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BEPORT ON THE 



No. 3S 



IRENE. 



A good late variety, well worthy of a place in any collection for home use or market. 

 Has been under test at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, for several years, and 

 ranks among the first half dozen for productiveness and general market value. An ex- 

 cellent canning variety because of its rich, dark color. 



PLANT: not large, but very vigorous 

 and healthy; makes plenty of runners; 

 blooms late, and is imperfect flowered,, 

 requiring a late blooming pollenizer to- 

 insure good fertilization; very produc- 

 tive. 



FRUIT: medium size; good shape; very 

 smooth and regular; rich, dark crimson, 

 in color, with bright yellow seeds and 

 varnished appearance; very attractive; 

 firm, and good shipper; brisk acid; 

 fairly good quality. 



SEASON: medium to late, has a long 

 season of fruiting. 



ADAPTATION: adapts itself well to- 

 varied soils, and has been reported upon 

 favorably by experimenters all over the 

 Province to whom it has been sent for 

 co-operative testing. Has not done so 

 well at Ottawa as at Guelph. (Hutt.) 



IRENE. 



KLONDIKE. 



A good late variety. 

 ORIGIN: Massachusetts. 



PLANT: vigorous; somewhat subject to rust; easily propagated; quite productive. 

 BERRY: size large; form roundish conical, somewhat irregular; color scarlet; large 

 low seeds. 



FLESH: pink; moderately firm. 

 QUALITY : fair. 



LOVETT. 



A popular main crop strawberry; by some growers preferred to either Williams or 

 Saunders. 



ORIGIN: Crescent x Wilson, by J. H. Norris, of Kentucky. 



PLANT: vigorous; foliage somewhat subject to rust; fruit stalks short and droop- 

 ing; perfect flowered; productive. 



BERRY: large; form round, conical; color dark red. 



FLESH: color reddish; texture firm; flavor pleasant subacid. 



QUALITY: dessert, good; canning, very good. 



VALUE: near or distant market, first class. 



SEASON: medium. 



LUTHER (August Luther). 



One of the extra early varieties; endures drouth well; succeeds generally. 

 PLANT: small; good grower; healthy; perfect in flower; fairly productive. 

 BERRY: medium; roundish conical, sometimes necked; color scarlet, with yellow 

 seeds; texture moderately firm. 

 QUALITY: good. 



VALUE: first class for early market. 

 SEASON: early; ripens with Michel. 



