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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 17 
STRAWBERRY NOTES FOR 1897. 
The season could hardly have been 
more favorable for strawberries; except 
that, in the early part of it, frosts were 
of almost nightly occurrence. The rain¬ 
fall, too, has been somewhat excessive, 
causing the berries to be softer than 
they would have been in a drier season, 
and of lower quality. 
Bouncer. —Received from J. H. Hale, 
April, 1895, as “Big Unnamed.” June 
1 : Vines moderately vigorous, fairly 
productive, berries medium size, uneven 
shape; a few changing color. June 8 : 
This is not a success here, either as 
to vigor of vine, productiveness, shape 
or quality. This was essentially our 
report last year. 
Giant. —J. H. Hale, 1895 —Perfect 
flower. Our report last year was un¬ 
favorable. J une 1 : Foliage scanty, bear¬ 
ing many berries, now ripe. June 21 : 
Many small berries. 
No. 25. — From Slaymaker & Son, 
Dover, Del. April 1895.—Perfect flower. 
June 1: Not productive. June 8 : Plenty 
of foliage, but no berries. 
No. 12.—From same, April, 1895.—J une 
1: Beginning to ripen; of no especial 
value. 
No. 1.—From same. Imperfect flower. 
Our last year’s report was quite favor¬ 
able, but this season the variety seems 
of no especial merit. 
Hall. — From David Baird & Son, 
Manalapan, N. J.—Not a success with 
us. 
Hudson. —From J. H. Lindsley, White 
House Sta., N. J. Imperfect flower, a 
late variety, productive of berries of 
irregular shape, berries not well held 
up. 
Excelsior. —From James Shaw, Had¬ 
ley, Mass., April, 1895. Perfect flower. 
June 2: Ripening; berries large, long, 
heart-3haped, good quality, not well 
held up, too soft for market. Vines 
short lived. 
Starta. —From M. A. Thayer, Sparta, 
Wis., April, 1895. Perfect flower. Vines 
healthy and vigorous, but not produc¬ 
tive ; berries variable in shape. 
Enormous. —From W. F. Allen, Jr., 
Salisbury, Md., April, 1895 Imperfect 
flower. June 1: Vines vigorous and 
productive—no ripe fruit. June 8 : Very 
productive, many berries to a peduncle, 
medium size, fair shape, medium quality, 
berries not well held up. June 21 : Still 
bearing many berries small to medium 
in size. 
Arrow. — From same. — Imperfect 
flower. Not recommended. 
Champion of England. — From R. 
Johnston, Shortsville, N. Y., April, 1895. 
—Perfect flower. June 1 : Among the 
most vigorous growers; promises to 
be as prolific as it was last year. June 
8 : Berries fine shape, broadly conical, 
medium red in color, good quality, from 
large to very large; one of the most pro¬ 
ductive varieties in our collection. J une 
11: Just at the height of its season; fine 
quality, flesh red. Commended for vigor 
of vine, size of berry, shape, quality 
and productiveness—and productiveness 
through a long season. June 16 : Still 
bearing well ; berries of fair size. June 
21: Still bearing quite freely berries of 
small to medium to large size and ex¬ 
cellent quality. Vines still vigorous and 
healthy. See Fig. 199, page 467. 
Erie. — From same, 1895. — Perfect 
flower. June 1 : Vines vigorous and 
set with many berries, none yet ripe. 
J une 8 : Erie is later than Champion of 
England, and in most respects inferior. 
June 11: One of the latest varieties; 
berry of medium size, very dark red and 
of good quality : firm, peduncles rather 
short. June 16 : Bearing well, but the 
berries are somewhat under size. June 
21 : Thousands of berries ; no other 
variety is bearing so many, but they are 
all resting on the ground and rotting. 
Carrie. —From Thompson Sons, Rio 
Vista, Va., April, 1895.— Flower imper¬ 
fect. June 1: Vines vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive, a few ripening ; broadly conical 
shape and quite regular. June 8 : Ripen¬ 
ing freely and highly productive. Its 
chief failing is that the berries are not 
well held up; quite firm, medium quality. 
June 11: Not yet at height of its sea¬ 
son, though very productive ; berries 
average large size, conical shape and fair 
quality. June 16 : Bearing well. Ber¬ 
ries of medium size, not very firm. June 
21 : Still ripening many berries of me¬ 
dium size. 
Seedling of Geo. Sloan. —Seely, O., 
April, 1895.—Imperfect flower. June 1 : 
Vines of medium vigor only. They are 
productive, but the berries are of poor 
shape ; a few changing color. It is a 
productive variety, and this is about the 
most that can be said in its favor. June 
11: Some large berries of crinkly 
shape. June 21: Bearing a large quan¬ 
tity of berries of small size. 
