380 State Horticultural Society. 



Aroma is very fine, but has not been planted much until the last 

 year or so, and I think will do well in our place. 



Gandy is planted by one of my neighbors in the bottoms, and has 

 done well and produces lots of large berries, but does no good on the 

 prairie soil. 



Windsor Chief is a very fine berry, but is not profitable with me, 

 and' Glen Mary has also failed with me. 



I have planted a good many other kinds, but discarded them be- 

 cause they did not pay. 



My first choice is Crescent ; as a money-maker it pays more than all 

 the rest. Haverland is my second choice. Ridgeway is my third choice, 

 and I think will be very profitable. I have planted Lady Thompson 

 and Excelsior, and think they will prove profitable. 



VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES FOR NORTH MISSOURI. 



(H. S. Wayman, Princeton, Mo.) 



The Strawberry is what we might term such a "creature of cir- 

 cumstances" that it is impossible to arrive at any common conclusion 

 as to varieties to plant, except as governed by the conditions of the par- 

 ticular location in question. However, there are a few general rules 

 that are applicable to all locations and conditions. 



The grower who usually ships a long distance, or in car lots, should 

 plant varieties of firm texture, such as Warfield, Lovett, Brandywine, 

 Gandy and Robinson, and which ripen at a time to avoid, as much as 

 possible, overstocked markets. The varieties for home use or local mar- 

 ket should comprise a list ripening in succession from the earliest to the 

 latest. This list will admit the softer sorts, such as Crescent, Haver- 

 land, Bubach and Clyde. 



For our location, the Excelsior would be first in succession of 

 ripening, being usually at its best from the 20th to the 25th of May. It 

 is a shy bearer, but as it is without competition the first few days in the 

 market, that defect is overcome by the fancy price it brings. While it is 

 almost as sour as a gooseberry, it is so far ahead of no berry at all, that 

 it is indispensable until its place is filled by the dark-red Warfield, 

 which commences to ripen only a few days later than the Excelsior, 

 and continues fruiting much longer. Although the fruit is only medium 

 in size, it is the most popular and most extensively planted of any of the 



