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good runners moderately abundant; stems good. Fruit mid- 
season, medium size, fair quality, firm. As grown here it is less 
productive than Sharpless but more so than Crescent. 
Holcomb’s Seedling, 8. (From W. 0. Holcomb, Mecca, Ohio.) 
Foliage moderately vigorous; runners abundant; stems good. 
Fruit medium to large, good, firm, midseason to late. As grown 
here it ranks with Manchester in productiveness. 
Herbert, 8S. (Zrom B. L. Carr, Saratoga Springs, N. ¥.) 
Midseason, small to medium, fair quality, firm. Foliage good ; 
runners not abundant, filling no more than half the space allotted 
to the matted row; stem short, plants very unproductive. 
Kincks, 8S. (rom Clark Hewett, Waupun, Wis.) Midseason 
to late. Foliage good, stems good, runners not abundant enough 
to fill half the space allotted to the matted row. Fruit medium 
to large, good, soft. In productiveness it ranked between Sharp- 
less and Crescent. | 
Latest of All. (Hrom Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, NV. Y.) 
Set in the spring of 1892, but hasnot made plants cnough to jus- 
tify a description of the variety. 
Laxton’s Captain, 8S. (“vom Lllwanger & Barry; Lochester, 
NV. ¥.) Set in spring of 1892, but has not made plants rue 
to justify a description of the variety. 
Magnate, P. (From Stayman & Black, Leavenworth, Kans.) 
Blossoms with Wilson. fruit midseason, medium to large, 
elongated and flattened, good, soft. Foliage good, stems good, 
runners not very abundant. In productiveness it ranks between | 
Sharpless and Crescent. 
Meek’s Early, Advance, 8. (Hrom Slaymaker & Son, Dover, 
Del.) Fruit of medium size, borne on good stems. Foliage good, 
runners few, consequently the matted row is comparatively unpro- 
ductive. Length of fruiting season about two weeks. a 
Muskingum, 8. (/vom S. R. Moore, Zanesville, Ohio.) Maid- 
season to late, medium size, fair quality. [Foliage not very vigor- 
ous, runners few, stem good. Falls below Crescent in productive- 
ness. ; 
Oregon verbearing,S. Imperfectly staminate. (rom D. 
Brandi, Bremen, O.) Midseason, medium size, poor quality, 
soft. Foliage fair to good, runners not very abundant, stems. 
good. Slightly more productive than Sharpless. Quite distinct 

