New York. B. (Male.) 
MEDIUM TO LATE. Bisexual. This one sureiy 
belongs to the Jumbo class, both in foliage and fruit. 
The berry is extremely large; some are top-shaped with 
a rather long point, while others are thick and broad. 
Their color is a blood red with a shiny surface; the 
seeds are so nearly the same color as the berry and so 
deeply seated that they are scarcely discernible. Where 
seeds are embedded in this manner it gives an appear- 
ance of shallow indentures made in highly colored wax. 
The interior is very meaty, of smooth texture, with a 
mild, delicate flavor. It is strictly a fancy berry and a 
prize-winner, just the kind to make the grower famous, 
because such a high-class berry always wins high-class 
trade. Small, inferior berries have no show beside 
New York, no matter how cheap they are. It is very 
prolific and has a long season of ripening, but it does 
not matter how fast they ripen; there are always more 
eager buyers than can be supplied. Its excellent qual- 
ity and wonderful productiveness make it a most profit- 
able variety to grow, either for shipping or home trade. 
The calyx is very large and stands out prominently. 
The foliage is a light green and a luxuriant grower, 
with an extra large glossy surfaced leaf. It is of up- 
right habit, furnishing plenty of protection for its big 
load of berries; its bloom is unusually large and fur- 
nishes an abundance of pollen. We have tested New 
York on different grade soils and it always shows up 
finely. It does best in single hedge-rows on good 
rich soil; it also is a money-maker when grown in hills. 
In packing such a large berry as this it always is best 
to place the top layer in rows on their sides; this makes 
a very tempting package. The plants from this variety 
have been selected in our breeding bed six years. Last 
season the orders for our strain of New Yorks far ex- 
ceeded the supply, and we know there will be a larger 
call for them this year than ever. We are prepared 
for the rush with the best developed p.ants that ever 
were grown. 
Challenge, B. (Male.) 
MEDIUM. Bisexual. This is a fine variety to 
grow for family trade; the berries are extra large, not 
so smooth and uniform as some, but the size, color and 
rich flavor will make customers beg for them at almost 
any price; the majority of them are corrugated like 
the one shown in picture; they are dark red, with 
bronze colored seeds, which gives the berry a polished 
effect. The flesh is a deep crimson, very solid and 
rich. We have tested it in many ways on different 
soils, and it seems to be at home everywhere. It is 
not only valuable for home trade, but is a good ship- 
per as well. The foliage is large, light green, and 
spreads out well to give every berry a chance to de- 
velop to full size. It is a pretty sight to look down 
through the vines and see the big red berries lying so 
thick as to touch each other. It safely can challenge 
any variety in productiveness, as there are very few 
that can out-do it when grown in double hedge-rows. 
Set the plants twenty-four inches apart and spread the 
runners so as to make a wide double hedge; this will 
give plenty of room for air and sunlight in the cen- 
ter of the row. It makes a trifle more hoeing, but this 
is paid for at fruiting time. Cultivate until late in the 
fall, then mulch with stable manure, putting only the 
coarsest directly over the plants and the decayed matter 
between the rows; the leachings of the manure will 
stimulate a larger foliage as well as increase the size 
and amount of fruit. If manure can not be bought 
at a reasonable price, use forty pounds of nitrate of 
soda to each acre as soon as growth starts in the spring; 
repeat this just before they bloom. It should be scat- 
tered over the row just before a rain and while the 
foliage is yet dry. These two applications will cost 
about $2.50 per acre, but itvi ill add ten times that sum 
to the value of the crop. This style of berry will be 
made more attractive by placing the top layer on their 
sides. Our books show the fourth year of selection 
for Challenge. 
