Although a chance seedling, from circum- 
stantial evidence and its habit of growth it 
is believed to have descended from the Cres- 
cent. We have had the variety in our trial 
grounds since 1887. during which time it 
has given ripe berries each year several 
days in advance of any other variety. Its 
earliness, however, was not the only fea- 
ture that attracted our attention; for from 
the first season of its fruiting we were quite 
as much impressed with its value by its size 
and productiveness and especially by the 
vigor and enduring properties of the plant. 
To describe it is not an easy task but it may 
la? said to ripen early to very early, and in 
size to be above the average of strawber- 
ries — not mammoth (we never expect to 
find a firm early strawberry that is) the 
best specimens being a third larger than 
the largest specimens of Wilson or Crescent 
and quite uniform throughout the season; 
hence the smaller ones are fully double the 
size of those t wo well known kinds. In 
form the berries are rather conical , as shown 
in the figure, of a clear deep crimson color, 
of unsurpassed quality and iu firmness 
seem to equal that standard of excellence 
as a shipper, the Wilson — coloring all over 
after the manner of the Wilson, before it is 
ripe. In productiveness it is absolutely 
without an equal among strawberries we 
have as vet tested; surpassing the ever pro- 
lific Crescent as much as the Crescent 
surpasses the Wilson— its wonderful yield 
being made possible by the sturdy proper- 
ties of the plant; which remains entirely 
healthy with rich, perfect, dark green fol- 
iage throughout the fruiting season, and 
bringing out the last blossoms to large and 
perfect berries. In fact, among all the va- 
rieties of the strawberry we have grown, 
Lovett’s Early is the only one that on ordi- 
narily fertile soil, would maintain entirely 
healthy, rich green foliage to the close of 
the fruiting season. Believing that in this 
variety we have far the nearest approach 
to the ideal early strawberry, we have nam- 
ed it in honor of the head of our house, Mr. 
J. T. Lovett, its founder and President. 
Sinull Fruits in ('alitor ilia. 
Hansell is the best raspberry grown in 
this section of country and will ship further 
than other raspberries. If the first berries 
were a little larger it would be the perfect 
variety for market; the later berries are 
large enough. Golden Queen raspberry is 
hardly a success with us but it does fully as 
well or 1 x;tter than Culhbert. The Early 
King blackberry is quite promising here 
this year. Do you note any shortcomings 
in it now? — C. M. Silva & Son, Placer Co., 
Cal. 
[No, Early King has not developed any 
weakness with us yet, and we consider it 
one of the best, especially for the family 
garden. Its only shortcoming is its lack of 
size hut it is larger than Early Harvest and 
of very much better quality and ripens ear- 
lier. It has been strangely overlooked. Its 
day is coming, however, and that at no dis- 
tant time. Eo.j 
Strawberry Notes from tlie Oliio Agri- 
cultural Expei intent Station. 
Pineapple. — If I am correctly informed, 
this variety originated with Henry Young, 
of this State, and he gave it the name of 
Bonanza. He sent it to Mr. Purdy for trial 
who sent it out under the name of Pine- 
apple. Neither Mr. Young nor any one 
else in Ohio, so far as I am aware, ever con- 
sidered it to be of any value, but in the 
East it seems to have some friends. 
In July Orchard and Garden Mr. Lov- 
elt speaks of it as apparently being more 
productive than Sharpless, which may not 
be saying very much in its favor. I have 
seen it do about as well as Sharpless, and 
from that down to almost nothing. Alto- 
gether it is a very uncertain and disappoint- 
ing variety, and I am sure that its Eastern 
friends will find it so when they have grown 
it as long as we have. It was about as good as 
dead once, but unfortunately was revived, 
and when it is dropped again, as it surely 
will be, let us hope that another generation 
will not be bothered with it. 
Michel's Early. — I suspect that this is 
one of the sorts that northern growers have 
no use for. We tried it for forcing and 
were much pleased with it, but in the field 
we got so little fruit that we were much 
disappointed, as the berries are too small 
and too few of them. There is no question 
about its earliness, but unless it can be 
made to give more quarts, Ohio growers 
will drop it in a hurry. We received it first 
under the name of Osceola. 
