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3. Late Hops. 



(a) The late green Dauba and the so-called " Hengst " 

 Bohemian hops are good and reliable croppers on rich, heavy 

 soils. The cones are large and open, bat the quality is poor, 

 the smell resembhng that of the leek. The plant is hardy. 



(b) Bottenburg and Stuttgart late green hops are among the 

 best of the green continental varieties. 



(c) The green Neutomisohl (Posen) is of medium quality. 



(d) The Allenstein (East Prussia) is a similar variety. 



(e) The Belgian late Whitebine (Carnau) is a prolific cropper 

 of very moderate quality. 



(/) The late Alsatian hop has a green bine, and yields a 

 good crop of medium quality. 



(g) Two late varieties of English hops which are prolific 

 bearers but of inferior quality are the Buffs and Juggles 

 Goldings. 



The terms "hill" and "valley" hops are employed to 

 indicate the altitude at which the kinds referred to by these 

 titles are grown. 



Injuries to Geowth. 



Malformations . 



Deviations in the growth of the hop are the result of 

 irritations partly of known character and partly of an 

 undetermined nature. 



Mention has already been made of hop plants bearing 

 male and female flowers on the same stem ; and the case of 

 a plant developing male flowers after having put forth female 

 blossoms for several years has also been cited as an 

 abnormality. The presence in some seasons of a large 

 number of small " corns " (barren seeds) must likewise be 



