406 REPORT OF THE HorTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 
above medium, roundish conic to blunt wedge, rather light in color 
but nevertheless an attractive bright scarlet. Flesh firm, fairly 
good color at center, agreeably acid and of good flavor and quality. 
Fruit ripens in early mid-season. The color of fruit is slightly 
lighter than Marshall, possibly a merit for some markets. On ac- 
count of its vigor, the great productiveness of its plants, and the 
attractiveness of the large well-colored berries, this variety gives 
promise of taking front rank among standard commercial straw- 
berries. 
Quality.— Parentage, Hunn X Atlantic. Blossoms variable, 
averaging semi-perfect. Plants somewhat numerous, fairly pro- 
ductive, healthy, and of average vigor. Leaves medium to above in 
size, moderately dark green; leaf stems medium to below in length, 
rather stout. Fruit stems short, stout, usually double. Calyx 
medium to large, leafy, set in a slight depression. Seeds sunken. 
Fruit above medium to very large, roundish conic to wedge, or 
varying to slightly elongated but blunt at apex, light and dark 
scarlet, glossy. Flesh good color to center of fruit, firm, mildly 
acid, good to very good in flavor and quality. Season rather late. 
Both plant and berry of the Quality resemble the Hunn more than 
the Atlantic. 
A characteristic of the Quality is its great variability in sex. On 
the Station grounds it ranges through all gradations from perfect 
to imperfect. 
Although lacking somewhat in productiveness, Quality ranks 
high in general appearance and in quality, and if these characteris- 
tics show in other localities, the variety is well worthy of a place in 
the home plantation and many possibly prove a good commercial 
sort. 
STATION RASPBERRIES. 
The work in breeding raspberries dates back to 1897 and 1898 
when seeds from six crosses and self pollinated seeds from three 
varieties were saved. As with the strawberries, the crosses were 
made by Mr. Paddock and the subsequent work of selection has been 
done by Mr. Taylor. The parentage and numbers of resulting seed- 
lings are as follows: 
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Wlarlboro yA _OUCON ma tree oe vic dda Uo ane 204 eis 
puperlativeXMiarlboroc..ny ees ca olny Thp cetera en ata 27 2a 
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Mariboro:X Superiative.:... cases saa a eet eee eee 195 
