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Bidwell is large and pi-oductive, but 

 not tirui enough for a good market 

 berry. 



Cinderella about like Bidwell in form 

 and color ; of better quality ; not quite 

 so large, but quite eai-ly. 



Seneca Queen ; very large and pro- 

 ductiv e ; good for home use, not firm 

 enough for market. 



Cumberland Triumph is one of the 

 finest sorts for home use, plant very 

 vigorous and hardy ; fruit very large, 

 of iiiiiform shape, good quality, and 

 productive. 



Among the new varieties fruiting 

 this season Atlantic gives promise of 

 being the best late market berry I have 

 seen among either old or new sorts. A 

 berry must be very firm to make it a 

 first-class late market sort, as late in 

 the season weather is hot, and fruit 

 ripens faster, hence, does not carry so 

 well. The Atlantic is more firm than 

 Wilson, in fact, it is the firmest berry 

 I have ever grown ; fruit quite large, 

 conical, of a very rich, bright, dark red 

 color, very productive, and altogether 

 the most promising late market berry 

 I have seen. 



Ct. Queen. This new berry came to 

 me from Connecticut as the best late 

 market sort. I have had it in full 

 fruiting condition, and find the plant 

 most hardy of any; fruit of good quality, 

 medium size, quite productive, not very 

 firui, and of such a poor dull green 

 color that will prevent it ever being 

 planted to any extent. 



Cornelia ; another claimant for the 

 latest market berry. I will have to 

 give it another trial before saying much 

 about it ; must say that it has not come 

 up to my expectations this year. 



Woodruff No. 1. A new variety I 

 received from Michigan, where it is 

 said to be taking the place of Wilson 

 as a market berry. Plant very healthy 

 and vigorous, foliage somewhat like 



Wilson, better grower. Late spring 

 set plants gave some very fine fruit, 

 quite like Atlantic, not quite so firm, 

 about like Wilson in that respect. I 

 shall watch it with interest. 



Prince of Berries is by far the highest 

 flavoretl berry I have seen. Although 

 not as productive as many sorts, it will 

 give a fair crop, and its extra fine 

 quality will well repay all growers to 

 plant a few of them. All who visited 

 my plantation during tlie fruiting sea- 

 son voted it the best fiavored berry 

 they ever tasted. 



With me it is a good grower, hardy, 

 and fruit medium to large size, quite 

 firm, late, of a rich dark red color. 



Lacon is a very strong growing plant, 

 fruit of good size and color, very pro- 

 ductive, quite promising. 



Jersey Queen, Sucker State, Grand 

 Duke, Vineland, Legal Tender, Oliver 

 Goldsmith, Belle, Nigh's Superb, Hart's 

 Minnesota, Finche's Prolific, Ray's Pro- 

 lific, Big Bob, Longfellow, Warren, 

 Piper's Seedling, Marvin, Primo, Ster- 

 ling, Gipsy, and Miner's Prolific, liave 

 some good points, but as there is so 

 many other varieties with a greater 

 combination of good qualities, I think 

 they could be dropped from the list, 

 and leave a suflScient number to choose 

 from. It does not pay to grow too 

 many varieties. 



May King, Parry, Wonderful, Ama- 

 teur, Jumbo, Moodna, and Polopel, I 

 have not had long enough to fruit to 

 any extent. Wonderful is a new vari- 

 ety from Ohio ; its name is said to be 

 taken from its wonderful productive 

 qualities. It came to me so late this 

 spring, and in such bad condition that 

 I did not expect to see a berry, but it 

 is a wonderful good grower and y)ro- 

 duced some very pretty, bright glossy 

 scarlet berries of good quality. 



W. W. HlLBORN. 



Arkona, Ont., Aug. 29th, 1885. 



