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medium in miiiibcr. ])i!i*fect ; plant, 2Joor in vigor ; foliage, fair ; run- 

 ners, fair; rust, slight. 



Nothing to I'eeommend it, according to its behavior here. 



Sainple. — Fruit: round, conic, regular: size, large; core, slight; 

 external color, scarlet; color of flesh, light scarlet; flavor, sul)-acid ; 

 mid-season; calyx, medium; texture, medium ; seeds, brownish ; (jual- 

 ity, fair; shipping qmility, fair to good. Blossom, vigorous, imperfect; 

 l>lant, has good vigor ; foliage, medium green ; runners, numerous ; 

 rust, slight. 



A fine, productive, imifoi-m commercial berry, inclined at times to 

 be a little soft; still the most reliable, under various conditions. 



tSawi/er's Seedling. — Fruit : round, conic ; size, medium large ; core, 

 .slight ; extei'nal color, scarlet ; color of flesh, light scarlet ; flavor, sub- 

 acid ; season, medium to late; calyx, medium; texture, firm; seeds, 

 yellow, imbedded; quality, fair; shipping quality, good. Blossom, 

 fairly vigorous, perfect; plant, very good in vigor; foliage, large, vig- 

 orous ; runners, average ; rust, slight. 



Satisfactory on our grounds ; productive and valuable. 



Shnster''s Gem. — Fruit: round, conic; size, large ; core, slight; ex- 

 ternal color, crimson; color of flesh, lightish; flavor, sub-acid; mid- 

 season ; calyx, large ; texture, medium ; seeds, yellow, protruding ; 

 quality, fair; shipping quality, fair. Blossom, perfect; plant, has 

 good vigor ; foliage, medium dark ; runiiers, average ; rust, slight. 



An old reliable berry, and worthy of culture. 



Springdale Bcmdij. — Fruit: irregular, roundish; size, medium to 

 large; core, slight; external color, scarlet; color of flesh, light scarlet; 

 flavor, sul>acid ; season, early to medium ; calyx, loose ; texture, 

 medium; seeds, yellow, slightly imbedded; cpiality, fair; shipping 

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

 medium dark ; runners, average in number ; rust, slight. 



A good general-purpose berry. 



Uncle Jim. — Fruit: long, conical; size, large to very lai'ge ; core, 

 slight; external color, dark scarlet; color of flesh, light scarlet; flavor, 

 rather insipid ; season, medium; calyx, medium loose; texture, firm; 

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

 som, pei'fect ; j^lant, very good in vigor; foliage, resembles Mai'shall ; 

 I'unners, numerous; rust, none. 



Sets moderate amount of fruit, and matures it ; one of the most 

 promising newly introduced varieties ; fancy. 



Uncle Sam. — Fruit : round, conic ; size, large ; core, slight ; exter- 

 nal color, scarlet; color of flesh, light scarlet; flavor, insijnd ; season, 

 medium late ; calyx, large, loose ; texture, firm ; seeds, brown, im- 

 bedded ; quality, fair ; shipping quality, good. Blossom, perfect, and 

 good pollenizer ; plant, vigorous ; foliage, dark ; runners, compara- 

 tively few ; rust, slight. 



Stocks up well in hill system, but rather light color for a market 

 berry, and only moderately productive. 



