VARIETIES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES IQI 
leeway in a private fruit garden than in a 
large commercial place, but, for success in 
growing strawberries in either case, it is a very 
important factor. Some individual’s taste 
is for a deep red berry with considerable 
length from hull to tip; another wants a 
berry the same colour and wider than it is 
long, or coxcomb. A third person desires 
a berry with a broad-shouldered top, a me- 
dium large, well-placed calyx or hull, and 
a gradual rounding, top-shaped appearance, 
the stem and calyx to remain a bright green 
and the berry to be from a light crimson to a 
deep rich scarlet, the seeds being slightly red 
and not over conspicuous. A berry like the 
Sample, Lady Thompson or Warfield would 
seem to answer very nearly to this descrip- 
tion. 
There are other characteristics as to shape 
of berries, size of berries, colour of berries, 
shipping qualities, size and colour of calyx, 
and also seeds as well as conspicuousness of 
both, which are taken into consideration in 
selecting a variety for planting. 
Besides these exterior appearances, a large 
number of people consider the flavour, from 
very acid or tart to nearly the sweetness of 
