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No. 24 



BISMARCK. 



A good mid-season market berry ; in some respects an improvement on its parent. 

 Oeigin : grown from seed of Bnbach fertilized by Bubach, by I. C. Bauer, of 

 Arkansas. 



Plant: vigorous; healthy; easily propagated; perfect flower; very productive. 



Berey : large; roundish conical; color crimson; seeds yellow. 



Flesh : color pinkish ; texture firm ; flavor sweet. 



QuALlTT : dessert very good. 



Value : market first class. 



Season : mid-season to late. 



BOYNTON. 



This variety so closely resembles the old Crescent in its best days that it has been 

 aflirmed by some that it is the Crescent under a new name. 



Origin: said to be a cross between the Crescent and Sharpless ; from Albany, N. Y. 



Plant : strong, vigorous, and healthy grower, making a wild, matted row ; im- 

 perfect blossom : very productive. 



Fruit : medium in size ; light scarlet in color ; medium in firmness. 



Flesh: pink; acid, but fair quality. 



Season: early, medium. 



BUSTER. 



A valuable late variety, which seems to adapt itself well to varied conditions. 

 In the extensive variety tests both at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, and 

 at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, it has for years ranked among the most 

 productive sorts. 



Origin: supposed to be seedling of Bubach, raised by Mr. Stone, of Illinois. 



Plant : extra large, with very long stout leaf stalks and healthy foliage, remark- 

 ably free of rust; propagates readily and usually makes a good wide row of plants. 

 Blooms late and flowers are imperfect, requiring a late blooming perfect flowered 

 variety, such as Williams, to insure fertilization. Very productive. 



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Buster. 



Fruit; very large and well formed, quite regular in shape. Like Clyde, it is 

 rather pale in color for a first-class berry. This is its most objectionable feature. 

 Seeds deeply pitted. Moderately firm for so largo a berry ; fair quality, somewhat acid. 



Season: among the latest. 



Adaptation: seems to adaijt itself well to varied conditions and is favorably re- 

 ported upon from many sources. (Hutt). 



