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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 16 
STRAWBERRY NOTES. 
The climate and the soil of the Rural 
Grounds are not especially favorable to 
strawberries; hence it is, perhaps, that 
the varieties which we have praised or 
condemned during' the past 20 years, 
have been hound to be, in most other 
parts of the strawberry-growing country, 
praised or condemned. The one excep¬ 
tion to this is the Timbrell. More than 
one complaint has come to us that our 
praise of this variety was not merited. 
The R.-N.-Y. is alwaj’s ready to rectify 
its errors. Rut really we do not see 
what we have to rectify in the case of 
the Timbrell. The one, and only re¬ 
proach, in so far as we know, is that the 
berries are mottled, therefore rejected 
by the market. But while we praised 
the berry for its exquisite quality, good 
shape and firmness, we emphasized the 
fact that the berries were mottled. The 
“market” has no just appreciation of 
quality in any of the small fruits, especi¬ 
ally those that are eaten with sugar. 
Appearance sells the berries—the sugar 
does the rest. We do not believe that 
one retail buyer in 30 asks the name of a 
strawberry, any more than he does the 
name of a potato. Large size and shapeli¬ 
ness are alone regarded—more in the 
berry, however, than in the potato. 
Last Fall, we destroyed 50 different 
kinds of strawberries that had been 
sufficiently tried and approved or found 
wanting. The number of new kinds 
largely increases every year, so that it 
is now practically impossible for us to 
try all the strawberry novelties that are 
offered or are sent to the Rural Grounds. 
Among those which have been tried dur¬ 
ing the past year or so there are several 
that seem especially meritorious. 
The season has been exceptionally cold, 
rainy and backward, so that, while the 
plants have made a fine growth, there 
has been less difference between the 
ripening periods of the early, intermedi¬ 
ate and late kinds than usual. The 
season has, therefore, been short. 
Nettie. —Plants were received from 
Joseph II. Black, Son, & Co., Hights- 
town, N. J., not until September 10, of 
last Fall.—The flower is pistillate. If 
due consideration be given that they 
were Fall-set plants (not potted) we 
must regard this as one of the most 
promising berries we have ever tried. 
It is not always the case, however, that 
the promise of the first season will be 
fulfilled the second. We are merely 
judging the variety as we see it now. 
The berries range from large to the 
largest, and are of goodly form—heart- 
shaped—with the seeds deeply imbedded. 
Each peduncle bears 10 or more berries 
of quite uniform size, ripening not until 
June 20. They are moderately firm and 
of that kind of acidity that makes them 
of high quality when sufficient sugar 
is used. June 22—we again emphasize 
the fact that this is the most vigorous 
and productive variety, as judged by 
Fall-set plants, that we have ever tried. 
See Fig. 222, page 494. 
Sample. —From C. S. Pratt, Reading, 
Mass.—Plants received during April of 
1897 ; also, April 11 of 1898. The flower 
is imperfect. The berries are medium to 
large, regular, heart-shaped, crimson, 
fairly firm, and of mild quality. Mr. 
Pratt claims that “it is the best berry 
ever sent out.” We are not at present 
quite prepared to dispute his claim. The 
vines are vigorous and very productive. 
The berries are not only often of the 
largest size, but they are of perfect 
shape, and uniformly so. There are no 
white tips. Considering their size, the 
berries are firm. Though the peduncles 
are strong, there are so many berries 
upon them that they lie upon the ground. 
June 17 was the height of its season. 
They continued a perfect shape, there 
being not an irregular berry upon any 
one of the plants. June 20: Still in 
heavy bearing. 
Nina. —From Jos. II. Black, Son & Co. 
—Received September 10, 1897. Flowers 
perfect. June 10, 1898 : Plants highly 
vigorous, which may be said of nearly all 
the varieties sent to us by this firm. 
Berries round, heart-shaped, medium 
size, crimson, medium firmness, mild 
quality. 
Baker’s Seedling No. 1.—From F. M. 
Baker, Rome City, Ind., April, 1897.— 
Flower perfect. June 13,1898: Extremely 
productive ; ripe and ripening. Berries 
firm, scarlet color ; medium size, broadly 
heart-shaped or round ; quality, mild. 
June 19: Vines wonderfully vigorous; 
berries medium size, round, very deeply 
pitted, scarlet, firm. A picker remarked : 
“ I have never before seen so many ripe 
berries on vines at the same time and so 
few spoiled.” It is really a marvel of 
productiveness, the objection being that 
the berries are not well held up. 
