356 REPORT OF THE HoRTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 
None of the very early varieties were included in this test. 
Among those which were tested were some which may be called 
medium early. These are named in the following list: 
Beder Wood, 
Belmont Seedling, 
Carrie Silvers, 
Crescent, 
Glenwood. 
Minute Man, 
Nedmac No. 1, 
Riehl No. 26, 
Riehl No. 29, 
Riehl No. 30. 
Of these varieties, Belmont Seedling and Nedmac No. 1 are not 
considered worthy of further trial. 
Beder Wood and Crescent 
are well known. Glenwcod is attractive in color and good in 
quality, but the foliage blights considerably. Riehl No. 29 and 
Riehl No. 30 not only lack in uniformity of size and shape but 
their color is not attractive. 
Carrie Silvers, Minute Man and 
Riehi No. 26 maintained their size throughout the season. They 
ranked good in quality. 
Owing to the cool, wet weather, the picking season was some- 
what later than usual. 
yields up to the last picking. 
Some of the varieties gave excellent 
Those which ripened the bulk of 
their crop during the latter half of the fruiting season may be con- 
sidered as late varieties. 
Brandywine, 
Elma, 
Johnson Late, 
Mrs. Fisher, 
Nettie, 
Prof. Fisher, 
Robbie, 
Rough Rider, 
With some varieties the picking season was considerably longer 
than with others. Among those ripening throughout a long 
period are: 
Beder Wood, 
Crescent, 
Glenwood, 
Howard No. 2, 
Manokin, 
Minute Man, 
Monitor, | 
Riehl No. 26, 
Riehl No. 29, 
Riehl No. 82, 
Rough Rider. 
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