1903 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
i9i 
VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES 
For Good, Rich Soil. 
A reader In Pennsylvania has a clay loam 
soil, which has been made rich with large 
(inantities of stable manure. He wishes to 
Know what varieties of strawberries have 
l)pen found suitable in other localities for 
soil of this character. He has retained out 
of 25 varieties Parker Earle Improved, 
('rescent. Bederwood, William Belt and 
Brandywine. Tf you have grown straw¬ 
berries on soil of this character will you 
tell us what varieties have in the long run 
proved best of all? 
Gandy, Ridgeway, Aroma. Lester Lovett 
and Ben Davis are my favorite late ber¬ 
ries for heavy clay and sandy loam soils. 
I would never plant Gandy on very light 
sandy soli. h. m. wali.ace. 
Mi.sBOuri. 
T should choose Sample, Marshall, Bran¬ 
dywine, Glen Mary and Gandy. The last- 
named is not a heavy bearer, but a very 
deliclotis and late berry, and finds a ready 
market where it is known. 
Tompkins Co.. N. Y. n. R. pease. 
My .soil is a light gravel. I have fruited 
about 30 varieties, and have cut the list 
down to but four. Sharpless. Bubach. 
Brandywine and Gand.v. As far as my ex- 
l)erience goes 1 would not advise your 
reader to plant either Parker Eaile or 
Crescent. If his soil is well enriched it 
should be an ideal berry soil. 
Schuylkill Co.. Pa. J. E. HEINE. 
We have about two acres of heavy clay 
l.iam, which in early Spring is very hard 
and liunpy, but as the season advances 
this clay .soil becomes very fine and mel¬ 
low and retains the moisture better than 
our light ioarn. The varieties we set out on 
this clay soil which seem to do best are 
Samide, New York. Marshall. Clyde and 
Win. Belt. T. o. kevitt. 
I’assalc Co., N. J. 
Our soil is heavy slate loam. On our 
heaviest land, which approa.ches muck, 
llaverlarid, Bubach and Clyde have al¬ 
ways been most satisfactory, with Brandy¬ 
wine and Warfield next. With the little 
‘xiierience we have had we consider Samp¬ 
son likely to be one of the most desirable 
strawberries for heavy soil. 
Berkshire Co., Mass. oeo. c. wai.ker. 
I have grown a few strawberries on such 
land as described. I think the inquirer s 
selection very good, with exception of 
Barker Earle, which seemed to be inclin¬ 
ed to overbear with me. I think Bubach 
and Greenville should be w.orthy of a trial 
on .soil of that character. We think a great 
deal of Jessie here; have grown Gandy just 
one sea.son. and find it a late, large, firm 
lierry of a very rich acid flavor. We be¬ 
lieve it is valuable wliere a late berry is 
wanted. 
Butler Co., Pa. 
Our strawberry ground is clay, largely 
rather heavy, the remainder liglit. We 
once grew for main crop Crescent and 
Bederwood, but have discarded both. For 
main croji now we have Warlleld. Haver- 
land, Bubach, Brandywine and Lovett: for 
fancy, Rldgway, Senator Dunlap. Clyde 
and Marshall. All do well for us, good size 
and prolific, except the Marshall, which is 
a shy bearer but large and the linest- 
tlavored berry on the place. It is not a 
moneymaker for us. Our city is too small, 
not enough people who can afford to pay 
the extra price the size and uuality de¬ 
mands. o- -t- MONTGOMERY. 
Weiis Co., Ind. 
I would name Lovett, Haverland. War- 
field. Clyde, Gladstone and perhaps Glen 
Mary. None of these is a late variety, but 
Lovett and Haverland will furnish plenty 
of good berries first, last and all the time, 
l.ate varieties commence to ripen later, 
but do not correspondingly prolong the 
season, and I have not yet found a late va'- 
riety except possibly Glen Mary, that is 
sufliciently healthy to mature a good crop 
of berries. Parker Earle once gave me a 
full crop of splendid fruit, and was all 
that your ciimstion calls for. Perhaps it 
will pay your reader to try it if he has not 
already done so, as it was much finer with 
me than Parker Earle Improved. 
