IO2 t \ ; ; : i ; . ^Si^ce^s with Small Fruits. 



instance of the reproduction of the traits of one parent only, for in no 

 respect have I been able thus far to see wherein it differs from the 

 Champion. 



The Captain Jack is another late variety, which is enormously pro- 

 ductive of medium-sized berries. It is a great favorite in Missouri and 

 some other regions. The berries carry well to market, but their flavor is 

 second-rate. 



The good size, firmness, and lateness of the Glendale a variety 

 recently introduced will probably secure for it a future as a market 

 berry. 



In the South, Neunan's Prolific, or the " Charleston Berry," as it is 

 usually called, is already the chief variety for shipping. It is an aromatic 

 berry, and very attractive as it appears in our markets in March and 

 April, but it is even harder and sourer than an unripe Wilson. When 

 fully matured on the vine, it is grateful to those who like an acid berry. 

 Scarcely any other kind is planted around Charleston and Savannah. 



These six varieties, or others like them, will supply the first great 

 need of all large markets quantity. With the exception of the last, 

 which is not productive in the North, and requires good treatment even 

 in the South, they yield largely under rough field culture. The fruit 

 can be sold very cheaply and yet give a fair profit. Only a limited num- 

 ber of fancy berries can be sold at fancy prices, but thousands of bushels 

 can be disposed of at eight and ten cents per quart. 



Still, I would advise any one who is supplying the market, thoroughly 

 to prepare and enrich an acre or more of moist but well drained land, 

 and plant some of the large, showy berries, like the Sharpless, Monarch, 

 and Seth Boyden. If he has heavy, rich soil, let him also try the Jucunda, 

 President Lincoln, and, especially, the Triomphe de Gand. These varie- 

 ties always have a ready sale, even when the market is glutted with com- 

 mon fruit, and they often command very high prices. When the soil 

 suits them, they frequently yield crops that are not so far below the Wil- 

 son in quantity. Fifty bushels of large, handsome berries may bring as 

 much, or more, than one hundred bushels of small fruit, while the labor 

 and expense of shipping and picking are reduced one-half. 



I suppose that Mr. E. W. Durand, of Irvington, N. J., obtains more 

 money from one acre of his highly cultivated strawberries than do many 

 growers from ten acres. Mr. H. Jerolaman, of Hilton, N. J., has given 

 me some accurate statistics that well illustrate my meaning. " My yield," 

 he writes, in 1877, "from one acre, planted chiefly with the Seth Boyden, 

 was 327 bushels 15^ quarts, which were sold for $1,386.21. A strict 



