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The Beebe Strawberry. 
We illustrate the new strawberry Beebe, 
described by us last month and which prom- 
ises to be well worthy 
of notice. For large 
size, prolific yield, and 
rich, mellow flavor, 
there are few to beat 
it. The berries are 
globular in form and 
of a deep scarlet color, 
ripening in midseason. 
The plant is exception - 
ally free from rust, 
having clean, bright 
foliage, like its sup- 
posed parent, Miner’s 
Prolific, and possesses 
a perfect blossom. 
This very promising 
new strawberry origi- 
nated with Mr. E. P. 
Beebe, of Union Co.,N. 
J. a careful and conser- 
vative horticulturist 
and nurseryman, with 
an experience extend- 
ing over a quarter of a 
century, who prizes it 
so highly that he 
deems it worthy of 
bearing his name. We 
have watched it close- 
ly for some time and 
were permitted to 
plant and test it on 
our own grounds. 
Mr. Beebe writes of 
it on his grounds thus: 
“The berry when ripe 
is light red, of large 
size, a fair keeper and 
wonderfully produc- 
tive. In 1890 ripe ber- 
ries were picked as late 
as August 9th, the largest measuring five 
inches in circumference. Its uniform size, 
thus testifies to the good qualities of Lov- 
ett’s Early: “Plants of this variety were 
sent for trial a year or more ago, but we were 
requested to destroy 
the lot by the intro- 
ducer as there was 
some doubt as to their 
purity. Plants (true) 
set out last spring 
were permitted to 
bear a few berries. 
They were crimson in 
color, conical in shape 
and of excellent 
quality.” This is in 
accord with our own 
experience. 
Forcing Straw- 
berries. 
Of recent years the 
forcing of strawber- 
ries has been receiving 
a little of its old time 
attention and with 
good reason; as there 
are but few horticul- 
tural operations that 
afford so much interest 
and genuine enjoy- 
ment. Several of our 
readers have asked 
for information upon 
the subject but as our 
space is limited we will 
confine ourselves in 
this number merely to 
the preparation of the 
plants, as they should 
be started in August, 
and continue our 
notes in subsequent 
issues. An illustra- 
tion of a suitable forc- 
ing house and descrip- 
tion of the manner of 
planting will appear in ample time for do- 
ing the work successfully. 
* mild flavor and productiveness, makes it 
i very desirable as a home berry. In shipping 
qualities it ranks better than the Sharpless.” 
The Bf.ebe STRAWBERRY.riJFig. 452. 
A Good Endorsement. 
Editor Carman in The Rural New Yorker 