Chemung Co., N. Y. o. a. parcell. 
I grow all my strawberries, except the 
propagating beds, on clay sugar-tree soil 
and use no stable manure but rely entire¬ 
ly upon Crimson clover and cow peas to 
furnish the humus and nitrogen, and a 
commercial fertilizer with a high per cent 
of phosphoric acid and potash, and a small 
amount of nitrogen. For fancy berries I 
have found that for my soil and market 
the Clyde, Bubach, Cumberland, Green¬ 
ville and Gandy are the best I have tried. 
The Parker Earle does not do well here. 
The Crescent is an entire failure; berries 
are small and the plant is subject to rust. 
Bederwood is a good fertilizer and does 
well. William Belt is also a fine variety 
but a shy bearer. Brandywine is too small 
after the first picking. ei.mer o. tufts. 
Dearborn Co., Ind. 
My soil is a slaty cla.v loam, varying 
from hea.vy to light. I liave found Gandy 
and Glen Mary best on the heavy loam 
and Brandyw'ine and William Belt on the 
lighter; in fact, the last two do not fruit 
well on heavy soil, while Gandy does well 
with me on heavy clay or low black soil, 
provided plenty of vegetable matter has 
been incorporated in it. I have Sample 
and Tennessee, but cannot speak positive¬ 
ly of them yet. I have tried many kinds, 
but those named above do best with me 
when first-class fruit is desired. 
Dutchess Co., N. Y. Walter f. taber. 
A rather heavy clay loam soil, well ferti¬ 
lized. has always been the best kind of 
ground to raise strawberries on with me. 
Years ago, before I dropped it to cultivate 
larger varieties, I did very well on this 
kind of ground with the Crescent. It bore 
tremendous crops, and the berries were of 
a very good size. The greatest trouble with 
it was that the plant seemed to become ex¬ 
hausted in feeding such large numbers of 
be’^ries as it produced, and often began to 
wi|t and almost die before half the crop 
had ripened. Marshall produced very fine 
berries, but there were not enough of them 
to make it a very profitable variety. Three 
or four pickings generally represented the 
crop. The Brandywine will do well on this 
kind of soil. I have grown quite a good 
many of them. This plant has very rank 
foliage and produces a moderately large 
crop, but 1 do not care for its flavor and 
object to the large hull. For several years 
and up to about three years ago, my main 
crop berries were Bubach and a seedling 
of my own that I called No. 3. Bubach 
produced large crops, and although quite 
an early berry, lasted well through the 
season. It was not a very good shipper, 
the berries being rather soft, but its bright 
color made it a favorite in the market. The 
quality was fair, but rather too flat, and 
in wet weather it was Inclined to be wa¬ 
tery. One great fault with it was that it 
had not sufficient foliage to cover the fruit, 
leaving it too much exposed to the hot 
sun. Parker Earle never did very w.ell on 
my soil. In the last three years I have 
dropped almost everything else for my own 
seedling President and Nick Ohmer. T 
consider Nick Ohmer by far the best-estab¬ 
lished variety, but think my own seedling 
beats it. The Nick Ohmer has all the re¬ 
quisites mentioned, is a great producer, a 
firm, solid berry, lasts well throughout the 
season, lasting as long as the latest varie¬ 
ties, and has a very agreeable flavor. Nick 
Ohmer is the best berry to can I ever tried. 
The fruit remains whole and retains its 
natural flavor. Nick Ohmer, grown in 
thick matted rows, will be almost a com¬ 
plete failure The cultivator should be 
kept going till the rows make beds two 
feet wide and then in September the plants 
must be thoroughly thinned out or they 
will not do well. Either make two narrow 
rows or thin them out until the plants are 
six Inches apart. They are a big plant and 
a big berry, and they need lots of room. 
Hunterdon Co., N. J. thos. r. hunt. 
Anybody can do this by buying 
them direct from our nurseries. 
