VOL.  LI.  No.  2216. 
NEW  YORK,  JULY  16,  1892. 
PRICE,  FIVE  CENTS. 
$a.oo  PER  YEAR. 
Notes  from  the  Rural  Grounds. 
The  R.  N.-Y.’s  Strawberry  Report 
FOR  1892. 
The  season  has  been  favorable  throughout,  though 
too  wet  at  the  close.  It  has  been  a  short  season  with 
an  unusually  large  yield  of  berries  of  unusually  large 
size,  though  below  the  average  as  to  quality  and  firm¬ 
ness.  P.  stands  for  pistillate  ;  B.  for  bisexual.  The 
size  of  the  flower  is  indicated  by  I,  the  smallest;  IIII 
the  largest. 
May  8. — Everbearing. — From  Seth  Winquist,  Rus¬ 
sellville,  Oreg. — A  chance  seedling  of  1882.  One  of  the 
first  to  bloom.  Plants  small.  B.  II. 
Brandywine. — From  Edward  T.  Ingram,  Marshall¬ 
town,  Pa. — Chance  seedling  of  188!).  Commended  for 
canning.  Beautiful,  healthy  plants.  B.  IIII. 
Timbrell. — From  H.  S.  Timbrell,  Unionville,  Orange 
County,  N.  Y.  —  Plants  set  August,  1891,  strong  and 
healthy.  P.  III. 
•June  6. — Shuster. — One  of  the  earliest,  continuing 
for  a  long  time  in  bearing.  Plants  hardy  and  long- 
lived.  Nearly  everything  in  its  favor  except  quality. 
Berries  large  to  very  large.  P.  II. 
Michel’s  Early. — Plants  set  April,  1890.  Earliest  of 
berries.  First  full  picking  .June  5.  Medium  size, 
heart-shape,  regular,  scarlet  color,  firm.  Earliness  is 
its  most  valuable  characteristic.  When  the  market  is 
flooded  with  fine, 
large  Sharpless 
berries  from  the 
South  selling  three 
quarts  (boxes)  for 
25  cents,  as  at  pres¬ 
ent,  the  Michel  is 
of  small  value. 
B.  II. 
Iowa  Beauty. — 
From  J.  T.  Lovett, 
Little  Silver,  Mon¬ 
mouth  County,  N. 
J.,  spring  of  1891. 
— Leaves  large. 
Berry  large,  omte, 
some  neck,  some¬ 
times  broadly 
ovate.  Not  ripe. 
B.  III. 
Gen.  Putnam. — 
J.  H.  Hale,  South  Beebe.  Fig.  198. 
Glastonbury,  Conn. 
August  13,  1890. — Early.  First  ripe,  June  0.  Large, 
ovate,  regular,  some  broad  tips.  Somewhat  resembles 
Cumberland.  Rather  soft.  Vines  thrifty.  P  II. 
BederWood.  (Racster.) — From  John  Racster,  Daven¬ 
port,  Iowa. — An  early  berry,  of  fair  size  and  quality. 
B.  II. 
Lovett’s  Early. — From  J.  T.  Lovett. — None  ripe  at 
this  date.  Vines  vigorous.  Promises  to  be  productive 
later.  B.  II. 
Southard. — From  J.  H.  Hale,  April  1892. — Beginning 
to  ripen.  High  quality.  Promising.  B.  II. 
June  7. — Mrs.  Shepard  No.  1. — From  Adna  Sawyer, 
Delavan,  Walworth  County,  Wis.,  September,  1891. — 
Fine  quality,  large,  irregular  shape.  B.  III. 
Clark’s  Early. — From  W.  F.  Allen,  Jr.,  Salisbury, 
Md.,  August,  1891. — First  ripe  this  date.  Crimson 
color,  red  flesh,  firm,  broadly  ovate,  wide  tips.  Fair 
quality,  a  little  tart.  Prominent  yellow  seeds.  B.  II. 
Wentzell. — From  F.  R.  Wentzell,  Monroeville,  Salem 
County,  N.  J.,  April  1892. — Ovate,  scarlet,  regular,  not 
very  firm.  Early,  good  quality.  B.  II. 