McKinley. —Plants received August 6, 
1896, from Ellwanger & Barry.—Flower 
perfect. July 13, 1898: Vines vigorous; 
berries of crimson color, quite firm, 
broadly conical ; tips very pointed ; qual¬ 
ity excellent. Berries are variable in 
shape, and from medium size to large. 
Vines are unusually productive and vig¬ 
orous, the one objection being that the 
berries are not well held up. 
William Belt. —From C. A. Green, 
Rochester, N. Y.—Perfect flowers. Ber¬ 
ries, fine quality, of irregular shape, 
often broadly fan-shaped. The peduncles 
are slender, and it has not proved pro¬ 
ductive. The quality is good, the berries 
averaging from small to medium size. 
We have received so many favorable re¬ 
ports of the William Belt from many 
parts of the country, that we are giving 
it another trial, the plants having been 
set last Spring. 
Reba. —From Jos. H. Black, Son & Co., 
September, 1895. — Flowers imperfect. 
June 13, 1898: Ripening freely, vines 
continue to be vigorous and productive. 
June 17: Height of season. This sea¬ 
son, it has been one of our most produc¬ 
tive varieties. It is now laden with 
fruit, ripe and ripening—size from large 
to largest ; nearly round, crimson color, 
fairly firm, fair quality. It is a hardy, 
long-lived variety. See Fig. 223, page 
494. 
Gladstone. —Mr. F. F. Merceron, of 
Catawissa, Pa., sent us a box of the 
fruit of this apparently remarkable va¬ 
riety June 6, as has already been noted 
(see page 450, June 25). He claims that 
the berries ripen with Michel’s Early. 
The berries averaged as large as those of 
Bubach and they were of high quality. 
This berry is not yet for sale, but we 
want our readers, so to say, to keep their 
eyes on it. 
The Giant, introduced by J. H. Hale, 
during 1895, is not a success at the Rural 
Grounds. 
Champion of England. — From R. 
Johnston, Shortsville, N. Y., April, 1895 
— A long-lived and vigorous variety, per¬ 
fect flower. Berry fine shape, broadly 
conical, medium red in color, good qual 
ity, from large to very large. It ripens 
through a long season, from June 7 to 
June 21. It is well worthy of trial. 
Erie. — From R. Johnston. — Perfect 
/CRIMSON 
VrLOVER 
and other Seeds for Summer Sowing. Write for 
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HENRY A. DREER, Philadelphia. 
Mrt rail IIQF—Twelve successive Crops of 
llU rAILUnC Crimson Clover. Again I offer 
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seeds. Fresh, bright and clean. 
SAM. H. DERBY, Woodside, Del. 
Crimson Clover & Essex Dwarf Rape Seeds. 
Thomas McElroy. European Seed Commission Mer¬ 
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of Crimson Clover and Essex Dwarf Rape Seeds 
Samples and prices on application: dealers only. 
flower. This is a late variety of un¬ 
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cr.p CRIMSON CLOVER SEED’™ STS 
price address CHAS. BARKER, Milford. Del. 
tive variety in our present collection. 
Ridgeway. — From M. H. Ridgeway, 
Wabash, Ind. — Perfect flower. Plants 
CRIMSON CL0VtR SEED 
w w w ■ ■ Wholesale and retail. Prices on 
application. R. S. Johnston. Box 4, Stockley, Del. 
were sent to us during April, 1895. It is 
a late variety, but ripens through a long 
season. The berries are broadly heart- 
shaped, scarlet outside, rose color within 
and of excellent quality. They average 
very large in size. The vines are vigor¬ 
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early June, and continues to ripen until 
VICIA VILLOSA 
Succeeds well on all soils and in all climates, 
and does not suffer from extreme drought, 
heat or cold. Sown in Fall orSprlng. itquickly 
produces a most luxuriant crop that will 
remain green throughout all but the most 
severe Winter weather. Write for circular: 
also Fieid Seed Price-List. 
The Henry Philipps Seed and Implement Co., 
115 & 117 St. Clair St., Toledo, Ohio. 
June 20 or after. 
Clyde. — From Enos W. Dunham, 
Stevensville, Mich., 1896. — Perfect flower. 
Berries from large to largest, fair quality 
only ; not well held up. Broadly heart- 
shaped. Medium red color, fairly firm. 
(Continued on next page.) 
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