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VOL. ALVIII NO. 2063 
NEW YORK, AUGUST 10, 1889. 
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STRAWBERRIES 
THE MOST PROMISING OF THE 
NEW VARIETIES. 
THOSE FOUND WANTING. 
THE STRAWBERRY SEASON OF 1880. 
SOME OF THE MORE RECENT STRAW¬ 
BERRIES. 
PRES. T. T. LYON. 
Bubach No. 5 (pistillate) and Jessie (bisex¬ 
ual) have now pretty fully established a rep¬ 
utation as very large and productive varie¬ 
ties, of medium season, and of not more than 
medium quality. High culture, however, is 
indispensable, to even fair¬ 
ly maintain the size of the 
later specimens; while sev' 
■eral of the older and me¬ 
dium-sized varieties still 
equal and perhaps even 
surpass them in actual pro¬ 
ductiveness, as well as in 
quality. 
Oandy (b) and possibly 
Ohio, (p) very nearly ap¬ 
proach the above in size, 
and may quite possibly 
rival if not even supersede 
Kentucky and Glendale 
as late varieties. 
Haverland (p) seems 
quite likely to rival and 
even supersede Crescent 
as a market variety, which 
would be a gain in point 
of quality also. 
Lida (p) ss of fine size, 
abundant vigor, and enor¬ 
mously productive, if. (as 
is indispensable) it is given 
rich soil, ami high cul¬ 
ture; otherwise the later 
berries are sure to be abor¬ 
tive or imperfect. 
Summit (p) is only mod¬ 
erately vigorous, and fair¬ 
ly productive. Its fruits, 
even though enormously 
large, are always perfect 
in f o r m — ne ver cox- 
combed. 
Peabl (b) is very vigor¬ 
ous and productive. Al¬ 
though little above medi¬ 
um in size, its quality is 
good. It promises to as¬ 
sume a high position 
among market varieties. 
Gold <p) is only of mod¬ 
erate vigor. Its quality is 
very good. It is a very 
desirable amateur or family variety. 
Burt (b) although of only medium size, 
possesses valuable qualities of both plant and 
fruit; which will, quite probably, render it 
popular as a market variety. 
Bomba (b) and Mammoth (b), like Jessie, pro¬ 
duce a few very large first fruits;but rich soil 
and high culture are indispensable to the size 
of the later specimens. Whether these can be 
depended upon for such a purpose, I regard 
as uncertain. 
Cloud (p), although only planted la*e in 
August last, shows very satisfactory vigor of 
plant; but a longer trial is needed to decide as 
to its productiveness. 
Clara lb) received for trial from Cleveland, 
Ohio, late last autumn, has been allowed to 
mature a few fruits, and so far promises well. 
Parker Earle (b) was also received 
late last autumn, from Texas, for trial. It 
gives indications of great vigor, productive¬ 
ness, and superior quality—a combination of 
good qualities hardly to he anticipated in a 
variety so widely removed from its place of 
nativity. 
Dew (b), an enormously large and wonder¬ 
fully vigorous, Michigan seedling, Mrs. Cleve¬ 
land (p), Ohio Centennial (p), Townsend’s No 
3 (p) and Townsend's No. 19 (p) all received 
from Oaio, for trial; also Little’s No. 10 (b) 
and Loudon’s No. 15 (b) received for trial, the 
present season, from Oatario, are all develop¬ 
ing desirable qualities of plant or fruit, or both, 
and the same is true of a trial variety (p) re¬ 
ceived from Illinois, which it is proposed, if 
found valuable, to name Lady Rusk. 
Wonderful (p), Norman (b), Pineapple (b), 
Miami, (nearly p), Louise (b), Hampden (p), 
and Crawford (b), were only planted the pres¬ 
ent season, and although several of them man¬ 
ifest great vigor and some also afford decided 
indications of productiveness, it is not deemed 
proper to speak of their performances upon so 
short an acquaintance. 
