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Following the plan outlined, Mr. 
Hubach has been working toward an 
ideal variety for each season. Thus 
he has attempted to secure a variety 
with the desirable characters of the 
Klondike, but better in certain respects. 
Such a variety he considers the Famous 
to be. It ripens two weeks earlier than 
the Klondike and slightly earlier than 
the Excelsior at Mr. Hubach’s place. 
The berries are similar to the Klondike 
in shape and color. They are slightly 
larger than the Klondike and run very 
uniform throughout the season. The 
berries are borne on long stems with 
one berry to each stem to a greater 
extent than are the berries of the 
Klondike. Mr. Hubach believes that 
a variety bearing a large proportion of 
its fruit on such individual stems coming 
from the crown of the plant will yield 
berries of more uniform size through a 
long season, and he is, therefore, breed- 
ing for a variety which shall have a stem 
for every berry. 
If the Famous proves generally as 
productive, firm, and free from diseases 
as it has on Mr. Hubach’s place, it 
should be a valuable addition to the list of 
varieties for the South. 
Mr. Hubach is trying to produce a 
variety as late as the Aroma but with 
the desirable characteristics of the 
Klondike, and which may be grown with 
the Klondike or Famous. Such a vari- 
ety Mr. Hubach considers that he has 
originated and he is testing it on a com- 
mercial scale. 
He has not found northern varieties 
suitable for use in breeding work as the 
berries are too soft for long shipments. 
A firm berry is absolutely necessary for 
southern growers. Until two years ago, 
Mr. Hubach maintained a collection of 
strawberries in which he says there were 
about 2,200 varieties. He found it too 
expensive to maintain and destroyed it. 
From a study of the collection, however, 
The Journal of Heredity 
he secured a broad knowledge of the ma- 
terial available for use in breeding. The 
collection was undoubtedly by many 
times the largest collection ever brought 
together in America. 
OTHER STRAWBERRY BREEDERS 
I have described the work of these 
two men in some detail so that any one 
else who wants to try strawberry breed- 
ing may know how it has been done with 
great success by others. Some of the 
other Southerners who have contrib- 
uted to the great development of the 
strawberry industry in the South should 
also be mentioned. 
J. C. Bauer, of Judsonia, Ark., has 
originated and introduced the St. Louis 
and the Gold Mine. The former is a 
very productive early variety suitable 
for home use and local market, but 
rather soft and light colored for the 
general market. The Gold Mine is a 
late variety too recently introduced to 
have its value determined. Mr. Bauer 
is still trying to secure better varieties. 
Other men have found seedlings grow- 
ing near packing houses, in the woods, 
by the railroad track, or in other places 
where seed chanced to germinate.’ 
In this way, W. W. Wallace, of Harri- 
man, Tenn., found the Three W and 
other varieties; D. C. Tibbs, of Nash- 
ville, Tenn., found the Champ Clark 
and the Nicaragua; Mrs. David Thomp- 
son, of Mt. Olive, N. Car., the Thomp- 
son (Lady Thompson); V.S. Babcock, of 
Norfolk, Va., the Jamestown; Nathaniel 
Gohn, of Norfolk, Va., the Missionary; 
Caleb Price, of Mt. Olive, N. Car., the 
Price; Mr. Murray, of Magnolia, N. 
Car., the Murray; Mr. Faison, of 
Faison, N. Car., the Dixie (Dixie Belle) ; 
R. G. Thomas, of Greensboro, N. Car., 
the Greensboro; and Geo. Mitchel, of 
Judsonia, Ark., the Mitchel. 
Thirty years ago there were practi- 
cally no strawberries shipped out of 
* Bud variation seems to have played little part in the recent improvement of the straw- 
berry. 
The only instance on record is the reputed appearance of the fall-bearing or ever-bearing 
strawberry, the first variety of which (Pan-American) was introduced from Delevan, N. Y., in 
1898, and was said, although without definite proof, to be a bud sport of the summer-bearing 
variety Bismarck. Some plants of the variety Missionary in Florida show an elongation of the 
tion 
without any increase in yield. 
sige, ms to about three times the normal length, a change that may be ascribed to bud varia- 
ud selection has been attempted over a long period of years by two experiment stations 
