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and fruit closely resemble Lida. This is a good variety for home 
use or near market, but will not stand much handling. 
Ontario .—Another variety of the Sharpless type. The plants 
are large and strong, with stout leaf stalks and large, broad ovate 
leaflets, and strong trusses. Foliage light green, blooms very large 
with strong stamens, does not make many plants. The berries are 
large, somewhat irregular in shape, like Sharpless, but colors better 
than that variety, sweet and of fine flavor. The variety is below the 
standard of productiveness. 
Parker Earle —For productiveness this variety stands far ahead 
of any we had under test the past season. We never saw plants 
more heavily loaded with fruit, the most of which was brought to 
perfect maturity. To give an idea of the immense productiveness 
&f the variety, a row 100 feet long and 18 inches wide produced 65 
boxes of berries; at this rate an acre would have yielded 12,800 
box es, a remarkable crop under the average cultivation. The soil 
@n which Parker Earle was grown is a very heavy bottom land, and 
it, remains to be seen how the variety will succeed on lighter soils and 
©n heavy soils in different seasons. The plants are remarkably 
strong and vigorous, make sufficient runners to form an even bed 
18 inches wide. The berries are large, conical, regular in size, 
©f an attractive scarlet, slightly necked, calyx reflexed, quality good. 
This promises to be a good market berry. 
Pearl .—A productive early variety ripening with Crescent. The 
plant is of strong growth and produces sufficient runners. Leaf 
stalks short and stout, leaflets large, broad ovate, trusses short and 
strong, berries large, regular, evenly colored, slightly necked, of a 
bright scarlet, flavor equal to any in the list, a good variety. 
Shuster’s Gem .—This variety is a cross between Crescent and 
Sharpless. The plant is moderately vigorous, with light green leaf¬ 
lets of medium size, and strong trusses. It is quite productive, ber¬ 
ries of large size, conical, of a light scarlet, flavor good ; too soft for 
market, but desirable for home use. 
Summit .—In foliage and fruit this variety closely resembles 
Lida. It produces uniformly large fine berries, sub-conical, light 
scarlet and of good flavor. This is another variety that is desirable 
©nly for home use. 
Thompson .—There were only a few plants of this variety, but 
these made a favorable showing; plant and fruit of the Crescent 
type, second early in time of ripening, berry of good size and color, 
firm, worthy of further trial. 
Van Deman .—In this variety our expectations were not realized ; 
as so many favorable reports were heard of it from all parts of the 
country, and having grown it in Maryland, when first introduced, 
with the most satisfactory results, one could not help feeling a special 
