New York AGRicULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 405 
The crosses have given varieties as follows: 
RVPAC eae os ose mp oi overedesssaiq cassie gicats 255 plants, 1 variety 
Pun Aeatantic.....': ES oo Neate ee eae tet = 107 Mn pra 
epee vrai Sall.... . wc newest ea MN eidest Tete ps 
Marshall pure bred.....+.. Pent ea? a, Olysias: Ola 
The above results are interesting but scarcely even suggestive. 
The figures are not nearly great enough to draw conclusions as to 
the transmitting power of the four parents. About the only gen- 
eralizations that can be made in regard to these crosses are that in 
the offspring of those in which Marshall was one of the parents 
the foliage of this variety appeared in the great majority of the 
seedlings. So, too, the fruit characters of Hunn were dominant in 
the resulting seedlings over those of Marshall and Atlantic with 
which it was crossed. 
The following is a description of these seedlings: 
Magnus.— Parentage, Hunn X Marshall. Blossoms imperfect. 
Plants numerous, medium to above in height, productive. Leaves 
large, attractive dark green, attacked slightly by leaf blight in un- 
favorable seasons ; leaf stems medium in length, thick. Fruit stems 
of average length, thick, and usually dowble. Calyx large and leafy, 
set in a slight depression. Seeds raised. Fruit above medium to 
very large, retains its size well as the season advances, roundish 
conic to slightly elongated and with pointed apex, very dark scarlet, 
showing Hunn blood, variable in color unless well ripened. Flesh, 
rather light at center, firm, juicy, mildly acid, good to very good 
in flavor and quality. The fruit ripens in mid-season. The growth 
and color of foliage closely resemble Marshall, while the color of 
the fruit is that of the Hunn. When well colored, this variety ranks 
among the very best in size, attractiveness, and quality. It is 
thought that the Magnus will prove a very valuable new sort for 
home use. Its variable color is somewhat against it as a berry for 
the market. 
Prolific.— Parentage, Sample X Marshall. Blossoms perfect. 
Plants very numerous, vigorous to very vigorous, usually pro- 
ductive, yielding on the- Station grounds as high as 14,052 quarts 
per acre. Foliage of good size, somewhat susceptible to leaf blight 
in unfavorable seasons, in color comparatively dark green; leaf 
stems long, thick. Fruit stems of medium length, stout and usually 
single. Calyx medium to below in size, depressed, sometimes 
slightly discolored. Seeds somewhat raised. Fruit very large to 
