THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
July- 25 
498 
Notes from Rural Grounds. 
THE R. N.-Y.’S STRAWBERRY RE¬ 
PORT FOR 1896. 
Part I. 
The season was a favorable one 
throughout, except that during the 
latter part of it, there was too much 
rain. The soil of our trial plot is a 
loam, inclining just a little bit more to 
clay than to sand. It has never had any 
manure to speak of, except the mulch 
which is placed between the rows after 
the soil is frozen. 
Bouncer. —This was sent to us by J. 
H. Hale of South Glastonbury, Conn., 
during April of last year, under the 
name of Big Unnamed. The sum of $50 
was oifered for a name, and Bouncer 
was selected. It is a bisexual variety. 
June 2 : Just beginning to ripen. Vines 
vigorous and productive ; berries large, 
but variously shaped and seamed ; fruit 
held up well on strong peduncles. June 
4 : A few large berries ripening, white 
tips, crimson color, fair quality. Berries 
average large, but there are no two 
alike in shape. June 6 : Vigorous vines, 
not productive. Berries of medium size 
continued to ripen until June 15 : We 
are thus far disappointed in Bouncer. 
Giant (Bisexual)—From J. H. Hale, 
spring of 1895.—June 6 : Not productive. 
Berries light red and much the shape of 
Cumberland Triumph. June 10 : Perfect 
shape, but not productive. Large ber¬ 
ries of a light color. June 19: Still 
ripening in fair quantity. Soft. 
No. 25 (B.)—From Slaymaker & Son, 
Dover, Del.—April, 1895. June 2: Late. 
June 6 : A few berries of large size ; 
vines thrifty. June 8 : Vines not very 
productive, but the berries are large and 
of fair form ; scarlet color, fair quality 
only. June 19 : Some berries still ripen¬ 
ing, of fair size. 
No. 12 — From same. — April, 1895. 
June 2 : Beginning to ripen. Berry 
broadly heart-shaped, quite regular. 
Quality good ; berries not well held up. 
June G : Small berries. June 8 : Not 
productive. June 10: No change. June 
15 : Very few. 
No. 2—From same.—June 4 : Just be¬ 
ginning to ripen. Berry large, broadly 
heart shaped and of good quality ; foli¬ 
age scanty. June 6 : Large berries, 
irregular shape, not productive. June 
19 : A few green berries yet, and a few 
ripe of fair size. 
No. 1 (Pistillate)—From same.—June 
2 : Ripening ; scanty foliage. Berries 
large, broadly heart shaped, sometimes 
ribbed; scarlet to crimson in color; 
good quality ; fairly productive. June 
6 : Large and irregular. June 10 : Still 
productive ; glossy crimson color ; good 
shape. June 19: A few ripe and some 
green ; low vines. 
Hall (B.)—From David Baird & Son, 
Manalapan, N. J.—April, 1895. A few 
ripe. Vines of medium vigor. Berries 
Crescent-shaped, of poor quality. June 
10: Height of season. We do not recom¬ 
mend it. 
Hudson (P.)—From J. H. Lindsley, 
White House Station, N. J.—June 2: 
Thrifty vines. June 4 : Promise at this 
date to be very productive ; none yet 
ripe. Berries irregular in shape, knotted 
and twisted. June 10 : Still very produc¬ 
tive, with half the crop still to ripen ; 
irregular shape, white tips. June 15 : 
Fairly productive of ripe berries, many 
green ones, all small. 
Excelsior (B )—From James Shaw, 
South Hadley, Mass.—April, 1895. Said 
to be a cross between Duchess and Cres¬ 
cent. June 2: Ripening. Very large 
berries, conical, heart - shaped ; good 
quality; berries not well held up. June 
4 : Berries too soft for a distant market. 
June 5 : Productive, berries Crescent¬ 
shaped and firmer; quality medium. 
June 10 : Height of season. June 19 : 
Still a few. 
Sparta (B )—From M. A. Thayer, 
Sparta, Wis.—April, 1895. June 2: Be¬ 
ginning to ripen ; berries irregular with 
long necks and often with green tips. 
