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Gandy men will be interested in it because it will en- 

 able them to begin to ship a week earlier than here- 

 tofore. It may not be known that there are very 

 successful berry growers who grow only the Gandy. 

 See colored Plate II. 



PRIDE OF CUMBERLAND. Not the old Cumber- 

 land, but probably of much greater value. It is a 

 great bearer of marketable fruit, much like the Gandy 

 in appearance but smaller, ripening earlier and a good 

 shipper. Requires deep, rich soil with plenty of space 

 between plants, and then is a good cropper. See 

 colored Plate VIII. 



GARDNER. Strong, free-growing plant of great 

 productiveness, rivaling Parker Karle and Haverland ; 

 fruit large, roundish, conical, bright crimson, firm 

 and of good quality ; ought to make a good pollenizer 

 for Haverland and they would go to market together. 

 Suitable for light or medium soils and a good berry 

 for markets not far off. See colored Plate VIII. 



ATLANTIC. This is a profitable market berry in 

 some sections of New York State. It needs rich soil, 

 and then the berry is large, firm and sweet ; a 

 splendid shipper ; color dark red, but not so dark as 

 Marshall. 



SAMPLE. A good late market berry ; plaut strong growing, 

 healthy aiid very prolific ; crimson fruit of large size, heart- 

 shaped and of regular shape. Only a moderately good shipper. 

 Worthy of general trial. See colored Plate VII. 



RIDGEWAY. Berry handsome and very large, 

 nearly round and smooth, resembling Cumberland ; 

 color bright glossy scarlet outside, rose color within, 

 with yellow seeds ; a fairly good shipper, about like 



