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Annual Strawberry Report, 1895. 
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tion, N. J.; Excelsior (B.), from James 
Shaw, South Hadley, Mass.; Sparta (B.), 
from M. A. Thayer, Sparta, Wis.; Arrow 
and Enormous, from W. F. Allen Jr.; 
Champion of England (B.), from It. John¬ 
ston, Shortsville, N. Y.; Erie (B.), from 
same ; Carrie (P.), from Thompson Sons, 
Itio Vista. Seedlings from George Sloan, 
Seeley, Ohio; Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, mostly 
feeble plants, H. S. & A. J. See, Geneva, 
Pa. 
Nan. —From T. J. Dwyer, of Cornwall, N. Y.— 
May 30. First ripe berries picked from Nan this 
date. Bisexual—(B. will stand in these notes for 
bisexual, and P. for pistillate). Nan is Crescent 
shape and of fair quality—mild. June 2. Rijien- 
ing more fruit than any other. Berries firm, 
peduncles strong. Plants medium as to vigor. 
Scarlet color, yellow seeds. Medium size only. 
Quality better than Michel’s Early—valuable 
for earliness. June 11. Firm, but a shy bearer. 
Vines rusty. 
Meek’s Early (B.)—From G. H. & J. H. Hale of 
South Glastonbury, Conn.—The vines are more 
vigorous than those of Nan, but there were fewer 
ripe berries May 30. Medium size, firm and of 
fair quality. June 2. Splendid vines, fairly pro¬ 
lific, one of the earliest. Berries large for first 
early. Crescent shape. Medium red. First pick¬ 
ing to-day. June 3. This gives us to-day the 
most and best berries we have. June 4. Highly 
productive and gives also to-day the greatest 
amount of ripe fruit. Vines very thrifty. June 17. 
Remarkable for its splendid, deep green foliage. 
Mele (B.)—From A. H. Griesa, Lawrence, Kan. 
—Received September, 1894. June 3. Round, 
medium size, medium quality. Another year will 
be required to judge the berry. June 11. Has not 
yet developed any remarkable qualities. June 21. 
A few berries of poor shape. 
Marston.- —From C. S. Pratt, Reading, Mass.— 
Received May, 1894. Began to ripen June 3. Vines 
medium vigor, berries often as if two joined to¬ 
gether-medium size, moderately productive. 
Nothing remarkable about it. June 11. Small 
berries, sour, no special merit. June 21. Still in 
bearing, berries small. 
Eleanor (B.)—From J. T. Lovett, Little Silver, 
N. J.—Received September 12,1894. He makes the 
claim that this is the earliest variety that is very 
productive and of large size. As judged from 
these fall-set plants, we would say that the vines 
have made a sturdy growth. The fruit is large, 
broad, heart-shaped, dark red, good quality. This 
note was made June 3. 
Enormous (P.)—From W. F. Allen Jr., Salisbury, 
Md.—In so far as may be judged from spring-set 
plants, this is well named. It seems among the 
earliest. Shape very variable, between scarlet 
and crimson in color, firm and of good quality. A 
promising early variety. 
Truitt’s No. 2 (B.)—From James Truitt, Clia- 
nute, Kan.—Received August, 1894. Vines of 
medium vigor, berries dark red, medium size. 
Red flesh, regular ovate shape. Not productive 
as yet. Berry not very firm. 
Truitt’s No. 3 (B.)—Vines healthy, but not pro¬ 
ductive. 
Truitt’s No. 19 (B.)—Vines healthy, but not 
productive. 
Truitt’s No. 32.—Not as yet worth describing. 
Profit (B.)— From Finney Bros., West Hanover, 
Mass.—Early—no other merit. 
Kerr’s No. 12 (B.)—Vines low, not especially 
meritorious. 
Woolverton (B.)—June 5. Berries ripening here 
and there. June 11. Height of its season. Highly 
prolific. This has always borne heavily here. 
Plow City (B.)—From C. C. Stone, Moline, Ill.— 
Received April, 1893. June 5. Ripening a few. 
Shape varies from conical to ovate. Crimson, 
medium quality, firm. 
