (juality, fair. Blossom, 

 imperfect; plant, minlium vigorous; foliage, medium; nmners, few; 

 rust, slight . 



Blants .stock up well and are fairly productive ; promising lato 

 variety. 