Shuster's Gf.m. — I have nothing new to 
say concerning this variety, and what is 
more, nothing to take back, which is a pleas- 
ing thing to those who write about new 
fruits. It may not be firm enough for long 
shipment, but will do admirably for near 
market. I shall be much surprised if it 
does not become a general favorite. 
Gandy. — -This variety has grown in favor 
the past season, but I would caution against 
planting it too largely. It is one of those 
sorts that you cannot tell from one season’s 
behavior what it will do the next. The 
berries are large and fine and quite late in 
ripening, but there are too few of them, 
even in favorable seasons, while in unfavor- 
able years there are very few indeed. It 
ranks about with the Cumberland in pro- 
ductiveness. 
Stayman’^ No. 1. — With us vigorous and 
productive, but too small. 
Enhance. — This is a perfect blooming 
variety that is to be sent out next season. 
At the meeting of the State Horticultural 
Society held here in strawberry time, the 
Enhance was much admired by many, 
whiie a few spoke decidedly against it. It 
was admired for its fine foliage and abun- 
dance of fruit, while those who objected to 
it did so on the grounds of the ribbed and 
rather rough appearance of the berries. 
There is need of some good strong growing, 
perfect flowering sort that will at the same 
time give a good crop of fruit. I hope that 
Enhance will answer the purpose and feel 
quite confident that it will. 
Middi.efield.— This is a promising va- 
riety for amateurs. The berries are beauti- 
tiful and of good quality, while the plants 
are healthy and productive, but require 
good care. 
Crawford. — Essentially the same can be 
said of the above. I never saw finer or 
better berries than those of the Crawford, 
when properly grown, but it does not suc- 
ceed in the hands of every one. — W. J. 
Green, Horticulturist. 
Sirauberiot at Klnirtmi, Ho. 
All the old varieties this season have 
borne a full crop, but owing to the cool, 
wet weather they were not as high flavored 
as usual. 
Bubach No. 5 seems to be about the 
most valuable one we have for market. 
Jessie has not done as well as we expected. 
Belmont has fallen short of its former 
promises. 
Monmouth is a faihire with me. 
Gandy is decidedly the most valuable of 
all the late sorts, and Mr. Lovett deserves a 
big credit for bringing it out so prominently". 
Eureka has come to stay. 
Gem, Mrs. Cleveland, Ohio, Centennial, 
Townsend’s No. 3 and No. 7 show up well 
and may have a run. 
Warfield No. 2 Haverland, Hoffman, 
Schnell’s Early and Michel’s Early; all 
promise well. 
A large number of new varieties, received 
the past spring for trial, have among them 
some that may prove worth growing. Con- 
spicuous among these are Regina, Van De- 
man, and Bessie. The two former are from 
Alabama, the latter from this State. Planted 
at the usual time with the rest, they ripened 
a fair crop of fruit after all the rest were 
gone. I picked nice berries of each the 
12th of July. Whether this is only a freak 
or they will prove to be very late I am not 
able to say just now, but it is something 
new to me. 
Each year brings out new sorts each of 
which is claimed to be superior to all previ- 
ous ones, but the promise is not fulfilled. 
Among all the well tried new strawberries 
I consider Bubach No. 5 and Gandy worth 
fully as much as all the others combined, 
and, after all, one might, perhaps, make as 
much money in this region, out of Capt. 
Jack, Crescent, and Cumberland, all old 
varieties, as out of any other three. I am 
recruiting the old Wilson and will give it a 
new trial; also the old Hovey, which prom- 
ises to do well here. I had not seen its 
fruit for twenty-five yens until this season. 
I shall also glow again the Brooklyn Scarlet 
for its excellent flavor. But none come up 
to the Lady's Pine in that respect. I wish 
some one would raise a berry as large and 
productive as Bubach and with the quality 
of Lady’s Pine. To any one who wishes a 
few plants of it to cross with some other in 
the attainment of this point, I will gladly 
mail them. This season I crossed it with 
Cumberland, but the seed has not come up, 
so I must wait another year. 
