New YorK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. A411 
green; leaf stems long, slender. Fruit stems long, medium to rather 
slender, usually single. Comes in bloom May 15. Calyx medium to 
below, often unattractive brownish color. Seeds numerous, rather 
large, sunken, giving a somewhat coarse appearance. Fruit above 
medium to large, irregular wedge varying to roundish conic, light 
scarlet. Flesh good color, firm, juicy, agreeably acid, good in 
flavor and quality. More acid than Marshall. The berries pick 
easily and retain their size well in the later pickings. Appears to 
be worthy of testing on account of its productiveness and good 
flavor and quality, although in some pickings the fruit was not 
very attractive either in shape or color. 
Weston No. 1— (A. R. Weston, Bridgman, Mich.) Per. Plants 
numerous to very numerous, vigorous, productive. Leaves medium 
to large, pale green; leaf stems long, rather slender. Fruit stems 
long, slender, usually single. Comes in bloom May 15. Calyx 
medium, reflexed. Seeds rather small, slightly sunken. Fruit above 
medium to large, holding its size well throughout the season, 
roundish conic to irregular wedge, rather light scarlet. Fiesh 
rather light at center, moderately soft, mild, fair to good in flavor 
and quality. Picks easily. A good sized early berry but lacks in 
flavor and quality. 
STRAWBERRY — CULTURAL DIRECTIONS. 
Soil— The strawberry is cosmopolitan in adaptation to soils, 
some varieties thriving on nearly all kinds and over a wide range 
of territory. As a rule, however, the lighter loams are better 
adapted to most varieties than are the heavy clay soils. 
Preparation of ground.— Sod soils should be avoided on account 
of danger of injury from the work of the larvae or grubs of the 
common May beetles which lay their eggs in sod ground. The soil 
may be plowed in fall or early spring after receiving a heavy appli- 
cation of stable manure, and should be made fine and mellow by 
thorough cultivation before setting the plants. It is usually an 
advantage to select ground upon which a hoed crop had been grown 
the preceding season in order to reduce the number of weeds in the 
strawberry bed. 
Fertilizers — The amount and kind of fertilizer to use depend 
largely upon the need of the soil in which the plants are to grow 
