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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24 



DUNLAP. (Senator Dunlap). 



A fine mid-season market berry, said to be better in quality and a better shipper 

 than its parent. 



Origin: Ohio; a seedling of Warfield. 



Plant : small ; vigorous, resistant of drouth ; very pro- 

 ductive ; blossoms perfect. 



Bekry : size medium to large; form Jong conical with 

 short neck ; color dark crimson. 



Flesh : color red : texture firm. 



QuALiiT : very good. 



Value: market first class. 



Dunlap. 



ELEANOR. 



The Eleanor is one of the extra early kind ; a good healthy vigorous grower ; fruit 

 good size, fine shape; in wet seasons it has a kind of mildew like on the Michel's. 



Origin: New Jersey, a chance seedling found by Mr. Coombe. 



Plant : very healthy, vigorous grower, small and slender, dark in color, making 

 many runners; perfect blossom; quite productive. 



Fruit : color dark scarlet or crimson ; medium in firmness. 



Flesh: red, white centre; acid, but good flavor. 



Season : one of the earliest. 



EMPEROR 



Origin: by John Little, Granton. Ont. 



Plant : large, vigorous, healthy ; quite productive ; perfect flowered. 



Berry: very large; conical, sometimes ribbed; color dark red. 



Flesh: reddish pink almost to the centre; texture firm. 



Quality: good. 



Season : medium to late. 



EMPRESS. 



Very like the Emperor and from the .same source, originated by the late John 

 Little; both resemble the Woolverton in fruit. The plant is very healthv. strons. 

 productive and a vigorous grower. The fruit is dark red and attractive, and of good 

 quality; season, medium to late; blossom perfect. 



EXCELSIOR. 



Popular in some sections because very early. 

 Origin : Arkansas. 



Plant: vigorous; propagates easily; sometimes inclined to leaf rust; fairly pro- 

 ductive ; blossom perfect. 



Berry: medium; form roundish, somewhat conical; color bright red. 

 Flesh : texture firm ; flavor very pleasant. 

 Quality : very good. 

 Value- r'arket second elas". 

 Season: very early. 



