FRUITS VARIETIES AND CULTURE. 645 



Wilson's Albany (hermaphrodite). — This is a very 

 popular strawberry, although not of first quality iu 

 flavor, being rather too acid, but as it is a very hardy 

 variety, vigorous grower, and very productive, it will 

 long be a favorite fruit for domestic cultivation. Fruit 

 large, very dark red, conical in form, trusses short and 

 stout; leaves large, dark green, with short petioles. An 

 enormous bearer, and continues for a long time. One of 

 the most desirable varieties. A standard sort. 



Marketing. — Pick the fruit with the stem attached, 

 and gather it early in the morning, while the dew is on 

 the plant; the fruit will stand handling much better in 

 this condition than it will after the sun has risen and 

 dried off the dew, causing the strawberry to soften. 

 Transport to the packing-house, spread out to dry. Care- 

 fully assort, rejecting all fruit except the large and well- 

 formed kinds. Pack in baskets firmly, but do not jam, 

 and handle as little as possible, so that the " bloom" will 

 not be destroyed. Select a reliable commercial house 

 and ship the fruit direct to it; and endeavor to establish 

 a good name by sending only the best fruit in the best 

 condition. 