A variety which proves to be nearly pistil¬ 
late, was received last season for trial from 
Minnesota, and it has since been named Mar¬ 
tha. The plant is very healthy and vigor¬ 
ous, with substantial, dark-green foliage and 
medium-sized fruit, of very good quality. I 
am not informed whether or not it is yet of¬ 
fered for sale. 
Moore's Prolific (b), is a recent variety 
said to have originated in Eaton County, 
Michigan. Giown in parallel, matted rows, 
alongside of Jessie, and given the same treat¬ 
ment, it proves equally vigorous and produc¬ 
tive. The size of the fruit is the same, al¬ 
though it is somewhat different in form. In 
quality I deem the Moore somewhat superior, 
though but slightly so. The variety has now 
been grown several years in Eaton County; 
and for the last two years at this place. I am 
not aware that it has been at all advertised. 
South Haven, Mich. 
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The Pearl and Jessie have given me very 
good satisfaction during the past very unfavor¬ 
able season for this fruit, and I have no reason 
to modify the impressions formed of them last 
season. They are early, ripening within a 
day or two of each other. The former I like 
the better, it is so handsome, perfect in snape, 
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always well developed, ripens evenly, slightly 
necked so that the calyx is easily removed; the 
quality is very good, and it is large enough to 
meet all reasonable demands. The plants are 
vigorous and fairly productive. The Jessie is 
quite as vigorous and productive. The first 
berries are perhaps a little larger, with too 
much tendency to ripen unevenly. This it 
probably inherits from the Snarpless, as well 
as its inability to hold its flavor after reach¬ 
ing maturity. The Sharpless loies its fresb, 
agreeable flavor very soon after becoming 
ripe. In fact, it Is really better to my taste 
before it is fully ripe than afterwards, and 
this tendency to lose character, is in my ex¬ 
perience, the chief fault of the Jessie. I hear 
very conflicting and unfavorable accounts of 
its behavior in other localities. This is not at 
all strange. The soil in which it originated, 
I am told, is a deep stiff clay in which it 
withstood protracted drought unharmed, con¬ 
ditions not t) be found in many localities thi 3 
season, and the sooner the idea is abandoned 
among originators, disseminators and growers, 
that the ideal strawberry has yet been pro¬ 
duced that will adapt itself equally well to all 
conditions of soil, climate and culture, the 
better it will be for all concerned. 
Belmont seems to possess all the virtues and 
few of the vices of the Sharpless, save unpro¬ 
ductiveness and uneven ripening, and will 
take its place with me another season at least. 
Burt, sent out last season to take the place 
of the Wilson, does not show the vigor and 
proiuctiven8ss characteristic of that variety; 
but it is far better, in my estimation, on my 
soil. The plant is healthy; the fruit of fair 
size and handsome, rather acid without liberal 
additions of sugar which 
all strawberries are apt to 
receive, no matter how 
much nature may have 
placed in their composi¬ 
tion. 
Ohio, sent ino last|season 
as.new.^is ’the old k Cham- 
pion (Windsor Chief) re¬ 
christened or reproduced, 
and its quality is well ex¬ 
pressed by J. B. Olcott of 
Connecticut, who, in 
speaking of anotner varie¬ 
ty, said 'it would flavor 
more sugar than any va¬ 
riety he*knew of. 
Prince (Durand’s Su¬ 
perb) in quality is the best 
berry 1 have, though not 
quite so productive as I 
would wish ; but as my 
primary object in grow¬ 
ing strawberries is to eat 
them, I can afford to grow 
a few of them for this 
purpose. 
Jersey Queen, its twin- 
sister, is more vigorous 
and productive as well as 
larger, and more acid. 
Bubach is the most 
promising of the newer 
varieties, fruiting with me 
this season for the first 
time. It is early, large, 
bright-colored, handsome, 
vigorous and pi oductive 
and ripens evenly — all 
valuable traits in any 
berry. The quality is 
hardly up to that of some 
of the others, but still 1 
think it will do to plant 
more of it. 
Warfield and Hav¬ 
erland are also well 
MARY STRAWBERRY. 
