1862. 



THE ILLINOIS FARMER. 



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suitable for all purposes; plant very vigorous, 

 hardy and axceedingly productive. This and 

 many other Pistillates produce fifty per cent 

 more per acre than the Willson, and three times 

 as many bushels as the Triumph de Gand. 



Lucas (H.) De Jonghe. — The most admirable 

 berry yet produced in Belgium, the climax of the 

 Pine family; a seedling of and superior to " La 

 Constante." Berry very large; beautiful; oval 

 or round form; giossy crimson; flesh rosy white; 

 very firm, juicy, sweet; extremely rich flavor; 

 plant very hardy, vigorous and productive. 



Vicomtesse Hericart, (H.) Jamin. — Large, 

 round or compressed; bright scarlet; flfsh firm, 

 white, sweet, perfumed; plant hardy and vigor- 

 ous. 



Ladies Favorite, (P.) Bead. — Moderate size; 

 pale scarlet; round; very sweet; exquisite aromat- 

 ic flavor; plant very hardy; originated in Upper 

 Canada. Ladies' Aromatic is an enlarged seed- 

 ling of the above — quite new, and not yet suffic- 

 ently increased for dissemination. 



Le Baron Pine, (H.) Prince. — Very large; ob- 

 tuse cone; crimson; sweet, juicy, delicious; pos- 

 sessing the highest flavor of any of tho large 

 American varieties, except the newly acquired 

 •' Eureka," now deemed the climax in flavor and 

 perfume. This plant is very hardy and vigor" 

 ous, with deep green foliage, 



Belle Bordelaise Hautbois, (H.)— An admired 

 representative of this family, which is in Europe, 

 entitled, "The Strawberry of the true Ama- 

 teurs." It is the earliest of its class of incom- 

 parable productiveness; medium size; conica ; 

 dull, brownish red; peculiar and attractive; rich, 

 tausky flavor; preferred by many over all other 

 families; plant exceedingly vigorous; one of the 

 most hardy. If fully irrigated, it will produce 

 an autumnal crop. 



Green Pineapple, (H.) — Berry of medium size; 

 greenish; tinged with red; juicy; rich, musky, 

 pineapple flavor, and highly esteemed; thetrusess 

 at the period of bloom, rise high above the foli- 

 age, but being flexible, they — as the berries en- 

 arge — sink beneath the foilage, and at their ma- 

 turity none are visible. It ripens late; and is a 

 peculiar and interesting variety — belonging to 

 the Cottina family. The Bargemen and Green 

 Alpine, are of the same species. 



Prince's Large Climax, (P.)— A new and ad- 

 mirable variety. Large; obtuse cone; bright 

 scarlet; firm, sweet, juicy; fine flavor; a splendid 



family market berry; plant vigorous, hardy, and 

 very productive. This is yet rare, and the va- 

 riety that is sold by some nurseries is our old 

 Climax Iowa; very inferior to the present va- 

 riety. 



La Constante De Longho, (H.) — This magnifi- 

 cent variety of the Pine family, is only equalled 

 by the *' Lucas." Berry perfect in al! respects^ 

 beautiful, regular cone; brilliant, glossy scarlet; 

 flesh rosy white; solid; firm; sweet; high flavored; 

 exquisite; ripens late; plant dwarf, vigorous; 

 very productive; forces well; succeeds in all sit- 

 uations. 



Note. — I wish here to simply remark as re- 

 gards transplanting, that we here continue our 

 planting until the ground freezes — near Christ- 

 mas, and we find the latest plantings as success- 

 ful as the earliest. The Pines and the Chili va- 

 rieties require a moist soil. Yet it must not bo 

 sodden, but a soil with ample drainage. All the 

 North American and European species, with their 

 varieties will succed on any good garden soil, hut 

 will produce the greatest crops on a soil retentive 

 of moisture. 



Wm. R. Pkince. 



What a Cow has Done fok the War. — The 

 Albany Journal relates the following interesting 

 incident, which, it truly says, should make some 

 of the rich men blush who are subscribing their 

 paltry fives and tens to the recruiting funds of 

 their several localities ; — 



"A few days since, subscriptions were set on 

 foot in Orleans ceunty. A farmer of moderate 

 means contributed ?50 and a cow. Every one 

 concluded that this was liberal ; but it rccured 

 to a friend that the cow might be tuined to ex- 

 cellent account. Lots were to be cast for her, 

 and 205 tickets, at $1 each, were distributed and 

 paid for. This, practicall,y brought up the 

 farmer's subscription to $255. But the cow 

 was destined to do still better. The winner put 

 her up at auction, and $30 more were added to 

 the fund — making the aggregate ^285. But it 

 was deemed a pity that a cow, so thoroughly pat- 

 rioiic should be sold so cheap; and the result 

 was that $15 were added to the purchase money 

 — making the cow's aggregate contribution to 

 the fund $250, besides the $50 from the criginal 

 owner! There are a great many rich mm, all 

 over the country, who will not do half as much 

 for the war as this cow." 



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8^»Bob, is that dog a hunter ? No, he is a 

 half-hunter and half-setter ; he hunts bones 

 when he is hungry, and sets by the fire when he 

 is satisfied. 



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B@"To evade being drafted — enlist. 



