400 Report oF THE HorTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 
Size of fruit—One of the requirements for a good commercial 
variety is that the fruit be of sufficient size to make a good appear- 
ance. The berries of some varieties uniformly run too small; with 
others the size at the first pickings is good but decreases rapidly as 
the season advances. A few, however, appear to hold their size 
well to the close of the season. This tendency varies with the 
environment, is influenced to some extent by congeniality of sur- 
roundings, and is modified by moisture conditions. The following 
varieties appeared to hold their size well to the end of the picking 
season : 
Beidler, President, 
Cardinal, Ridgeway, 
Goldsborough, Rough Rider, 
Joe; Thompson No. 511, 
Mark Hanna, Thompson No. 700, 
Marshall, Weston No. I. 
Mead, 
Desirable kinds.— Many of the varieties under test failed to make 
a good showing. It must be remembered, however, that varieties 
of all fruits, and especially strawberries, give widely varying results 
in different locations and under different conditions. The results 
here given were obtained from plants grown on a heavy, clay soil 
not well adapted to successful growing of this fruit. The follow- 
ing are those which appeared to be desirable either for home use 
or for commercial purposes: 
Cardinal, Mead, 
Ernie, President, 
Fairfield, Ridgeway, \ 
Glen Mary, Rough Rider, 
Joe, Senator Dunlap, 
Kansas, Thompson, No. SIT, 
Mark Hanna, Thompson, No. 700, 
Marshall, Weston No. I. 
Plant makers— One of the marked characteristics of varieties 
of strawberries is variation in the tendency to produce runners or 
to make new plants. Most of the varieties under test produced a 
moderate number. Some, however, made very few new plants, 
leaving the ground bare in places, while others were such prolific 
plant makers that the plants were badly crowded. In this experi- 
