. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 309. Sample. (X%) *?ome dark-red fruit. The berries are too soft for shipping long distances, therefore the variety is of value only for local market and home gardens. Dunlap is the best pollinator. Sample originated with J. D. Gowing, North Reading, Massachusetts, in 1894. Imperfect. Plants large, healthy, productive and make runners freely. Fruits late, large, round-conic or long-conic, dark crimson; flesh dark red, firm, sub- acid, well flavored; quality good. SHARPLESS. Dawley. Ontario. Shaw. Sharpless was one of the standard varieties in
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. 309. Sample. (X%) *?ome dark-red fruit. The berries are too soft for shipping long distances, therefore the variety is of value only for local market and home gardens. Dunlap is the best pollinator. Sample originated with J. D. Gowing, North Reading, Massachusetts, in 1894. Imperfect. Plants large, healthy, productive and make runners freely. Fruits late, large, round-conic or long-conic, dark crimson; flesh dark red, firm, sub- acid, well flavored; quality good. SHARPLESS. Dawley. Ontario. Shaw. Sharpless was one of the standard varieties in the last quarter of the century just passed, and is still grown on the Pacific coast from California to British Columbia The variety is noted for its very large berries, few other sorts producing so many of large size, al- though, unfortunately, many are malformed. Sharpless is rather capricious in bearing, tender in blossom, and many berries have green tips. The variety originated in 1872 with L. K. Sharpless, Catawissa, Pennsylvania. Perfect. Plant medium in size, spreading; leaves me- dium in size ; runners rather numerous ; fruit-stalks long, stiff; calyx medium, easily detached. Fruit midseason to late, large, often irregu- lar, wedge-conic, bright scar- lot ; flesh light red, firm ; core pink, hard, sometimes hollow ; flavor mild subacid ; quality good; seeds raised. SUPERB. Fig. 310. After Progressive, Su- perb is probably the most generally grown of the everbearing strawberries. It has to recommend it hardy. 310. Superb. (X%) and healthy plants and handsome, richly- flavored berries. It needs an abundant supply of moisture, hence is well adapted to the irri- gated regions of the Northwest, although it is grown in the Northeast as well. It originated in New York about 1908. Perfect. Plants large, productive, healthy, make run- ners freely. Fruit midseason, large, round or round- conic, dark when fully ripe ; flesh light crimson, soft to firm, mild subacid ; qu
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