1(32 HATCPI EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



McKinley. — Fruit: irregular, long, flat; size, large to very large ; 

 core, slight; external color, dax'k scarlet; color of flesh, liglit scarlet; 

 flavor, insipid ; season, medium ; calyx, loose, large, pi'ominent ; tex- 

 ture, rather soft; seeds, golden, imbedded; quality, fair; s]iipi)ing 

 (juality, fair. Blossom, perfect; plant, vigorous; foliage, vigorous; 

 runners, fair; rust, slight. 



Greatest fault is soft fruit and uneven ripening ; similar to Meggansett 

 Dew Drop. 



MeiuVii Sccdlmg. — Fruit: round, conic; size, medium large to 

 large; core, slight; external (•()h)r, scarh't ; color of tiesli, scarlet; 

 flavor, sub-acid; season, medium; calyx, medium, loose; t(^xture, 

 medium; seeds, yellow; quality, fair ; shipping quality, fair or ratlier 

 poor. Blossom, perfect; plant, vigorous; foliage, medium dark; 

 runners, numerous ; rust, slight. 



Originated by H. O. iMead of Lunenlnirg, Mass. Inclined to become 

 soft on standing. 



Meggansett I)ew Drop. — Fruit: long, irregular, conical; size, large 

 to very large; core, sligjit; external color, scarlet; color of flesh, 

 whitish; flavor, insipid; season, early to medium; calyx, loose; tex- 

 ture, medium fine; seeds, yellow, imbedded; quality, fair; sliipping 

 (|uality, fair. Blossom, perfect ; j)lant, ver'y vigorous; foliage, dark ; 

 runners, numerous; rust, none. 



f4eneral tendency to color unevenly, and rather soft for shipping; 

 resembles McKinley somewhat; productive. 



Morgan. — Fruit: long, flatfish; size, large to very large; core, 

 slight; external color, scarlet; color of tlcsh, liglit scarlet; flavor, 

 insipid; season, medium early; calyx, large, rather loose; texture, 

 medium firm; seeds, yellow, prominent; quality, fair; sliipping final- 

 ity, fair. Blossom, perfect; plant, vigorous ; foliage, medium dark; 

 runners, nxunerous ; rust, slight. 



Greatest fault is general tendency to color unevenlj' ; productive. 

 Nettie. — Fruit: long, irregular, conic; size, very large; core, 

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

 season, late; calyx, loose, large; texture, firm; seeds, yellow, ini- 

 liedded; quality, fair; shipping quality, fair. BIossohi, imperfect; 

 plant, vigorous; foliage, dark, large; runners, fair; rust, sliglit. 



Appears to l)e a promising late variety, wliere size and appearance 

 count ; fancy. 



New York. — Fruit: long, irregular, conic; size, large; core, me- 

 dium; external color, scarlet; color of tlcsii. light scarlet; flavor, in- 

 sipid; calyx, medium loose ; texlurc, medium linn; seeds, iuil)cdded; 

 quality, fair; shipping quality, fair. Blossom, perfect; jjlaiit, vigor- 

 ous; foliage, fair; rust, slight. 



Iiiclincil to be too liglit colored, otherwise a productive fancy berry. 



Nick Ohriier. — Fruit: roundish; size, large ; core, slight ; exlernal 



color, sc;irlel ; color of llesh, \\ hitisli ; lla\<)r, s\\ celisli ; season, medium ; 



calyx, luediniii. rallier loo-~e ; tcxuire. linn: seeds, iiiiliedded : <|U:ility, 



