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in producing the scab disease by inoculating healthy tubers with 

 the fungus, but thinks the similar fungus found in horse dung will 

 not produce it. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



The following correspondence regarding strawberries may be of 

 sufficient interest to place on record. 



After receiving Mr. Fowler's letter the writer asked Prof. May- 

 nard, of Amherst, Mass., some questions regarding strawberries 

 and below his answer is given, also Mr. Fowler's letters. The 

 facts contained therein may be suggestive to others who are 

 growing strawberries. The Station is testing varieties of straw- 

 berries (see Ex. Sta. Rept. 1889, p. 256) which will be reported 

 upon in the future. 



Searsmont, Me., Aug. 27, 1890. 

 Prof. F. L. Harvey : 



Dear Sir : — I wish some information in regard to strawberries. 

 My patch looks very nice and I expected a nice yield but they 

 were small and ill shaped. 1 think the most of them are Crescent 

 seedlings and am afraid there are not enough Wilsons. What I 

 wish to know is this, will natives do to set out with the Crescent 

 seedlings next spring ? 



Very truly, 



M. A. Fowler. 



Amherst, Mass., Sept. 22, 1890. 

 Prof. F. L. Harvey: 



We have discarded both the Crescent and Wilson, but they are 

 suitable to grow together as the one is about as poor as the other. 

 I do not know how the last succeeds with you, but with us it is 

 worthless ou account of its lack of vigor. The Crescent is vig- 

 orous and productive but poor quality. Would advise the trial of 

 Bubach No. 5 in place of the Wilson, and if you find the Crescent 

 valuable perhaps the May King, Warfield or Haviland would 

 please you as a fertilizer for both. It would be far more profit- 

 able to set some other variety than the wild seedling to fertilize 

 the Crescent unless you wish to save the seed, in which case it 

 might give some interesting crosses. 



Very truly yours, 



S. T. Mavxard. 



