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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



FRUIT GROWEKS' SOCIETY OF WEST. NEW YORK. 



TnK sninnier meeting of this Society wns lield 

 in this city June 24th. The attendance was not as 

 large as usual, and the show of fruit was rather 

 meagre — owing, probaV>ly, to the backwardness of 

 season. Mr. Sohutler, of Seneca Falls, exhibited 

 a mjignificent plant of Russell's Seedling straw- 

 berry, loaded with fruit of great size and good 

 quality. Some of the berries measured six and 

 three-quarter inches in circumference ! This straw- 

 berry is said to have been raised from Longworth's 

 Prolific and McAvoy's Superior eight years ago. 

 The parent plant is still in bearing, and produces 

 laige crops. 



The following subjects were discussed : 



1. What u the inost Profitable Strawberry for 

 Market? 



H. N. Lanoworthy was called upon, and said 

 he thought we might consider the Wilson's Albany 

 as a profitable berry. The Large Early Scarlet is 

 never to be lost sight of. The Triomphe de Gand 

 is also good. If confined to one kind, he would 

 prefer the Early Scarlet. 



H. E. Hooker thought Wilson's Albany the most 

 profitable single variety. It will produce more 

 than the Early Scarlet, and sells for quite as much 

 in market. 



M. B. Batkham, of Ohio, said Wilson's Albany 

 was the most profitable variety for market in that 

 State. In Cincinnati they raise the Iowa or Wash- 

 ington as 'an early kind. There are large planta- 

 tions of it. Some are introducing yie Jenny Lind. 

 Hcf named the Jenny Lind for early, Wilson's 

 Albany for the main crop, and Triomphe de Gand 

 a little later. 



Charles Downing, personally, did not like the 

 Wilson. It is too sour. He spoke highly of Rus- 

 sell's Prolific. 



Chari-ks Uookbr bad been in the habit of rais- 

 ing strawberries for market for some years, and 

 discarded all other varieties except Wilson and 

 E.irly Scarlet. 



Mr. HoAO, of Lockport, spoke highly of Cutter's 

 Seedling and Downer's Prolific. They are of 

 good quality, but not as productive as Wilson. 

 Bartlett d(ies not succeed with him. lias tried 

 thirty varieties, but none come up to Wilson in 

 productiveness. 



2. Which are the Four most Desirable Varieties 

 for Oeneral C'dtirxition^ including Early, Me- 

 dium and Late Ripening Sorts? 



Chablks Downing wonld name Jenny Lind, 



Longworth's Prolific, Triomphe de Gand and Rus- 



Bell's Prolific. 



M. B. Bateiiam, of Ohio — Jenny Lind, Long- 

 worth's Prolific, Triomphe de Gand and Wilson's 

 Albany. 



R. ScnuTLKR — McAvoy's Superior, Longworth's 

 Prolific, Jenny Lind and Russell's Seedling. 



E. T. Smith — Triomphe de Gand, Hooker, Early 

 Scarlet and Wilson. 



Dr. Sylvester — Jenny Lind, Hooker, Wilson 

 and Triomphe de Gand. Hooker does not winter- 

 kill with him. It is a little too tender for market. 



H. N. Langworthy said the Hooker had no su- 

 perior in flavor. It is an excellent berry in every 

 respect. It is his favorite berry for his own eating. 



P. Barry said it was difficult to select four vari- 

 eties, but for his own use he would plant Early 

 Scarlet, Hovey's Seedling, Longworth's Prolific and 

 Triomphe de Gand. Among the newer strawberries 

 he thought La Comptesse, though a foreign sort, 

 was excellent. 



3. The Best Method, of Cultivating the Strawberry. 

 H. E. Hooker thought the most economical 



method of cultivation was to set out the plants in 

 the spring in rows four feet apart and one foot in 

 the rows. Keep the land clean by the use of the 

 cultivator till the plants begin to make runners. 

 Then stop cultivating all except a space two feet 

 wide, which should be left for an alley between 

 the beds. The runners, by the first of October, 

 would fill the ground, and the original plants, as 

 well as the runners, would bear a large crop the 

 next season. After they had produced one crop, 

 plow them under and plant again on new land. 



n. N. Langworthy thought this a good way, 

 but larger berries could be obtained by planting in 

 hills three feet apart each way and keeping off the 

 runners. They can be kept clean the first year by 

 running the cultivator both ways between the hills. 



Mr. MooDY agreed with Mr. Hookek, that we 

 should only attempt to raise one crop. 



E. W. Hkrendkn thought the Triomphe de Gand 

 would not produce well unless the runners were 

 kept off. 



P. Barry said there was one serious objection to 

 Mr. Hooker's method. The second spring after 

 planting the ground became hard and tiie plants 

 dried up, and you had no remedy. If planted in i 

 hills or rows, and the rnnncrs kept olT, you could I 

 hoe the ground and mulch it, and thus keep it ' 

 moist. 



4. What is the best method of PreMrving Currant 

 Pushes from the Ravages of the Saw-Jly or Cur- 

 rant Worm ? 



P. Barry said the most effectual remedy isslnok- 



lime dusted on the bushes. One dressing will not 



