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Another remarkable feature about Johnston’s Late is its very 
dark, leathery leaves of medium size, and leaflets strongly marked 
by veins, suggesting that it may be derived, in part, at least, 
from /ragaria elatior, the hautbois strawberry of Europe. Plate 
IV, from a photograph, is an excellent illustration of the foliage 
and fruit of this strawberry. The fruit is medium to large, pale 
scarlet with white flesh of very good quality. An idea of the 
comparative size of the leaves on Johnston’s Late, Sharpless 
and No. 208 is given by Fig. 2. The smallest leaf is from 
Johnston’s Late, the next larger from Sharpless and the largest 
from No. 208,'a cross of Johnston’s Late by Sharpless. Average 
sized leaves of each variety were selected for this illustration. 
The cut is reproduced from a ‘photograph and shows the leaves 
reduced much below natural size. 
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208 STATION. SHARPLESS. JOHNSTON'S LATE. 
A cross of Johnston’s Late x Sharpless. 
Fig. 2.— Lllustration of foliage of Johnstows Late, Sharpless and 
No. 208, a cross of those two varieties. 
Nearly all of the seedlings of Johnston’s Late produced at this 
station are easily recognized as distinct from ordinary cultivated 
strawberries because of their dark, leathery foliage, which in color, 
markings and texture bears a strong resemblance to that of John- 
ston’s Late. Many of them also resemble Johnston’s Late in the 
lateness of their blossoming and fruiting seasons and in the excel- 
lent quality of the fruit produced. Several of the seedlings 
obtained from crossing Johnston’s Late by Sharpless, so far as 
tested here, combine the vigorous foliage and large fruit of 
Sharpless with the dark, leathery leaves and late fruiting season — 
of Johnson’s Late. | | 
As stated on a previous page, p. 678, it is quite possible that 
every one of these promising seedlings, after more extended — 
trial, may develop some serious defect, or may show no superi-. 
ority over varieties now in cultivation and may consequently be 
discarded. Whether this fate awaits them or not, enough has _ 

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