Ncw^ StraAvbcrrics on Trial Last Season 



E. B. Stevenson, Maple Bank, Guelph, Ontario 



Arnouts 



IT would appear that there are more 

 new varieties of strawberries that 

 promised great things, just now than 

 have appeared before in a long time. The 

 future of strawberries never appeared 



brighter. The 

 standard of 

 excellence is 

 now higher 

 than ever be- 

 fore. Hence 

 the great ef- 

 fort that is be- 

 ing put forth 

 in the direc- 

 • tion of new 

 varieties that 

 will not only 

 leave the ord- 

 inary sorts be- 

 hind, but sur- 

 pass in ex- 

 cellence the 

 well tried 

 standards, as well. Among the most 

 promising of the new varieties are Arn- 

 i outs. Abundance, Hummer, Hundred 

 Dollar, Virginia, King Edward, Beidler, 

 Ijaconia, McNeil, Evening Star, Chesa- 

 jpeake, Ekey, Helen Gould, and others. 



ARNOUTS 



Arnouts (perfect) was originated by Mr. 

 I J. L. Arnout, of Pennsylvania, in 1905. 

 Ij'he plant is a healthy, strong grower, 

 l^ood runner and productive. The berry 

 lis large, conical, bright scarlet with yel- 

 jlow seeds; flesh, white and pink, medium 

 ■ in firmness ; mid-season to late ; a good 

 lone. Mr. Arnout is so enthusiastic over 



his new ber- 

 ry that he of- 

 fers "$ioo for 

 one dozen 

 plants of any 

 variety that 

 will excell the 

 Arnout in size, 

 p r o d u ctive- 

 ness, flavor, 

 color, quality, 

 uniform size, 

 h e althfulness 

 and vigor 

 of plant." 



Hummer HUMMER 



Hummer (perfect) seems to have come 

 trom Michigan. It has proved a good 

 pne. The plant is strong, healthy, a 

 keod grower and productive. The berry 

 6 large, bright scarlet; flesh, pink, yel- 

 ' seeds of good quality, firm; worth 

 |i trial by all growers. 



KING EDWARD 



King Edward (perfect) was sent me 

 |»y the originator, Mr. D. J. Miller, of 



Ohio, in fall of 1906. What I have to 

 say will be from a trial of fall set plants. 

 The plant is about perfect, being about 

 the largest and strongest plant that I 

 ever saw. It is very healthy, no sign 

 of rust on it. The runners take root 

 easily and quickly. The plant makes 

 runners freely and is quick productive. 

 The berry is large, roundish, solid, 

 bright scarlet and red seeds. The flesh 

 is white and of best quality. It is very 

 promising. 



ABUNDANCE 



Abundance (perfect) was sent to me by 

 Messrs. Wodruff & Sons of New York. 

 The plant is a strong, healthy grower, 

 quite healthy and productive. The berry 

 is medium to large, of a fine scarlet color 

 with yellow seeds ; medium firm ; fair 

 quality ; medium to late season ; worth 

 trying. 



Chesapeake 



HUNDRED DOLLAR 



Hundred Dollar (perfect) was sent to 

 me by the origniator, Mr. W. Hathaway, 

 of Ohio. The plant is one of the largest 

 and strongest ; resembles King Edward, 

 healthy and productive. The berry is 

 of largest size, scarlet, red seeds, conical 

 with blunt end; flesh, white and pink, 

 mild in flavor, like Woolverton, solid ; 

 a good one and well worth a trial. 



CHESAPEAKE 



Chesapeake (perfect) was originated 

 1903 on Chesapeake Bay by Mr. J. W. 

 Parks of Wicomico Co., Maryland, and 

 introduced in 1906. The plant is very 

 large, with thick leathery leaves, heal- 

 thy, fair runner, medium in productive- 

 ness. The berry is large, round with a 

 nose, bright glossy scarlet, resembles 

 Bismarck, with yellow seeds, solid ; flesh, 

 white and pink, firm; late in season,, as 

 late and as productive as Gandy ; fine 

 flavor; a good one, only not as produc- 

 tive as I would like but you cannot al- 

 ways judge from one season's fruiting. 

 It is worth a trial. 



McNEIL 



McNeil (perfect) was sent to me from 

 75 



Arkansas and is promising as judged 

 from one fruiting. The plant is a dark 

 green, strong, healthy, good plant maker 

 and quite productive. The berry is large, 

 oblong-roundish ; flesh, red, medium in 

 firmness, fine 

 quality ; worth 

 a trial. 



The above 

 are the best 

 of the new 

 ones. I had 

 twenty other 

 new ones, 

 none of which 

 showed any 

 points super- 

 ior or even 

 equal to the 

 old standards. 

 They may do 

 so on further 

 trial. 



I received some thirty new ones last 

 spring to fruit the coming season. 

 Among the best of them judging by the 

 growth are : Irena, Bower, Golden Gate, 

 Great Scott, Chipman, Saratoga, Colos- 

 sus, Mill's Seeding, Howard's No. i. 

 Gill, Goldsborough and Miss Baston. 

 I shall have more to say about them after 

 next season's fruiting. 



King Edward 



The Currant Worm 



Wm. Fleming, Owen Sound, Ont. 



When the leaves of the red and white 

 currant are half size in the spring, spray 

 with a solu- 

 tion made of 

 three-quarters 

 of a pound 

 Paris green 

 to forty or 

 forty-five gal- 

 lons of water. 



Spray when 

 leaves are 

 half opened. 

 If left till la- 

 ter the cur- 

 rant worm will 

 get the start. 

 Apply on a 

 sunny day. 

 If rain falls in- 

 side of twen- 

 ty-four hours. Hundred Dollar 

 repeat the operation and repeat again 

 in about ten or fourteen days. 



You need not fear the effects of the 

 currant worm if these directions are fol- 

 lowed. Do not forget to spray first 

 when leaves are "half open." The black 

 currant needs no spraying. 