T.  R.  Hunt  No.  3. — From  T.  R.  Hunt,  Lambertsville, 
N.  J.,  July,  1890. — Highly  prolific,  early.  Very  large, 
conical-ovate  generally  ridged  or  lobed  from  stem  to 
tip.  Tips  often  broad.  Quality  fair ;  firm.  Vines 
vigorous  and  hardy.  B.  III. 
Gen.  Putnam  — Ripening  freely  and  therefore  among 
the  earliest.  Heart-shape,  regular,  scarlet,  a  little 
soft,  large,  fairly  productive.  Vines  vigorous  and 
hardy.  P.  II. 
June  8. — Of  70  varieties,  we  are  now  picking  from 
Michel,  Shuster,  Smith  No.  5,  Farnsworth,  Wentzell, 
Iowa  Beauty,  Gen.  Putnam,  Beder  Wood,  Tippecanoe, 
Beverly,  Hunt  No.  3  and  Southard. 
June  10. — Wolverton.  —  From  M.  Crawford,  Cuya¬ 
hoga  Falls,  O.,  April,  1891. — Ripening  freely.  Broadly 
heart-shape,  sometimes  Crescent  shape,  no  neck,  regu¬ 
lar.  Medium  red  color,  between  scarlet  and  crimson. 
Prolific,  red  flesh,  good  quality,  not  best. 
Michel. — At  its  best.  Under  size. 
Mrs.  Shepard  No.  1. — Scarlet,  white  flesh.  Medium 
size,  necked,  good  quality. 
Shuster. — Ripening  freely. 
Gen.  Putnam. — Ripening  freely.  Regular  heart- 
shape  without  neck.  Crimson  color,  not  very  firm, 
Brandywine.  Fig.  199. 
rose  flesh,  mild  quality,  prolific.  A  fine  berry  in  all 
respects  except  as  to  firmness. 
Farnsworth. — From  C.  A.  Green,  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
March  10,  1891. — Ripening  freely.  Crimson,  usually 
Crescent  shape,  regular,  medium  size,  fairly  prolific, 
firm,  quality  fair.  Low  growing  vines.  B.  II. 
Clark’s  Early. — From  W.  F.  Allen  Jr.,  Salisbury, 
Md. — Prolific,  hardy  vines.  Berries  large,  crimson, 
firm,  red  flesh,  art,  broadly  heart-shape.  Promising. 
B.  III. 
Jucunda  Improved. — From  J.  T.  Lovett,  1891. — This 
originated  with  A.  V.  Gerbig  of  Pennsylvania,  from 
seed  of  Jucunda  in  1882.  Of  the  largest  size,  heart- 
shape,  slightly  necked,  regular.  Nearly  perfect  as  to 
form.  First  ripe  this  date.  Fine  foliage.  B.  II. 
Wentzell.— Ripening  freely.  Medium  size,  heart- 
shape,  soft,  red  flesh,  good  quality,  mild. 
Iowa  Beauty. — Ripening  freely.  A  berry  of  fine 
shape  and  quality.  Resembles  Jucunda.  Scarlet  in 
color,  no  neck,  heart-shape,  red  flesh,  yellow  seeds, 
fairly  firm.  This  has  been  advertised  also  as  “Childs” 
without  the  originator’s  or  introducer’s  authority. 
Walton. — From  M.  Crawford,  April,  1891. — Prolific 
of  rather  small  berries  of  a  regular,  conical  shape. 
P.  II. 
Gov.  Hoard.— From  M.  Crawford,  April,  1891. — Large 
berries  of  varying  form — often  Sharpless  shape.  Dark 
crimson,  dark  red  flesh  of  medium  quality.  As  firm 
as  Sharpless.  Ordinary  in  every  way.  B.  III. 
Great  Pacific — From  M.  Crawford,  April,  1891. — 
Ripening  freely.  Variable  shape  and  irregular  as  to 
individual  berry.  Medium  red  color,  red  flesh,  fairly 
firm  and  fair  quality.  Not  remarkable  in  any  way. 
P.  II. 
Saunders. — From  M.  Crawfoi’d,  April,  1891. — Begin¬ 
ning  to  ripen — an  intermediate  variety.  Variable  in 
form,  inclined  to  Crescent  shape.  Dai’k  red,  mild 
quality.  Nothing  remarkable.  B.  II. 
