New YorRK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. - 487 
crossed by Parker Earle. Plants medium to numerous, vigorous, 
healthy, productive. Leaves above medium to very large, dark 
green; leaf stems long, medium to thick. Fruit stems inclined to 
short, single, prostrate. Blooms and ripens in midseason, picks med- 
ium easily. Calyx of fair size, slightly reflexed, medium green, some- 
what raised. Seeds raised slightly. Fruit large, drops rapidly ia 
size as the season advances, slightly elongated to roundish conic, 
blunt at apex, inclined to a neck at base, attractive, glossy, medium 
dark scarlet. Flesh dark red, firm, pleasant acid, agreeable flavor, 
good to very good. Excellent showing. Has many qualities to 
commend it for trial. 
Chesapeake.— (W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md.) Perfect. Takes 
its name from Chesapeake Bay. Plants few, rather vigorous, 
healthy, productive. Leaves above medium in size, rather dark 
green; leaf stems medium to above in length, inclined to thick. 
Fruit stems medium to above in length, thick, usually branched, 
semi-erect. Blooms late, ripens in midseason, picks easily. Calyx 
large, leafy, attractive green, slightly depressed. Seeds markedly 
raised, numerous. Fruit large, roundish conic to wedge, surface 
plump, unbroken by furrows, attractive glossy scarlet. Flesh fairly 
good color but sometimes rather light, very firm, mildly acid, 
pleasant flavor, quality good to very good. Plants should be set 
closer than most varieties. The plump, glossy surface, smooth ex- 
cept for the raised seeds, is characteristic of this variety. Worthy 
' of extended trial. 
Chipman.— (W. S. Todd, Greenwood, Del.) Perfect. Found 
by a Mr. Chipman, at Lincoln, Delaware, about 1901, growing in 
a plantation of Bubach and Tennessee Prolific. Introduced in 1907 
by Mr. Todd. Plants very numerous, medium to vigorous, healthy, 
productive. Leaves of fair size, dark green; leaf stems medium to 
long, rather slender. Fruit stems inclined to long, thick, often 
branched, prostrate. Blooms and ripens early, picks easily. Calyx 
inedium to large, sometimes leafy, light green, flat. Seeds sunken. 
Fruit large to medium, wedge to roundish conic, sometimes slightly 
elongated, surface somewhat irregular, rather attractive light and 
dark scarlet, becoming duller as the season advances. Flesh slightly 
light color, medium in firmness and juiciness, mild acid, pleasant but 
not high flavor, fair to good. Lacks somewhat in juiciness and in 
flavor. Size variable. 
