May 3, 191b 



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BEST STRAWBERRIES FOR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS 



What variety of strawberries shall 1 grow? Thai is 

 a question which is often asked, even bj professional 

 gardeners, because the strawberry is a very national fruit 

 ami kinds which thrive well in one section give almost 

 mi results in another. Experts from Washington have 

 been studying this matter and in a recent bulletin have 

 presented -nine interesting findings. It is stated thai 

 aboul fifty varieties are grown ratlin- extensively, bu1 

 many are suited only for restricted sections. 



The soil requirements of the different varieties arc 

 important, though to a less degree than the climatic re- 

 quirements. Certain varieties, like the Klondike and 

 Ihinlap. arc adapted to a very wide range of soils, while 

 cithers, such as the Annua and (lands', arc much more 

 exacting. The Annua seems best adapted to a fairly 

 heavy soil, such as a heavj -ill loam, while the Gaud] 



dues hest nil a elav Inaill. The leasnll for 1 lle-e differ- 

 ences in soil adaption seems to lie, in part at least, in 

 the amount of moisture which the different sorts can 

 gel from the different soils through their runts. 



The Marshall, Glen Mary and some others do not 

 yield well under ordinary held conditions, hut produce 

 large crops when grown under intensive garden culture 

 and when stable manure is applied. 



Among the varieties having lame, showy fruit arc the 

 Chesapeake. Columbia. Joe, Nidi Olmier. Luptnn. Mar- 

 shall, Oregon, Magoon, Success, and Belt {William 

 Belt). Others bearing fruit which is almost as large 

 and showy as these are New York, Early Jersey, Glen 

 Mary, Aroma, Grandy, Mascot, Brandywine, and 

 Jucunda. 



Many who can not eat certain varieties because of 

 their high acidity can eat the milder flavored scirls with- 

 out harm. The New York is considered f the best 



for such use. as it is \ci\ mild. Other mild-llavoied 

 sorts are the Marshall. Chesapeake, Belt (William Belt), 



Xich Ohmer, Early Jersey, and Superb. 



The quality of strawbern varieties is influenced to a 

 large extent by climate and local weather conditions. 

 Furthermore, varieties that appeal to certain individ- 

 uals as of very high quality do not so appeal to others. 

 Some like varieties with a very mild flavor, while others 



like those having a pr uuiced flavor and considerable 



acidity. Varieties vary greatly from season to season 

 in the same section, and often have higher dessert qual 

 ity toward the end of the season than at the beginning. 

 Moreover, a variety may have good dessert quality in 

 one locality, hut tins quality may he poor in a section 

 having a different climate. Thus, the Xich Olmier is 

 almost insipid in Florida, hut often has high quality in 

 New Jersey and very high quality in California. 



The .Marshall. Americus, and Jucunda an; among the 

 varieties having the best dessert quality. The Marshall 

 is mild in flavor; the Amcncus. an everbearer, is a little 

 more acid and lias a musky flavor as well, while the 

 Jucunda is subacid. Other varieties of high quality 

 are the Belt (William Belt), Chesapeake, Joe, Dunlap, 

 Oregon, Brandywine, Success, New York, and in cer- 

 tain sections the Xich ( thlllcr. 



Two sorts, the Progressive and Superb, under favor- 

 able conditions produce a crop during the summer and 

 autumn. Several other everbearing sorts are in the 

 Made, hut are not generally as desirable as these. Among 

 those grown to a slight extent are the Peerless, Ameri- 

 cus, Francis, and Minnesota No. 1017. 



It is claimed in certain sections that strawberry 

 varieties soon run out, but the records prove the con- 

 trary. 



The Klondike was originated about 1896 and intro- 

 duced in 1901, while the Aroma originated in 1889, the 

 Dunlap in 1890, the Candy in 1885, the Missionary 

 about 1900, the Chesapeake in 1903, the Clark before 

 1880, the doe before 1899, the Marshall in 1890, and the 

 Sample in 1894. The Jucunda, the leading variety in 

 Colorado, was introduced before 1860. The Wilson 

 originated in ls."il and is still grown in some localities. 

 It was at one time grown throughout the United States. 

 but it has been replaced in most sections by varieties 

 more resistant to disease and having larger, tirmer 

 berries with milder flavor. 



The Early Flowering Magnolias 



It is only favorable seasons that Magnolia stellata 

 escapes being damaged h\ late frosts in New 

 England. The cold weather which came a few 

 nights ago, when the temperature dropped to 

 twenty-six degrees above zero in Boston, discolored 

 the opening blossoms of this plant wherever ii 

 was found. It is a handsome species, hut is less to be 

 preferred for planting on private estates than M. con- 

 spieua, now coiuiiionls known as M. denudata. Usually 

 this magnolia escapes injury li\ late frosts, but this 

 year the blossoms in many places were damaged, al- 

 though in sheltered spots the} were harmed but little. 

 This Chinese tree is considered one of the handsomest 

 as well as one of the hardiest ol the spring flowering 



trees suitable to the climate of eastern New England. 

 It almost invariably produces many large, tulip-shaped 

 blossoms. There are several hybrids between M. de- 

 nudata and M. lilittora. which also i- known as M. 

 obovata and as M. purpurea The flowers of these hy- 

 brids arc somewhat tinged or streaked with rose, and all 

 of them come a little latin- than M. denudata. While 

 several of the hybrids aie equally beautiful, M. Soulan- 

 geana is the best known, and most widely planted. 

 Probably this is the best of all the earl\ flowering 



nblias for the home grounds, except where, planting can 

 be made iii a large way and in variety. While the flow- 

 ers come a little later than those of M. stellata and M. 

 denudata, tins c really a point in it< fav< r because ii • 

 seldom injured by the cold weather. Soulange's mag- 

 nolia is a very showy, handsome shrub or small 

 and is a better plant to recommend than either stellata 

 or the i ree magnolia. 



