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W. S. TODD, GREENWOOD, DELAWARE 
DORSETT. (Per.) 
From the U. S. Department of Agriculture and released for introduction 
four years ago. It is a cross of Royal Sovereign and Howard 17 made in 1923 
at the U. S. Plant Field Station near Glen Dale, Md. In 1930 it appeared very 
promising where tested in Southern N. }. Its vigor, productiveness and dessert 
quality were outstanding. In 1932, trials made in different parts of Maryland, 
Delaware and New Jersey indicated that it was worthy of introduction as a 
variety for home gardens and long distance markets in sections having con¬ 
ditions similer to those in the above mentioned states. Dorsett is a vigorous 
growing variety under normal conditions, producing many runners and making 
a heavy matted row, which may become too dense when it is grown in rich soil. 
The leaves are slightly lighter than those of Howard 17. The flower stalks 
