1914 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



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SAMPLE. 



A profitable late market berry. 

 ORIGIN: Massachusetts. 



PLANT: vigorous; healthy; productive; flowers imperfect. 

 BERRY: size large; form roundish conical; color crimson 

 FLESH: tinted; texture fairly firm, juicy. 

 QUALITY: fair. 

 VALUE: market, first class. 

 SEASON: very late. 



SAUNDERS. 



SAMPLE. 



SAUNDERS. 

 A first-class sort for medium to late market. 



ORIGIN: a seedling raised by John Little, Granton, Ont, 

 and named by him in honor of Dr. Wm. Saunders, of Ottawa. 



PLANT: healthy, very little rust; very vigorous; very pro- 

 ductive; blossom perfect; blooms late and so escapes the 

 spring frosts; propagates easily. 



BERRY: size large; form roundish conical; color glossy 

 crimson. 



FLESH: red; texture firm; flavor very pleasant. 

 QUALITY: dessert or cooking, very good. 

 VALUE: near or distant market, first class. 

 SEASON: medium to late. 



SEAFORD. 



The Seaford is a good, medium season berry. 



ORIGIN: a chance seedling, introduced by Claymaker & Son, of Dover, Del. 



PLANT: a strong, vigorous grower and healthy, producing large clusters of fine 

 fruit; makes many plants; perfect blossom; very productive. 



BERRY: large and fine looking; bright crimson with gold seeds imbedded; very solid 

 and firm. 



FLESH: scarlet in color; very firm and of very good quality. 



SEASON: early to medium. 



