4 MAINE STATE COLLEGE. 



Jewell. (Pistillate). — Of medium size and uniform; but soft and of 

 light color. Not prolific. 



Leader. (Perfect.) — Medium size, roundish, bright red; fairly good 

 quality. Only moderately productive. 



Lovett. (Perfect). — Of the Crescent type. Early, prolific, but running 

 small as the season advances and of second quality. 



Michel's Early. (Perfect). — The earliest berry we have grown. Very 

 productive, but small and of second quality. Blossoms very early and 

 the flower trusses are short and well protected. Plants only moderately 

 vigorous. 



Mount Vernon. (Perfect). — Medium size, roundish conical, uniform. 

 Of no special value. 



Parker Earle. (Perfect). — Very productive, of large elongated fruit 

 having a pronounced neck; firm and of good quality. The plants are 

 very strong and vigorous, but send out few runners, hence should be 

 planted thickly in the row. A valuable sort. 



Princess. (Pistillate). Plant strong, vigorous and productive; fruit 

 a little dull in color, but large, nearly spherical, uniform, moderately 

 firm and of good quality. Medium to late in season. One of the best 

 general purpose sorts. 



Sharpless. (Perfect). — Plants vigorous and prolific. Fruit large but 

 somewhat irregular and not always ripening evenly. Of good quality 

 and always reliable. 



Smeltzer. (Smeltzer's Early). (Perfect). — Sent for trial by F. H. 

 Smeltzer, Van Buren, Ark. Plants vigorous, healthy and productive. 

 Fruit uniformly of medium size, oblong, firm, of dark rich color and 

 good quality. A promising early variety. 



Swindle. (Pistillate). — As grown on our grounds the variety is 

 rightly named. Plants strong and vigorous but not productive. Fruit 

 of medium size, light colored and of very poor quality. 



Van Deman. (Perfect) . — An early variety ; small, spherical ; of rich 

 dark color and good quality, but soft and not productive. 



Warfield. (Pistillate or with abortive stamens).— Moderately vigor- 

 ous. Flowers small on short truss and well protected by foliage. Fruit 

 of medium size, firm texture, moderately good quality; ripens evenly, 

 holds its size through the season. Its deep rich color and productive 

 habit make it one of the most valuable market sorts. 



West Lawn. (Pistillate). — Sent for trial by C. P. Bauer & Bro., 

 Judsonia, Ark. Plants very vigorous but not productive. Similar in 

 general characteristics to " Cloud," which was sent out a few years ago. 



The best of the older varieties above named are : Bubach, 

 Crescent, Haverland, Sharpless and "Warfield, with possibly Beed- 

 er Wood or Michel's as very early perfect flowering sorts. 



Of the newer varieties the following deserve special mention : 



Beverly, Dayton, Epping, Gillespie, Greenville, Parker Earle, 



Princess, Smeltzer. 



W. M. MUNSOX. 

 Maine State College, V 

 Orono, Me., April 15, 1895. J 



