Strawberries. 
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First bloom May 10-16th, full bloom May 21st. First ripe berry June 15th r 
full picking June 20-27th, last July 17th. 
The variety is an early bloomer. It is reported very favorably, except in 
vigor, from the Michigan Station. 
Enhance. —bisexual. 
Plants medium to large, vigorous, medium to light green, leafstalks long 
slender, erect, leaflets medium size, oval, teeth long and sharp, trusses short to 
medium, bloom abundant, flowers large, petals usually more than five, irregularly 
arranged, stamens well formed. 
Berries medium size, crimson, tips slow in coloring, badly ribbed and irregular, 
sour. firm. 
First bloom May 10-15th, full bloom May 12-23d. First ripe berries June 
10-15th, first picking June 15-20th, full picking June 27th, last July 17th. 
The variety is better for hill culture than for growing in matted rows. It is 
of low value with us, although it is a fairly good fertilizer for Bubach. It is re¬ 
ported very favorably from Georgia and Michigan and fairly so from Montana. 
Eureka. —pistillate. Originated with Geo. Townsend, Soneham, Ohio, 1881. 
Plants small to medium, producing sufficient young plants, leafstalks long 
and fairly strong, leaflets medium size, broad to long-ovate, deeply, sharply and 
irregularly notched and medium to dark green, trusses irregular in length, usu¬ 
ally long and but little branched, mostly prostrate when loaded with fruit, bloom 
abundant, flowers small to medium, petals five to six, usually more, stamens un¬ 
developed. 
Berries large, scarlet to crimson, pink flesh, conic, frequently irregular in 
form and slow in coloring at tips, quality good, acid, firm, yield fair to good. 
First bloom May 18-20th, full bloom May 26th. First ripe berry June 
13-17th, full crop June 27th to July 6th, last picking July 17th. 
The variety is late in blooming and ripening. It is of medium value with 
us. In Southern California it ranks low in bearing and in growth of vine. 
Gandy. —bisexual. 
Plants large and vigorous, do not run freely, best adapted to hill culture. 
Leafstalks very stout, leaflets large, long-ovate, coarsely toothed, medium to dark 
green, trusses long and stout, bloom abundant, flowers large, petals often more 
than five and frequently folded and irregular in appearance, stamens well de¬ 
veloped, calyx large and reflexed. 
Berries large, irregular, short-conic, frequently with a short neck, color 
bright scarlet, sometimes slow in coloring at tips, flesh light colored, seeds promi¬ 
nent, quality fair to good, firm. 
First bloom May 17th, abundant bloom May 26th. First ripe berry June 
18-21st, full picking June 26th to July 7th, last July 15th. 
The variety is late in blooming and ripening and is of but moderate value. 
It is reported most unfavorably from Georgia, moderately favorably from Kansas, 
and very favorably from Michigan, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania and 
Sheridan, Wyoming. 
Glendale. —bisexual. 
Variety of tall habit, light green color, vigorous, produces sufficient young 
plants, leafstalks long, carrying the leaves frequently eight to twelve inches high, 
leaflets eliptical or oblong, finely serrate, trusses very long, bloom abundant, 
flowers medium to large, petals usually five but occasionally numerous, stamens 
fairly numerous and well developed, the first flower of each truss usually more or 
less compound. 
First bloom May 19th, abundant bloom May 27th. First ripe fruit June 
20-25th, full picking June 20th to July 6th, last July 17th. 
The variety is like Seedling of Downing. It is of but little value here. The 
Kansas Station reports it very unproducti ve. 
Green ville. —pistillate. 
Plants large, dark green, vigorous, forming full matted row, leafstalks tall, 
leaflets large, broad, dark green, often streaked with light, sometimes curled 
slightly, coarsely notched, trusses medium long, stout, bloom sufficient, flowers 
small to medium, petals five to six, stamens none. 
