VOL. LIII. No. 2320. 
NEW YORK, JULY 14, 1894. 
i.oo PER YEAR. 
Notes from the Rural Grounds. 
STRAWBERRY REPORT FOR 1894. 
The season, on the whole, has been a favorable one 
for strawberries. At one time, it was a trifle dry ; at 
another, too much rainfall caused rot. The Timbrell 
suffered in this way. The season’s trial has not been 
productive of any remarkable new berries, neither 
have we to add to previous reports anything of a 
specially interesting character. Barnett, Satisfaction, 
Marston, Annie Laurie, Blonde, Glen Mary, Maytroth, 
Williams, Shuckless, Frost Proof, Greenville, Robin¬ 
son, Chairs, Regina, Meek’s Early, Victor Hugo, Ker¬ 
sey, Nan, Pine Hill, Portage, Profit, Plow City, were 
set the past spring or last summer, and we may not 
report as to their promise until next year. 
The following kinds have been tried here of late 
years and are thought inferior to other varieties now 
in the market; Gandy, 
Truitt, Indiana, Jes¬ 
sie, Ohio, Summit, 
Crawford, Anna, 
Logan, Davis, Iro¬ 
quois, Hilton, Cohan- 
sy, Wabash, Louise, 
Haverland, Mon¬ 
mouth, Hampden, 
Pineapple, Mineola, 
Lida, Ontario, South¬ 
ard, Early Cluster, 
Prince, Parry, Bel¬ 
mont, Kearns, Gale, 
Pearl, Viola, Eureka, 
Standard, Michel’s 
Early, Gov. Hoard, 
Perfection, Woolver- 
ton, Lovett’s Early, 
Lady Rusk, Gen. Put¬ 
nam, Mrs. Cleveland, 
Edgar Queen, Farns¬ 
worth, Everbearing, 
Brunette, Mary, 
Arkansas Traveler, 
Swindle, Street, 
Princeton Chief, 
Saunders, Princess, 
Leviathan, Gillespie, 
Auburn, E. P. Roe, 
Van Deman, Went- 
zell, Yankee Doodle, 
Belle, and perhaps 
100 others tried under 
numbers 
Marshall last year 
was much talked 
about, much illus¬ 
trated and much advertised. June 1. Bisexual. Ber¬ 
ries just beginning to ripen. Of the largest size, 
and fairly regular. June 4. Large size,* scarlet, mild 
quality, as firm as Sharpless. June 22. Still bearing. 
Largest size, good quality, deep red flesh. It is not, 
thus far, among the most prolific varieties. 
Profit. —From Finney Bros., West Hanover, Mass — 
June 1. Bisexual. Of little value here. June 10, 
nearly at its height of ripening. Very productive of 
berries that average no larger than Wilson. Heart- 
shaped, regular, scarlet, fairly firm, rather acid. 
Vines of medium vigor. June 15, the vines are not 
vigorous enough. 
Staples No. 1.—From D. D. Cottom, No. 10 East 
Fifth Street, Dayton, O.—Named after Isaac Staples, 
the originator, an Englishman. June 14, now ripen¬ 
ing. Dark red, good quality, quite firm, good for can¬ 
ning. Promising. June 22. The plants were set out 
last August and are not productive this year. They 
are, however, vigorous. 
Henry Ward Beecher.— From J. T. Lovett, Little 
Silver, N. J.—Originated with H. H. Alley of Hilton, 
N. J. A cross between Champion and Sharpless. 
June 1, vines beautifully thrifty. June 10, late, only 
a few ripe. Vines of great vigor ; berries of various 
shapes, often with a neck. June 15, deep red flesh, 
medium quality, now ripening freely. Shape too 
variable; often round with a neck, sometimes round 
without a neck ; firm ; large seeds. The vines are as 
thrifty and healthy as those of any variety we know, 
hut they are not productive, and the berries are too 
variable in shape. 
Dayton. —From J. T. Lovett.—June 5, perfect 
fiower. Few varieties bear a larger berry. Scarlet; 
about as firm as Sharpless, averaging a larger size. 
