From 1905. "Described last year, but- we think it worthy of a prominent 
place in our list of the new varieties this season. The Gill was the earliest to 
ripen at the Station this year (first ripe fruit June 2). The size is above the av- 
erage of early varieties, it is fairly firm, of good color, and pleasing in quality. 
It is evidently the most productive of the early sorts." Very early. 
Golden Gate (Per.) — This was produced by Mr. S. H. Warren of Mass., one 
of the most experienced growers in New England. He is a good judge of straw- 
berries, and his opinions have weight. He had much to do with bringing the 
Marshall before the public; he originated the Latest, and introduced the Great 
Scott, which is rather new. He describes the Golden Gate as "A strong grower, 
making numerous plants with large, luxuriant foliage, many single leaves measur- 
ing over nine inches across. It has a strong staminate blossom with lots of pol- 
len. It produces strictly fancy, firm fruit, clear to the end of the season, of a 
rich crimson color, with no green tips. It blossoms early and late, and therefore 
is a good poUenizer for any pistillate variety. 
"This new seedling of mine was awarded first premium by the Mass. Horti- 
cultural Society in 1904, and was highly praised by those who saw it. The judges 
pronounced the quality much like Marshall. In June, 1906, it won twenty-three 
dollars on seven quarts (before the same society), and in less than five minute^ 
after the premium cards had been placed on the baskets, I had booked seventy- 
five dollars' worth of orders for the plants. Seven berries filled a quart. Lots of 
them had only ten to a quart." Early, and makes a long season. 
Goldsborough (Per.)— Mr. A. T. Goldsborough, of Washington, D. C., the 
grower who presented to the Department of Agriculture six strawberries which 
weighed a little more than eighteen ounces, began some ten years or more ago a 
series of systematic efforts to produce from seed a variety which should be ideal 
in both plant and fruit. After seven years of endeavor, he was rewarded by the 
berry which bears his name. It was sent out in the spring of 1904 under close 
restrictions, each buyer pledging himself not to dispose of any plants for four 
years. We have, however, made arrangements to catalog it this spring, for 
which we have Mr. Goldsborough's authority as follows: 
"Under a special agreement entered into by M. Crawford and myself, I here- 
by allow him to list and sell, as agent, my strawberry named Goldsborough. 
Arthur T. Goldsborough. 
W^ashington, Jan. Y, 1907." 
We make free quotations from Mr. Goldsborough's circular, which states 
that the plant is tall and erect, and the berries, while not the largest, all come to 
perfection in color and flavor. It further says: "The shape of the fruit is perfect, 
color also, being a waxy light scarlet with deeper shade when fully ripe. Its 
red pulp leaves a red juice in a saucer, like its wild parent of the fields, a quality 
almost bred out by the introduction of the South American sorts, which are white 
fleshed. It is rich, juicy, sweet and fragrant, requires no sugar, and is the only 
early berry I know which can be freely eaten out of hand. It has not a single 
runner defect. The nodes start on strong, medium-long strings, and root before 
sending out a second layer. They come out slowly, and there are never too 
many. None are sterile. Some of the flowers are perfect, others imperfect, as 
to sex. They grow on reclining stalks about four inches long, close enough to 
be perfectly protected by the big leaves from frost, rain and sun, yet not so close 
as to interfere with mulching and picking. Its dark foliage is so fresh, sappy and 
green; its hidden fruit so red, glossy and sweet, that it is a pleasure to work among 
the plants. Judged by my card, it scores 95 points, as against 90 for the Brandy- 
wine, which in my opinion has more good points than any other of the standard 
sorts. It ripens a little later than the first earlies, on this place about May 20th." 
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