All kinds and varieties at lowest 
prices. We have 150 acres of 
trees, vinesand plants. We know 
what is needed and we grow it. 
We sell to the same people 
over and over. That will be your 
experience if you give us a trial 
onier. Large new illustrated 
catalog free. Write to-dav. 
6E0. A. SWEET NURSERY CO., Box 1805 Oansville, New York. 
Save 
Money 
on 
Trees 
TpeCe—One dollar’s worth up at wholesale prices; 
I nuLO secure variety now. Spring payment; 80- 
page catalogue. G. O. STONE, Wholesale Nurseries, 
Oansville, N. Y. Established 85 years. 
PEACH TREES assortment,$2 m $3 per lOO. 
Circular free. 
Also plum, pear and cherry trees. 
K. 8. Johnston, Box 4, Stock ley. Del. 
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GREEN’S NURSERY CO., Rochester, N. Y. 
FIF 
H roots. 
fY THOosamd 
AppleTrees. Best Commercial Sort; 
clean, smooth, thrifty: no eifd t< 
roots. Peach, Plum, Pear, Cherry, Quiuct 
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100 Yurletles. Also Small FrulU*Trce«, Ac. Beet Root¬ 
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Descriptive price-list free, LKWIS BOBStU, Vradoaia, H. T« 
REST SMALL FRUITS. 
K9 Standard and improved varieties of Raspbe^es, 
Blackberries, Gooseberries, Currants, Grapes, Strawberries. 
fte, Xtsty plant grown and guaranUod by ma. Ship only ol«an.Tlgoroua, 
wall rootad, fraab dug plants that glTa rasulta. Writa for lata catalog. 
Allen L. Wood, Wholesale Grower, Rochester.N.Y. 
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Tu'uip Radish, given free with every purchase. 
K1>WAKI> ItIGG JK., .Seedsiiuiii, 
Foot of High Street. Burlington, N. J. 
A p Golden Queen, Columbian 
rV A\ Iw I EL and Loudon Raspberries, 
lote prices; say how many. 
Ari,ir„us Hnv if27. North Collins. N. Y. 
Rhubarb Roots 
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EUGENE WILLETT, North ColUuB, N. Y. 
ONION SEED-Southport Globe. 
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THK C. O. JISLLIFF MFG. CO., SliUXHPORT, CONN 
GRAPE VINES 
STARK GRAPE NURSERIES 
Portland, N. Y. are in the heart 
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BRIGHTON, large red, rich, sweet, best . 
. CAMPBELL EARLY, early black. 
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DELAWARE, a most excellent red. 
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IVES, black; fair quality, hardy, healthy. 
MOORE EARLY, large black; very early. 
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CURRANT, Fay, needs best of care. 
“ LONDON MARKET, best. 
GOOSEBERRY. Houghton, Old Reliable. 
“ Downing, large, good. 
“ Josselyn (Red Jacket) best new sort . 
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Fruit Trees 
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Send for Catalogue and get proof. 
A practical talk on PEACH CUI,- 
TUKE free with Catalogue. 
H. S. WILEY, 
Cayuga Nurseries. Cayuga, N. Y. 
BUSINESS PEACHES 
ROGERS ON THE HILL, Oansville, N. Y. 
Send List of 
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THE TREE 
BREEDERS. 
Champion, Mt. Kose, Crawford Early, 
Crawford I.ate, Carman, Crosby, GUI 
Mixon, Fitzgerald, etc., and ELBERTA, 
in fair proportion with other sorts. 
TREES 
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-APPLE, PEAR, CHERRY and PEACH; healthy, true to name 
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100 Varieties. If you wish the 
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I nnn nnn strawberry plants 
I a them. Tlionipsoii's Earliest, Mark, 1 
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story about growing60 varieties of berry fruits and 
prices. B. F. Smith, Drawer C., Lawrence, Kan. 
THE VERY FINEST 
Straw 
Rasp 
Black 
Goose 
Grapes 
AND 
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in the world are grown from plants sent ont by 
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J.T. LOVETT, Little Silver, N. J. 
