August 9, 1893.] 



Garden and Forest. 



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Clark's Early (W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Maryland).— The 

 same in season as Afton, which it resembles in color. It is, 

 however, rather more rounded in form and has a more up- 



Flg. SI.— Iris Caroliniana.— See page 334. 

 I, a flowering scape ; 2, a fruiting scape ; 3, a seed. All natural size. 



right fruit-stalk. While rather less productive, it is superior, it a good shipper, 

 both in quality and firmness. The plants are very healthy, 

 and it seems excellent as a family berry, and, if productive 



enough, its shipping qualities will makejt desirable as a 

 market sort. 



FairmouNT. — First fruit July 19th ; plant very strong and 

 free from rust. The berries are me- 

 dium to large ; conical, flattened and 

 depressed at the tip, often ridged. The 

 fruit is very dark crimson in color and 

 the flesh is also quite dark. Quite pro- 

 ductive, of good quality and fairly firm. 



Feight's No. 2 (David Feight, Little 

 York, Ohio). — Ripens with Crescent 

 (July 17th). The plants were strong 

 and free from disease. Berries medi- 

 um to large in size, round or slightly 

 depressed at tip, and crimson in color, 

 with darii flesh. It was very produc- 

 tive of berries of excellent quality, and 

 of sufficient firmness to make it valu- 

 able for shipping. 



Leroy (J. H. Haynes, Delphi, Indi- 

 ana).— The plants were very strong, 

 but were slightly injured by leaf-blight. 

 Ripe July i8th ; berries of good size, 

 conical, slightly flattened and depressed 

 at the tip ; berry and flesh dark. Plants 

 quite productive and of good quality, 

 but not sufficiently firm to make it 

 valuable as a shipping sort. 



Pawnee (Stay man & Black, Leaven- 

 worth, Kansas). — Ripe with Michel 

 (June i6th). The plants were quite 

 strong, but were considerably injured 

 by rust, which noticeably shortened 

 the crop. Berries of medium size, 

 roundish conical, and deep crimson in 

 color, of the very best quality, but 

 rather soft. The yield was so cut down 

 by rust that no idea of its productive- 

 ness under favorable conditions could 

 be obtained. 



ROSER'S No. I (E. L. Roser, Britfain, 

 Ohio). — In size, shape and color much 

 like Pawnee. It was also badly injured 

 by rust. This, however, did not pre- 

 vent the development of a satisfac- 

 tory crop. Of fair quality, but rather 

 soft. 



Smeltzer's Early (Frank Smeltzer, 

 Van Buren, Arkansas) — Ripens with 

 Haverland. Plants quite strong, and 

 entirely free from rust, except at the 

 very close of the season. Berries 

 ripened together, and only gave three 

 or four pickings ; fairly productive, of 

 good quality, and moderately firm. 



Tom Walker (.A.lbaugh Nursery Co., 

 Todmor, Ohio). — Plants very strong 

 and healthy. Berries large, round, or 

 slightly flattened ; dark crimson. It 

 was quite productive, and while only of 

 fair quality, and not sufficiently firm to 

 make it a shipping berry, its handsome 

 appearance, combined with its pro- 

 ductiveness and size, will make it valu- 

 ► able for local market purposes. 



Weston. — Although not among the 

 very early sorts, it was ripe June 20th. 

 Plant very strong and quite free from 

 leaf-blight. Fruit large, conical, some- 

 times depressed and furrowed ; color 

 bright scarlet. One of the most pro- 

 ductive kinds grown, and firm enough 

 to make it a good shipper ; quality fair. 



Of the medium and late varieties, the 

 following twelve would head the list : 



Beverly (Benjamin M. Smith, Mas- 

 sachusetts). — The plants were vigorous 

 and but slightly injured by rust ; while 

 other kinds may have slightly excelled 

 in productiveness, its superior quality 

 places it to the front as a berry for 

 home use, and its firmness will make 

 The berries were generally slightly coni- 

 cal, and the larger ones were ridged ; sometimes failing to 

 ripen at the tip. 



