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the named varieties stand. Probably on this account the bunches 
on all of them were quite small. In all, the berries ripened before 
frost, the flesh was tender to the center and quite free from foxi- 
ness or harshness. Indeed, I think the Gpaliiy of them all would 
be considered first-class. 
TESTS OF VEGETABLE NOVELTIES.* 
The tests of vegetables made the past season have been chiefly 
limited to those bearing new names and advertised as specially 
desirable by one or more of the leading seedsmen of our country. 
The usual statistical data of the varieties are presented with brief 
descriptions so far as our notes permit. 
EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS. 
In order to economize space, abbreviations are used for the 
names of seedsmen and others in noting the source of the seeds 
planted. ‘These abbreviations are here explained : 
Ansley.— A. H. Ansley & Sons, Milo Center, Yates Co., N. Y. 
‘Bailey.— Prof. L. H. Bailey, Jr., Agricultural College, Mich. 
Basom.— Chas. Basom, Indian Falls, N. Y. 
Batch.— Daniel Batchelor, Utica, N. Y. 
Beyer.— Hugo Beyer, New London, Ia. 
Brage.— B. L. Bragg & Co., Springfield, Mass. 
Cleve.— A. B. Cleveland, Cape Vincent, N. Y. 
Dreer.— Henry A. Dreer, 714 Chestnut st., Philadelphia, Pa. 
D. of A.— Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
Evt.—J. A. Everitt & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. 
_ Ely.—Z. De Forest Ely & Co., 1303 Market st., Philadelphia, Pa. 
Ferry.— D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich. 
Finch.— Frank Finch, Clyde, N. Y. 
Greg.— J. J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, Mass. 
Hal.—V. H. Hallock, Son & Thorpe, Queens, N. Y. 
Hen.— Peter Henderson & Co., 35 and 37 Cortlandt st., New 
York. 
Ia. S. Co.— Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, Iowa. 
*The word ‘‘novelties’’ is here used in the seedsman’s sense. Expe- 
rience has shown that the seedsman’s novelties, so called, are not always 
novel. 