Strawberry Plants 
by dozen or tlionsand. Send for price-list. 
WILLIAM PALMER, Grooms, N. Y. 
OOM PAUL 
STRAWBERRIES 
sold at the- rate of $.820 per 
32-quart crate; $10 was paid for 
one quart box of six berries at 
our field meeting. List Free. 
KEVITT’S PLANT FARM, 
Atheiiia, N. ,7. 
.lunii.suii. 
Dcnni rLHiiio none cheaper. D... 
Seaford, Del., Growers of Trees, Plants, Vines, etc. 
howy, fine flavored, hrm, pro- 
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originator, li.-V KT'ON, 
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Strawberry Plants 
and Seed Potatoes. 
How to Grow Biggest Crops. 
Finest Fruit. 
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Send for it. Bargains in New 
Varieties. 
FLANSBURGH & PEIRSON, 
Leslie, Mich. 
Strawberry Culture. 
By M. Cbawtord. Over 40 years’ experience. 
A 60-page Book—not a catalogito. Send 10 cents 
for a copy, read it, then return It and get yoiu 
money back if you want to. 
M. CRAWFORD COMPANY, 
Box 10(B. Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. 
Chellie"”^^" ^ 
ductlvc. 
Strawberry 
The President 
CLIMAX STRAVI/BERRY-K’«',Vfir; 
est producer. For particulars see Uural of June 21, 
or send postal for our new Berry catalogue. Big stock 
Best Berry Plants of all good kinds. Bottom prices. 
8LAYMAKKR & SON, Dover, Del. 
P ie New Auto Strawberry—$10 per M. The 
Largest, Most Productive, Marketable Strawberry 
Grown. Fruited three seasons with perfect success. 
Great Money Maker. Plants In quantity. Also all 
other leading varieties. 
JNO. M. KICKABDS & SON, Camden, DeL 
Fairfield Strawberry ^eLiy a week earlier 
than Michel’s Early.50c. per dozen, by mail. Circular 
free. STANTON 18. COLE, Bridgeton, N. J.. 
.IVE’S PRIDE, 
Tho new STRAW- 
_ __BEIUIY contains 
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•lety Introduced In recent years. Forty 
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I BiaiSTRAVyBERRIES. 
Fine varieties of strawberries are my specialty. With 
an experience of 29 years I have selected and perfected 
a list of the leading and finest sorts. A fine selection of 
Kaspberries an<l Hlaekberries, Cur rants. 
tJrapes, etc. Everything true to name, guaranteed 
Send for free catalogue to-day. 
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The finest new strawberry now on the 
market. Largest size and hriglitest color. 
Send for circular. Price, $10 per hundred, 
$3 per dozen, by mail. 
THOMAS R. HUNT, 
Originator. Lamhertville, N. J. 
Pi A WTC—Bure‘-Gandy l*rlze,”the 
iLMII I 0 best market berry; large 
and line. More money in the Gandy Prlz'> than any 
other. A splendid shipper..83.59 per l.OOli W.Vl'ivIS it 
NK IIOLSON. LukeviewGro'iihouscjliamiiuiiilon.N.J 
Strawberr)fPlanls-f,''r,JBL„a^^^^^ 
O. A. JOHNSON, Manokin, Md. 
Lady Garrison Strawberry Plants 
for sale. The great moneymaker. Order early as 
everybody wants to set them. 590.999 Plants Bubach. 
Kansas Blackcap, Cumberland and Miller Raspber¬ 
ries. Also Lucretia Dewberry. Catalogue free. 
ItXJRK BRANCH NURSERIES, Dover, Del. 
SOY BEANS 
Early Yellow, choice for seed. My own growing. 
While they last $2 per bushel. Sacks free with two 
bushels. C. 0. CHURCHILL, Dowagiae, Mich. 
Vegetable Plants. 
Large transplanted plants of Cabbage, Tomato, 
Celery. Egg Plant, Pejjper and Gaulitlower. Write for 
Price List. 
.1. II. HUTTON ,v SO.V, Conynghani, Pa. 
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