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First bloom May 12, full bloom May 22d. First ripe berry June 12th, first 
picking June 13th, last July 15th. 
The variety was not a success here. 
Jucunda Improved. —bisexual. Originated with A. B. Gerbert, of Eastern 
Pennsylvania. Probably a seedling of Jucunda. 
The variety forms a thick mat of rather small plants, leaflets broad, medium 
green, bloom production fair, flowers large, petals usually six to seven but some¬ 
times more, stamens well developed. 
Berries a little broader than Jucunda, very large, crimson, surface smooth, 
short-conic, symmetrical, flesh pink, quality good, firm, yield low. 
First bloom May 19th, abundant bloom May 29th. First ripe berry June 
18-20th, full picking June 27th, last picking July 17th. 
The variety rusts badly and is of little value here. It is reported very un¬ 
favorably from Georgia but quite favorably from Wyoming. 
Jumbo. —bisexual. 
A variety of the Sharpless type. Plants medium to large, medium vigor, 
fairly productive, leafstalks stout, medium to long, leaflets, large and broad-oval, 
deeply and sharply toothed, medium green in color, trusses medium long and 
medium stout with spreading, ascending branches, bloom production medium, 
flowers medium to large, petals usually six to ten, all somewhat curled, stamens 
imbricate and well developed. 
Berries large to very large, oblong or somewhat rectangular, disposed to be 
irregular in form, color bright scarlet but slow in coloring at the tips, flesh nearly 
the same color, core somewhat stringy, quality fair, firmness and production 
medium. 
First bloom May 9-12th, full bloom May 20th. First ripe berry June 15-18th, 
first picking June 19-20th, full picking June 26th, last July 8th. 
This is a variety of strictly medium value here. 
Lady Rusk. —pistillate. 
The plants are large, running freely and making a full matted row. The 
leafstalks are long and stout, leaflets medium to large, long-ovate, rather unevenly 
toothed, medium to dark green, trusses medium to long, moderately stout, bloom 
production moderate, flowers small to medium, petals normally five, usually with 
undeveloped inner circle of two or three, stamens quite well developed for a 
pistillate variety. 
Berries medium size, short, surface uneven and often more or less ribbed, 
dark crimson, tips slow in ripening, flesh yellowish pink, core soft or cartilaginous, 
quality and yield fair. 
First bloom May 14-18th, abundant bloom May 21-23d. First ripe berry 
June ll-17th, first picking June 17-20th, full picking June 27th, last picking 
July 10th. 
The plants and fruit much resemble the Crescent, although the fruit is more 
irregular in shape. It is a variety of medium value here. It has done fairly 
well in Kansas and Wyoming. 
Lady Thompson.— bisexual. 
Plants of medium habit, setting runners freely, large, vigorous, dark green, 
bloom sufficient, flowers large, stamens well formed. 
Berries fair size, symmetrical, conic, often gemmate or twined, quality fair, 
yield good. 
First bloom May 22d, abundant bloom May 25th. First ripe berry June 19th, 
last picking July 2d. 
The variety is only moderately promising. It has done fairly well at the 
Georgia Station, but is pronounced a failure in New York, Ohio and Southern 
California. 
Leader. —bisexual. Originated in Reading, Mass. 
Plants of medium habit and vigor, producing young plants in sufficient 
number. Leafstalks short, leaflets medium to large, medium green, nearly 
round, small serrations frequently occurring between the larger ones, trusses 
medium long, stout, bloom production medium, flowers large and showy, calyx 
