NEw YORK AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 509 
seedling of unknown parentage. Plants rather numerous, very vig- 
orous, healthy, unproductive. Leaves medium to large, somewhat 
light green; leaf stems very long, medium to slender. Fruit stems 
of medium length, rather thick, often single, semi-erect. Blooms 
and ripens in midseason, picks medium early. Calyx of fair size, 
not leafy, pale green, raised. Seeds variable in depth, often dark 
colored. Fruit large to medium, dropping to small as the season 
advances, inclined to roundish slightly necked, very light scarlet. 
Flesh light color or sometimes with tinge of yellow, soft, mild, not 
high in flavor, no more than fair in quality. Fruit too light in color 
and not a firm shipper. 
Senator Dunlap.—(L. J. Farmer, Pulaski, N. Y.) Perfect. Or- 
iginated about 1890 by J. R. Reasoner, Urbana, Illinois, and intro- 
duced by M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in 1899- Parentage 
uncertain, but possibly a seedling of Warfield. Plants very numer- 
ous, vigorous, healthy, very productive. Leaves of medium size 
and color; leaf stems long, slender. Fruit stems long, medium slen- 
der, usually single. Blooms in midseason, ripens slightly before 
midseason, picks easily. Calyx medium to nearly large, reflexed, 
usually on a slight neck. Seeds medium or above in size as the 
season advances, roundish conic to slightly elongated, often with 
a slight neck, glossy attractive light and dark scarlet. Flesh well 
colored, medium to firm, rather mild, pleasant flavor, quality good. 
Inclined to produce too many plants. Although somewhat variable 
in size, is desirable on account of general attractiveness and desir- 
able flesh characters. 
Somerset Maid.—(J. H. Hale, South Glastonbury, Ct.) Perfect. 
Plants medium in number and vigor, healthy, productive. Leaves 
small, medium dark green; leaf stems short to medium, often very 
slender. Fruit stems short to medium, slender to thick, often sin- 
gle, semi-erect to prostrate. Blooms early, ripens in midseason, 
picks easily. Calyx medium to above in size, not leafy, dull green, 
flat to slightly raised. ‘Seeds numerous, raised slightly. Fruit 
above medium to small, somewhat elongated to roundish conic, sur- 
face often furrowed, medium dark scarlet. Flesh dark red, firm, 
agreeably acid, pleasant flavor, quality good to very good. General 
appearance slightly seedy. Inferior in size. 
Star.—(J. G. Harrison & Sons, Berlin, Md.) Perfect. Plants 
few, medium in vigor, healthy, unproductive. Leaves of medium 