Columbus. —From G. H. and J. H. Hale.—Re¬ 
ceived August, 1894. Berry regular, heart-shaped, 
not very firm; medium red, fair quality. 
Regina (B.)—From W. F. Allen Jr., Salisbury, 
Md.—Received April, 1894. June 5. A peculiarity 
of the plants is their long leaf-stems. After rains, 
these, by the weight of the water, become pendu¬ 
lous. June 21. Berries small, shapely and of fair 
quality, but rather soft. June 25. Still bearing 
many small berries. It is one of the latest. 
Williams (B.)—From Ellwanger <fc Barry, Roch¬ 
ester, N. Y.—Received June 15, 1894. June 5. The 
largest perfect strawberry up to date was picked 
from this to-day, measuring over five inches in 
circumference; heart-shaped, scarlet, golden 
seeds; the tips a trifle white; red flesh of good 
quality. June 10. A solid berry of medium size, 
fairly productive. June 11. Peduncles too short, 
very prolific, but the tips are too often white. 
Good quality. June 18. Still bearing berries from 
small to medium. June 21. Still bearing a few. 
Vines and peduncles too low. 
Ridgeway (B.)—From M. H. Ridgeway, Wabash 
City, Ind.—Received September, 1894. He says the 
parentage is Parker Earle and Jersey Queen. 
June 5. Shapely, medium as to firmness, medium 
red, excellent quality. Plants vigorous, rather 
short peduncles. Early. June 14. Fine plants 
for a spring set. Fine flavor, good form. Prom¬ 
ising. June 17. It is the thriftiest of spring-set 
plants. Quality fine. 
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Cyclone (B.)—From Cleveland Nursery Com¬ 
pany, Rio Vista, Va.—June 5. This is a promis¬ 
ing variety. It is among the earliest, though 
not the earliest. The vines are as thrifty as it 
is desirable they should be. Peduncles tall. 
Berry medium red; not firm enough for a distant 
market; quite uniformly heart-shaped, seeds yel¬ 
low, flesh red, mild, fair quality. The berries 
average large for so early a variety. June 7. 
Ripening a berry here and there; conical, mild, 
medium red. Foliage tall, but rather weak. June 
11. No large berries. June 14. Ripening freely; 
medium size, poor quality. June 18. The name 
of this variety must have been suggested by the 
petioles, peduncles and leaves, which look as if 
they had been struck by a cyclone. Still bearing 
a large quantity of small berries. June 21. Still 
bearing many berries of small size. 
Hersey (P.)—H. A. Dreer, Philadelphia, Pa. 
June 5. Has the most thrifty vines of any variety 
we have ever seen. None ripe at this date, but 
there is a fine show. The leaves wholly conceal 
the berries. June 7. Some of the largest size, 
just coming in season. June 8. Berries too much 
parted in the middle as if two berries were 
joined together. Tips are too often white. Qual¬ 
ity mild; by which we mean, in this case, it is 
neither sweet nor acid. Berry quite firm and of 
scarlet color. Vines continue to be the thriftiest 
in our collection. June 9. Hersey is now ripening 
freely and is very productive of berries of large 
to the largest size. In shape it is short, broad 
and thick, scarlet color and a trifle soft. It is a 
pity that the peduncles do not hold up the fruit 
better. June 11. Ripening freely, highly produc¬ 
tive. Peduncles short and so heavily freighted 
that the berries lie on the soil. 
Satisfaction (B.)—From G. W. Howard, Stev- 
ensville, Mich.— Received May, 1894. June 7. 
Regular, heart-shaped, scarlet, mild. Fine tall 
plants, covering the berries well, strong produc¬ 
ers. Season medium. Productive. June 11. Ber¬ 
ries average large and shapely, heart-shaped, 
always regular ; red flesh. Vines vigorous, 
healthy and productive. It is worth trying. Quite 
firm for so light a berry. June 17. In full bear¬ 
ing. Berries from medium to very large, good 
form. Exceedingly productive, fairly firm only. 
June 18. Past its best season. June 21. Still 
bearing good sized berries of good quality. Vine 
thrifty. 
