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BULLETIN 1LH!>, T. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRKTLTl T RE. 



lap, Sample, Belt. Haverland, and Aroma are grown chiefly. At the 

 higher altitudes in West Virginia the Sample or Belt is frequently 

 grown, while the Aroma is rarely found. 



VABIETIES OF STKAWBERRIES STUDIED IX THIS A.EEA. 



Aroma. 



The Aroma is one of the Leading varieties grown in the Ozark region of 

 Missouri and Arkansas as well as in this area. It is best adapted to moder- 

 ately heavy soil types such as the Clarksville silt loam which is found about 

 Bowling Green, Ky. On such soils it is very productive, while on heavy clay 

 soils the Gandy usually outyields it. The plants do not make much foliage, but 

 when the soil contains plenty of humus the leaf growth is sufficient. In this 

 area its foliage is one of the least susceptible of any variety to leaf-spot. The 

 fruit is large, uniform in shape and size, and is one of the firmest strawberries 

 grown in the United States. It has an attractive red color and is high in 

 dessert quality. Figure 32 shows a good field of this variety and Figure 33 a 

 crate of the fruit. 



Fig. 32.- — A typical field of Aroma strawberries at Bowling Green. Ky.. in tiio Interior 



Low Plateau region. 



Belt. Synonym : William Belt. 



The Belt is one of the leading varieties in the northern part of the United 

 States. In northern West Virginia it is grown to some extent and is well 

 liked. The berry is large, deep red in color, and ranks high in dessert qual- 

 ity. Its season is late. Its foliage is too subject to leaf-spot to make it a 

 leading variety. 

 Bubach. 



The Bubach is grown to some extent about the larger cities of Kentucky and 

 Tennessee for the local market. It is very productive on the heavier types of 

 soil. The berry is large, of a good red color, of good dessert quality, but is too 

 soft for shipping and not very uniform in shape. It is being supplanted by 

 firmer varieties. The Dunlap is frequently used as a pollinizer for the Bubach, 

 as the flowers of the latter are imperfect. 

 Champ Clark. Synonym : Tibbs Early. 



In 1896 D. A. Tibbs. of Davidson County, Tenn., threw out of his packing 

 shed decaying berries of the Bubach, Haverlan'd, and Michel, which he was 

 raising at that time. The following year, from the mass of seedlings that grew, 

 he set out 200 plants. All but 30 of these were soon discarded. These 30 

 he grew for two years and then saved two varieties, one of which he first 

 called Tibbs Early and later Champ Clark. This he began disseminating in 

 1910, chiefly in Davidson County. Tenn. 