Pine Hill, No. 20.—Prom C. G. Bushnell, Centre- 
brook, Middlesex Co., Conn.—Mr. Bushnell writes as 
follows : “ Plant deep rooted ; stands drought well; 
leaf-stalk long, carrying the large leaf one foot 
above ground. Flower-stalks many and long, hold¬ 
ing the fruit up well. Berries dark red, nearly 
round, large until the end of the season. Quality 
good, firm enough for shipment. Original plant 
found in a gravelly, sandy railroad cut, hearing fruit 
over one inch in diameter. Miner, Sharpless and 
Crescent were growing on both sides of the cut.” 
Though the plants were received last spring, we may 
make the following remarks ; June 10, just ripening ; 
fine plants. Berries heart shaped, medium size, pink 
flesh, not very firm. June 15, fine foliage. Berries 
medium size, broad heart-shaped. Color, a glossy 
scarlet. Good quality. 
Greenville. —Prom E. M. Buechly, Greenville, 
Ohio; also from J. T. Lovett.—Flower bisexual. 
Plants set out last spring. June 10, promising; ber¬ 
ries large, broad heart-shaped, pointed at tip, red 
flesh, quite Arm, very productive for spring-eet plants. 
Nan.—P lants received last spring from T. J. Dwyer, 
Cornwall, N. Y. Bisexual. June 4, promising. Vigor¬ 
ous plants ; berries beginning to ripen. Very large, 
broadly heart-shaped, between scarlet and crimson. 
June 10, fine shape, red flesh, fine quality. .lune 15, 
now at height of hearing. June 23, still ripening a 
few ; berries large and perfect shape ; fine foliage. 
Regina. —Prom W. F. Allen, Salisbury, Md.—Bisex 
ual. As judged by spring set plants, this variety is 
among the earliest. Resembles Crescent in form, size 
and quality. 
Williams. —Prom Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, 
N. Y., last spring. Bisexual. Berries heart-shaped, 
glossy, fairly firm. 
Princess. —From M. Crawford, Cuyahoga Palls, O.— 
June 1, hearing an immense quantity, none ripe. 
June 5, now ripening freely every day. The berries 
are not held up very well. Berries of the largest size, 
somewhat irregular, ripening unevenly. It is pistillate. 
About as prolific as 
Sharpless. 
Leviathan. — This 
is of the Sharpless 
type and scarcely an 
improvement. The 
berries have too many 
white tips and do not 
ripen as evenly as 
those of Sharpless. 
Timbrell.— June 
10, wonderfully pro¬ 
ductive of peculiarly 
shaped berries, which 
are as mottled as in 
previous years. June 
15, not at height of 
season, but bearing 
an immense crop, 
many plants bearing 
from 50 to 60 berries, 
most of them of large 
size. June 22, height 
of season. 
Auburn. —B e g i n- 
ning to ripen June 1. 
Berries conical, some 
with, some without 
neck, often pointed 
at apex. There are 
many better varie¬ 
ties. 
JucuNDA Improved. 
—June 10, ripening. 
Perfect shape, fine 
quality, red flesh, 
quite firm. June 15, 
height of season. Not very proliflc. Its form and 
quality make it a desirable amateur variety. 
NOTES. 
June 15. —Henry Ward Beecher is late. If wealth 
of foliage were the most desirable characteristic, we 
would choose this in preference to almost any other 
variety. The berries, though averaging large, are 
often imperfect (puckered) and of every possible 
shape. The quality is not first-rate. Few of Mr. 
Alley’s seedlings have done well here. Mary, beauti¬ 
fully large and fine with him, fails here. 
It is the writer’s belief that there is as yet no 
variety of the Sharpless class that is superior to the 
Sharpless itself. We were among the first to try the 
Sharpless after its introduction by Ellwanger & Barry, 
and we have tried about every variety of this class 
introduced since. 
Parker Earle is still here one of the best la < varie- 