Beder  Wood. — At  its  best.  Prolific,  bex*ries  small  to 
medium.  Fairly  firm,  scarlet,  heart-shape.  Quality 
fair. 
Tippecanoe.— M.  Crawford,  April,  1891. — Early,  pro¬ 
lific,  heart  shape,  medium  red,  quite  firm,  fair  quality. 
Superior  only  as  to  earliness.  B.  1 1. 
Lady  Rusk. — From  M.  Stahl,  Quincy,  III.,  April  4, 
1890.  —  Begins  to  ripen.  Berries  are  for  the  most  part 
small  and  a  few  extra  large.  Variable  shape.  P.  I. 
Cloud’s  Seedling. — From  A.  B.  Coleman,  Prince- 
town,  Ky.,  April,  1889. — Vigorous  vines.  Berries 
heart-shape,  crimson,  red  flesh,  rather  acid,  fair  size 
and  uniformly  so.  Prolific.  A  meritorious  market 
variety.  Firm. 
Timbrell,  Yale  and  Parker  Earle  not  yet  ripe 
Eureka  full  of  green  berries.  B.  III. 
Beebe. — From  ,J.  T.  Lovett,  1891. — Large,  solid  ber¬ 
ries  of  irregular  form.  Mild  in  quality.  Scarlet  to 
crimson  in  color,  rose  flesh.  Firm,  showy ;  seamed, 
lobed  and  irregular,  but  showy.  B.  III. 
Beverly. — From  B.  M.  Smith,  Beverly,  Mass.,  Sep¬ 
tember,  1891. — Berries  average  large,  dark  crimson, 
excellent  quality,  rose  flesh,  irregular  form. 
Hunt  No.  3. — A  variety  of  many  good  qualities. 
Berries  average  large  to  very  large.  Somewhat  irreg¬ 
ular— heart-shape  generally.  Crimson,  dull  rose  flesh, 
quality  inferior. 
Plants  vigorous, 
prolific  and  early. 
B.  III. 
Lovett’s  Early. — 
Beginning  to  ripen 
(June  10).  Berries 
varying  from  scar¬ 
let  to  crimson,  red 
flesh,  firm,  of  fair 
quality.  Variable 
shape,  usually 
heart -shape,  but 
often  winged, 
broad-tipped  and 
seamed.  Vines 
thrifty  and  produc¬ 
tive. 
Evex-bearing.  — 
Beginning  to  ripen. 
Berries  small,  but 
of  good  quality. 
B.  II. 
Clara.  —  From 
Cleveland  Nursery 
Co.,  March  1889. — Just  beginning  to  ripen.  Generally 
heart-shape,  sometimes  coxeombed.  Large,  produc¬ 
tive.  Vines  vigorous.  P.  I. 
Eui-eka. — From  Cleveland  Nursery  Co.,  March  1889 — 
Very  prolific.  Just  beginning  to  ripen.  P.  II. 
June  14. — Swindle. — From  J.  II.  Hale,  April  1,  1892. 
— A  promising  kind  as  judged  from  spring-set  plants. 
Heart-shape,  medium  red,  rose  flesh,  dark  seeds,  fair 
quality,  quite  firm.  Vigorous  plants.  P.  I. 
Southard. — From  J.  H.  Hale,  April  1,  1892. — Prom¬ 
inent  neck,  bright  glossy  red,  wider  in  middle  than  at 
either  extremity.  High  quality.  B.  II. 
Clark’s  Early. — Conical,  sometimes  winged,  inclined 
to  light  crimson,  good  quality,  second  early,  ovate  to 
round. 
Iowa  Beauty. — Fine,  heart-shape,  crimson  and 
glossy.  Best  quality. 
Jucunda  Improved. — Fine  shape— uniformly  so,  quite 
firm. 
Walton. — Very  prolific,  many  green  berries.  Fair 
quality,  variable  shape — conical,  sharply  pointed 
usually.  Vines  diseased.  P.  II. 
Gov.  Hoard. — Variable  in  shape,  from  medium  size 
to  large.  Good  quality,  vigorous  vines.  B.  III. 
Wolverton. — From  Crawford,  1891. — Highly  pro¬ 
lific,  Variable  shape. 