Superb —From B. F. Albaugh & Son, 
Covington, O., April, 1896. — June 1 : 
Plants of medium vigor, produetive and 
early. Berries short, heart-shape and 
regular ; scarlet color, medium firmness 
and high quality. The peduncles are 
rather short. It is a promising early 
variety, larger than most other berries 
ripening at this time. June 8 : Soft, of 
high quality. Its season is medium. 
Vines vigorous and fairly productive. 
Ridgeway. —From M. H. Ridgeway, 
Wabash, Ind., April, 1895.—Perfect 
flower. Vines very thrifty, but the ber¬ 
ries are not well held up. J une 6 : A 
few ripening, broadly heart-shaped, reg¬ 
ular, excellent quality, scarlet color, 
light flesh. One of the best of our later 
collection. June 10 : Ripening in large 
quantities, splendid vines. June 17: Lots 
of little green berries. 
See’s No. 1. — From H. S. & A. J. 
See, Geneva, Pa , April, 1895.—Perfect 
flower. One of the earliest in our col¬ 
lection. The vines are very prolific, the 
chief objection to the variety being that 
the berries are too small. 
See’s No. 2.—From same, 1895.—Im¬ 
perfect flower. June 2: Very produc¬ 
tive, vines vigorous ; a few ripening, 
large size, irregular shape ; tips often 
white. June 8 : Many berries ripening 
of medium size. This variety ripens 
through a long period. Good quality. 
See’s No. 3 —From same, April, 1895. 
—Imperfect flower. June 1 : Vines vig¬ 
orous and productive ; none ripe yet. 
June 8 : Berries roundish heart-shaped, 
regular and of fair quality. This is a 
fair berry in all ways, but in no way re¬ 
markable. 
See’s No. 4. —From same, April, 1895. 
—Imperfect flower. This is a very pro¬ 
ductive late variety ; the berries are 
large, of a medium red color, uniformly 
irregular in shape and of poor quality. 
The berries are not well held up. 
See’s No. 5. —From same, April, 1895. 
—Imperfect flower ; not desirable. 
Clyde. — From Enos W. Dunham, 
SteveDSville,Mich., 1896.—Perfect flower. 
June 8 : A very promising variety, vines 
vigorous. Berries from large to largest, 
fair quality. For so large a berry, it is 
of excellent shape ; it is of a medium r d 
c alor ; fairly firm ; berries not well held 
up, but it would require very strong 
stems to hold up such large berries and 
so many of them. Among our most 
productive varieties. June 11: Berries 
not firm as judged during this wet sea¬ 
son. June 16 : Fairly productive of ber¬ 
ries from large to medium size, not well 
held up, good quality. 
Miller No 2.—From same, March, 
1896.—Perfect flower. June 8 : Gener¬ 
ally conical, medium red color, red 
flesh, good quality. June 16: Some of 
the vines are very productive at this 
time. Some of the berries have a slight 
neck ; quite firm, medium to large in 
size, yellow seeds, quality not high. 
Another season required. 
Marguerite. —From J. C. Grossman, 
1896.—Perfect flower. From medium to 
large size, occasionally largest ; berries 
red flesh, of remarkably good quality 
for so large a berry ; not firm as judged 
during this rainy season. June 11 : Still 
productive. June 16 : Berries not well 
held up; small to medium size, fair 
quality. The variety seems, at least, 
worthy of trial for home use. 
Anna Kennedy. —From J. T. Lovett, 
Little Silver, N. J., August, 1895.—Im¬ 
perfect flower. June 1 : The vines are 
still of medium vigor and ripening a 
few berries of perfect shape and fine 
quality. In quality and shape, it is the 
best of any ripening at this time. The 
berries are of medium size and ripen 
evenly. 
Michigan. —From same, August, 1895. 
—Perfect flower. This was recommended 
as the latest of all strawberries, 10 days 
later than Gandy. At the Rural Grounds, 
the peduncles are short and do not sup¬ 
port the berries above the soil. The 
berry is of medium size, good shape and 
excellent quality. June 1 : Vines not 
vigorous. 
Henry.— From W. A. Baker, Wolcott, 
N. Y., April, 1896 —Perfect flower. June 
2 : Leaves diseased, plants feeble. 
Ocean City. —From J. G. Harrison & 
Sons, Berlin, Md., April, 1896 —Not 
promising. 
Columbus —From J. H. Hale, South 
Glastonbury, Conn., August, 1894.—Per¬ 
fect flower. This is an early variety, 
but not productive. 
Carrie.— From J. H. Black, Son & Co., 
Hightstown, N. J , September, 1895 — 
Imperfect flower. The berries of 1896 
began to ripen June 3. They were of 
the largest size and much the shape of 
Parker Earle, having some neck and 
being largest in the middle and taper¬ 
ing towards the stem and tip. June 2, 
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Crimson Rlover 
Descriptive Circular on Application. 
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CRIMSON 
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Crimson Clover Seed. 
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Crimson Clover Seed. 
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Crimson Clover. 
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75 Varieties in Stock. 
Largest stock of Peach Trees in the 
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