June 4 : Berries small to medium, fine 
quality. June 6 : Vines healthy and 
vigorous, not productive. June 10 : Not 
productive. Not recommended. 
Enormous (P.) —W. F. Allen Jr., Salis¬ 
bury, Md.—April, 1895. June 2 : None 
ripe. June 6 : Vines vigorous and pro¬ 
ductive ; berries large and often cox- 
combed ; medium quality. June 8 : Good 
quality. June 10 : Still productive, 
with many to ripen. June 15 : A 
few ripe of good size. June 19 : Many 
ripe and many green of medium size. 
Arrow (P.)—From same.—May 30 : A 
few ripening ; conical shape, crimson 
color, medium size. Firm and of fair 
quality. July 4 : Ripening a fair quan¬ 
tity of small to medium berries. Not 
recommended. 
Champion of England (B.)—From R. 
Johnston, Shortsville, N. Y.—April, 1895. 
June 4: Just beginning to ripen. Berries 
of large size, fine quality, broadly heart- 
shaped, sometimes with green tips. Vines 
productive. June 6 : The largest ber¬ 
ries we have had up to this date. A 
mealy berry of excellent quality ; better 
shape than Sharpless, all the berries 
very large. Scarlet in color and firm 
for so large a berry. June 8 : Berries 
average very large, not very firm; be¬ 
tween crimson and scarlet in color, and 
of the first quality. June 10 : Not pro¬ 
ductive. June 15 : Season over. We 
recommend it for trial. 
Erie (B.)—From same.—April, 1895. 
June 2 : Among the most vigorous vines 
in our present collection. June G : One 
of the latest varieties. June 8 : Only a 
few ripening; of good quality ; large 
size; heart shaped; often Sharpless 
shaped. The pistils cling to the seeds 
more than most other varieties, making 
the surface somewhat bearded. June 
10 : Large quantities of ripe and green 
berries. A very productive kind and one 
of the latest. June 19 : Medium sized 
berries and many of them. Still many 
green berries. A promising late variety. 
Carrie (P.)—From Thompson Sons, 
Rio Vista, Va.—April, 1895. June 2 : 
Ripening, conical shaped, medium sized, 
scarlet color, moderately firm. June 4 : 
Berries large, vines extremely produc¬ 
tive. June 5 : Berries rather soft, with 
white tips. June 8 : Very productive ; 
berries rest upon the ground. June 10 : 
Height of season. The tips are not 
white now. The objection to this variety 
seems to be that the peduncles do not 
hold up the berries at all. June 19 : A 
fair quantity of ripe and green berries 
still, from small to medium size. 
Seedling of Geo. Sloan (P.)— Seely, O. 
—April, 1895. J une 2 : Ripening some very 
large berries, which are often fan-shaped 
and irregular and not very firm; be - 
tween scarlet and crimson in color ; flesh 
red and of fine quality. Vigorous vines. 
June 4 : Berries large, vines productive ; 
the berries are inclined to part in the 
center. June G : Large, irregular shaped 
berries, scarlet color, light flesh, fair 
quality only. June8: The berries are 
roundish in form, medium to large size 
and often hollow—“ hollow-hearted ” as 
we would say of a potato. June 10: 
Ripening in large quantities ; quality 
fair. June 15 : Still many green berries. 
Rigeway (B.)—From M. H. Rigeway, 
Wabash, Ind.—April, 1895. June 4: Be¬ 
ginning to ripen ; berries large, rounded, 
oval in shape ; white flesh, good quality. 
Vines very thrifty and productive. June 
6 : A few ripe ; broadly heart shaped, 
excellent quality ; scarlet color. Firm 
for so large a berry. June 10 : Ripening 
in large quantities ; the berries are now 
rather soft. This seems to be one of the 
most promising varieties among new 
strawberries. 
Allen (B.)—From W. F. Allen Jr., 
Salisbury, Md.—Spring of 1895. June 2: 
Conical shape, long with some neck; 
fine quality, not firm. June 6 : Light 
crimson in color, from medium to very 
Large. Peduncles do not hold up the 
berries well. The variety does not seem 
to be of any special merit. 
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