. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). 3o8 BuivLETlN 136. ter of gross feeding, which really obliterates the more refined individuality. A great year for whites—The year 1895 was marked by great advances among the yellows, and 1896 saw the introduction of many new types of whites. Out of more than one hundred varieties grown at Cornell, five of the six best were whites. These five, Lenawee, Lady Esther Smith, Infatuation, Yanoma and Gretchen Buettner, are all highly individual and attractive in form. For the third one on this list, Mrs. W. P. Ra
. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). 3o8 BuivLETlN 136. ter of gross feeding, which really obliterates the more refined individuality. A great year for whites—The year 1895 was marked by great advances among the yellows, and 1896 saw the introduction of many new types of whites. Out of more than one hundred varieties grown at Cornell, five of the six best were whites. These five, Lenawee, Lady Esther Smith, Infatuation, Yanoma and Gretchen Buettner, are all highly individual and attractive in form. For the third one on this list, Mrs. W. P. Raynor would. 82.—Photograph Aug. 22. The two larger plants were potted early,— the four small ones received in July. furnish almost an even choice. We dare not condemn it for being only a few days later, for that may not be a varietal char- acter and no one can know, in a single season, whether it is a matter of culture or variety. Three others are strongly recom- mended by growers, Autumn Bride, Mrs. H. H. Battles and Mrs. R. Crawford, the first two for earliness, the last for lateness. These three were of familiar types and one of them we have had to condemn for other reasons. The other two we have noticed merely for their seasonable characters, of which no experiment station can judge as well as the large growers can. Three others. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture; New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Albany : State of New York, Dept. of Agriculture
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