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Sharpless as a male parent is remarkable for the general high 
character of its seedlings as shown by the relatively large number 
of them reserved for further trial with each of the four varieties 
on which it was crossed. Out of a total of eighty-three seedlings 
more than one-fourth, twenty-eight per cent, were kept for 
another season’s test. Varieties of Sharpless parentage are par- 
ticularly noticeable for the beautiful scarlet color and good quality 
of their fruit and for the vigor and productiveness of the plants. 
The crosses of Johnston’s Late by Sharpless contain some seed- 
lings of especial merit that may prove valuable for late market 
purposes. 
Of its crosses with Crescent, but three and a half seedlings, on _ 
the average, were discarded to each one retained for further test- 
ing. This is the best record made by any variety thus far 
crossed on Crescent. Of its crosses with Johnston’s Late, but two 
were discarded for each one retained; of its crosses with Stay- 
man’s No. 1, but seven-tenths of one was discarded for each one 
retained, and of its crosses with Haverland none was discarded. 
FEMALE PARENTS. 
Crescent showed great variability with different male parents 
as to the per cont of good seedlings produced, thus’ indicating 
lack of propotency so far as its desirable features are concerned. 
Out of a total of two hundred and seventy-seven seedlings a little 
more than one-tenth, eleven and five-tenths per cent, were kept 
for further testing. Of its crosses with Jessie, three seedlings on 
the average were discarded to each one retained; of its crosses 
with Dawley, three and four-tenths were discarded to one retained; 
of its crosses with Sharpless, three and a half were discarded to 
one retained ; of its crosses with Bomba, four and a half were dis- 
carded to one retained; of its crosses with Lennig’s White, thirteen 
and three-tenths were discarded to one retained, and of its crosses 
with Old Ironclad thirty-four were discarded to one retained. 
Johnston’s Late crossed with three different varieties gave a 
total of sixty-two seedlings of which more than one sixth, 
eighteen per cent, were reserved for further testing. Of its 
crosses with Dawley, two were discarded to every one retained ; 
of its crosses with Sharpless, two were discarded to every one 
