Strawberries. 
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June and then turned under, but here in the west I believe it best 
to take two crops. 
DESCRIPTION OF VARIETIES. 
Annie Laura. —bisexual. Originated with J. F. Beaver, Montgomery county, 
Ohio. 
The plants are of good size and vigor, forming sufficient runners and young 
plants. The leafstalks are short and stout, the leaflets are medium to large, 
broad, rather thin, coarsely toothed, pale to dark green in color. The bloom is 
not abundant, the flowers are very large, the petals are often over five in num¬ 
ber, the stamens are large and well formed. 
The berries are large, short, blunt-conic to oblate, scarlet, with glossy sur¬ 
face, slow in coloring at tips, inferior in quality and yield. 
First bloom 19th to 22d, and the last bloom about the 28th of May. First 
ripe berries about June 19th, and the last picking July 12th. 
With us this is a poor variety. 
Aroma. —bisexual. Originated with E. W. Cruse, Leavenworth, Kansas. 
The variety is a healthy, vigorous grower, of medium habit, setting runners 
very freely. The leaflets are large, broad-oval, closely notched, dark green in 
color. The trusses are medium to long, stout, upright, with but few branches, 
and these produce but scant bloom. The flowers are large, the petals are often 
over six in number, and the stamens are well formed. The calyx is sometimes 
slightly irregular. 
The berries are medium to large, broad-conic, uniform scarlet, with flesh 
usually of the same color but sometimes pink, quality fair, seeds prominent, 
yield and firmness medium 
First bloom May 19th, abundant bloom May 27th. First ripe berries June 
20th, last picking July 7th. 
The variety is not promising with us, but is reported to be very firm and of 
good quality at the Michigan Station. 
Atlantic. —bisexual. 
This variety is much like Seedling of Downing, a tall, vigorous grower, set¬ 
ting runners abundantly. The leafstalks are long and slender, the leaflets are 
medium to large, eliptic-oval. New foliage is pale, old foliage dark green, veins 
deeply impressed, trusses medium long, upright, rather slender, many-branched, 
bloom abundant, flowers medium size, petals usually five. 
Berries large, short-conic, light red to scarlet in color but disposed to be 
green in spots, flesh white to light scarlet, seeds light, coloring in advance of the 
flesh and not set in deep pits, quality good, firm. 
Blooms early. In 1896 it was in full bloom on May 12th and one half of the 
blossoms were killed by frost. Normally first bloom May 14th, abundant bloom 
May 23d. First ripe berry June 8-17th, last picking July 8th 
The variety is unproductive and unworthy of further trial. 
Barton. —pistillate. Originated in Kentucky from seed of Longfellow. 
Plants medium to large, setting young plants freely, foliage ample, leaflets 
broad, deeply and sharply notched, inclined to be light green in color, trusses 
medium long, fairly stout, sometimes decumbent, bloom fairly abundant, flowers 
medium to small, usually with five small, pointed sepals and five nearly round 
petals, stamens none, pistil light green. 
Berries medium to large, broad-conic with an acute point, scarlet color but 
often pale at tips, seeds prominent, quality and yield good. 
First bloom May 12-14th, abundant bloom May 20th. First ripe fruits June 
14th, last picking July 17th. 
The variety is quite subject to frost injury, but promises to be medium to 
good in value. At the Georgia Station it ranks good in productiveness, medium 
in quality and firmness and poor in vigor. 
Beder Wood. —bisexual. Originated with Mr. Beder Wood, of Moline, Ill., 1887. 
This is an early, vigorous variety, producing plants in abundance. The leaf¬ 
stalks are stout and often over six inches in length, the leaflets long-ovate and 
