CHAPTER XVII. 



NEWER VARIETIES ON TRIAL. 

 Try all things and hold fast to that which is good. PROVERB. 



THERE are many for this list, and not a few which 

 are pretty certain to come to the front in the near 

 future and take their places in the first rank. 

 There never was greater activity among berrymen 

 than at present to originate and introduce new seed- 

 lings, and I am glad that it is so, for this is a worthy 

 work and must result in great good. If they will but 

 give us one variety of merit annually, their enterprise 

 will be justified and they will deserve the thanks of 

 their generation, so I wish them abundant success in 

 their labors. I am indebted to J. H. Hale for some 

 of these descriptions of new berries from his trial bed. 

 As before, staminates in large type and pistillates in 

 small type. 



MAXIMUS. A very odd and remarkable variety 

 for the amateur. Plant of wonderful vigor and berry 



of enormous size. The 

 odd thing about it is 

 that partially grown 

 berries are white ; half 

 ripe ones light red with 

 white cheek ; when fully 

 ripe a beautiful dark red 

 all over. It is unlike 

 any other variety in 

 coloring and is a most 

 striking novelty, just 

 the sort for the ambitious amateur grower. Similar 

 and as good as that of the old Chas. Downing. Too 

 soft for distant, but will be king in nearby market. 

 See colored Plate IX. 