Annie Lawiue (B.)—From M. Crawford, Cuya¬ 
hoga Falls, O.—Received May, 1894. June 7. 
Strong plants not growing very high. Strong 
peduncles growing rather .above the leaves— 
late. June 14. Just coining into season. Round, 
stubby, but regular berries of good quality, and 
firm. Would not at this time seem to be very pro¬ 
ductive. June 15. Of fine quality, almost the 
finest, as now judged. The berries average large 
to very large. The shape is decidedly oblate or 
nearly round—shorter from the calyx to the “tip” 
than from side to side. It has not any tip so to 
say. Vines of medium height and of satisfactory 
vigor. Quite firm for so large a berry. Com¬ 
mended for its quality and size. It is not notably 
productive. June 17. Still in bearing. Quality 
is the most to be claimed for this. June 18. Still 
ripening a few. 
Blonde (B.)—From G. Cowing, Muncie, Ind.— 
Received April, 1894. Late. June 14. The ber¬ 
ries are conical with some neck. Of a scarlet 
color, good quality and medium size. Fairly firm 
for so light a berry. Healthy foliage. June 17. 
Still bearing freely. June 18. Still in bearing. 
Maytrott (B.)—From S. T. Dowler, Vineland, 
N. J.—Received April, 1894. June 7. Ripening 
freely, medium red, medium size, firm, heart- 
shaped, mild, fair quality. June 9. Berries 
small, good quality. June 11. Medium size. 
June 18. This seems to be the height of its season. 
Equinox (B.)—From Cleveland Nursery Co., 
Rio Vista, Va.—Received April, 1894. Late. June 
18. Bearing a large quantity of fruit green and 
ripe ; of high quality. The vines are suffering 
from drought. June 21. Vines full of berries 
which are drying up or ripening imperfectly. 
Foliage insufficient and rusty. June 25. Still 
bearing small, half dried-up berries. 
Thompson’s 54 (B.)—From the Cleveland Nur¬ 
sery Company, Rio Vista, Va.—Received spring 
of 1894. June 7. Heart-shaped, scarlet, rather 
soft; not worth describing for this soil. The com¬ 
pany tell us, however, that, it is the most produc¬ 
tive berry they have ever seen. A seedling of 
Great American. June 11. Inferior foliage. Good 
quality, quite firm, and medium to small. Late 
and suffering from drought. June 21. Much like 
Equinox. 
Tennessee Prolific (B.)—From same. June 7. 
Beginning to ripen. Strong plants, prolific; ber¬ 
ries irregular shape. June 11. Medium size, 
rather soft. Berries all two-lobed—not recom¬ 
mended. Habit resembles that of Cyclone; berries 
average larger. June 21. Still ripening freely. 
Charlie. —From Cleveland Nursery Company, 
Rio Vista, Va.—Received spring of 1894. June 7. 
Splendid foliage, tall, strong peduncles; berry 
heart-shape, bright red, firm, usually well held up. 
June 9. We have never seen taller leaf-stems. The 
peduncles, also, are extra long; berries of medium 
size. June 14. Productive, fair quality only. 
Splendid vines. Ordinary. June 18. Past best 
season. June 21. Fine foliage, good quality. 
Berries small at this time. 
Glen Mary. —From Edward T. Ingram, West 
Chester, Pa.—Received April, 1894. Imperfectly 
bisexual. June 7. Largest ripe berries up to 
date. Good shape for so large a berry, medium 
red, not firm, mild quality. June 9. Berries very 
large, firm enough only for a near market. About 
the shape of Sharpless, often with white tips. 
June 10. Not very productive, but many of the 
berries are of fine size—nearly six inches in cir¬ 
cumference. June 11. Large to very large, often 
with white tips. June 14. A large yielder of large 
berries, of good form—broad heart-shaped, often 
widened at tip. One of the most promising of our 
later trials. June 17. Past its best. June 18. 
Still bearing a good many berries, which hold 
their size unusually well. June 21. Still in bear¬ 
ing. Many of the berries are of the largest size, 
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