New YORK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 489 
ductive. Leaves small to medium, of average color. Leaf stems 
rather short, moderately thick. Fruit stems short to medium, often 
very thick, double, prostrate. Blooms and ripens in midseason, 
picks medium easily. Calyx medium to large, leafy, flat to slightly 
raised. Seeds sunken. Fruit large to medium, dropping rapidly 
in size as the season advances, attractive roundish conic, very 
blunt, medium to dark glossy scarlet. Flesh dark red, firm, agree- 
ably acid, highly flavored, very good to best in quality. Unusually 
promising in flesh characters. Fruit runs small in late pickings. 
Worthy of trial. 
Early Beauty.— (Woodlawn Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y.) 
Perfect. Originated in Iowa. Plants numerous, vigorous, healthy, 
pr-ductive. Leaves medium to small, medium green; leaf: stems 
long, slender. Fruit stems long, not thick, branched. Blooms and 
ripens early. Picks easily. Calyx large to medium, leafy, attractive 
green, slightly sunken to flat. Seeds slightly depressed. Fruit 
above medium to small, roundish conic to slightly elongated, apex 
variable, often sharp pointed, surface of largest berries irregular, 
light to medium red. Flesh whitish, medium to firm, mildly sweet, 
not high in flavor, quality fair. Too small, and unattractive in 
color. 
Echo. — (Woodlawn Nurseries, Rochester, N. Y.) Perfect. 
Introduced by the Woodlawn Nurseries. Plants of medium num- 
ber, vigorous, slightly attacked by leaf blight, above medium in 
productiveness. ~Leaves medium to below in size, moderately light 
green; leaf stems of fair length, rather slender. Fruit stems 
medium to long, thick, usually double, somewhat erect. Blooms and 
ripens in midseason. Calyx medium to rather large, often leafy, 
slightly sunken. Seeds depressed. Fruit large to medium, drops in 
size as the season advances, roundish conic, apex very blunt, dull 
scarlet. Flesh whitish, juicy, rather firm, pleasant flavor, good to 
very good in quality. The fruit picks easily but lacks in size and is 
unattractive in color. | 
Edwards No. 1—(M. B. Edwards, Franklin, N. Y.) Imperfect. 
A wildling found growing in a meadow in 1896 by Mr. Edwards. 
Parentage unknown. Plants very numerous, vigorous, healthy, pro- 
ductive. Leaves small to medium, rather dark green; leaf stems 
long, inclined to slender. Fruit stems often very long, slender, 
single, semi-erect. Blooms in midseason, ripens slightly after mid- 
season, picks medium easily. Calyx medium to large, slightly leafy, 
