THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
August 1 
5i4 
Notes from Rural Grounds. 
THE R. N.-Y.’S STRAWBERRY RE¬ 
PORT FOR 1896. 
Part TI. 
See’s No. 1 (B.)—From H. S. & A. J. 
See, Geneva, Pa.—April, 1895. May 27 : 
One of the earliest in our present collec¬ 
tion. Berries round, scarlet in color, 
and of high quality for so early a berry. 
Medium size, moderately firm, white 
fiesh. May 30 : Exceedingly prolific. 
The leaves are upright and rather small. 
Peduncles rather short and slender. As 
judged to-day, it is, all things consid¬ 
ered, one of the best earlies we have 
tried. .June 6: Vines very productive, 
berries firm and of fair quality. The 
objection is that they are too small. 
June 10 : Many small berries. June 15 : 
Still bearing many small berries, both 
green and ripe. June 19 : Many small 
berries still. 
See’s No. 2 (P.)—From same.—April, 
1895. May 3L : Berries large, heart- 
shaped, pointed, the tips sometimes 
white ; high quality. June 2 : Very pro¬ 
ductive, vines vigorous. June 4 : Very 
productive ; berries from small to me¬ 
dium, irregular in shape. Peduncles 
weak. Color of berry, bright scarlet; 
quality good, firm. Vines vigorous. 
June 10 : Still ripening. The vines con¬ 
tinued in bearing until June 19. 
See’s No. 3 (P.)—From same.—April, 
1895. June 0 : None ripe yet. June 8 : 
Berries medium to very large, scarlet 
color, broadly heart-shaped and regular; 
fairly firm and good quality. June 19 : 
Still bearing a large quantity of ripe 
berries ; dark red when fully ripe, of 
good quality and fairly firm. A promis¬ 
ing variety. 
See’s No. 4 (P.)—From same.—April, 
1895. June 2 : Ripening a few, heart- 
shaped, regular, not very firm berries. 
Vines vigorous and fairly productive. 
June 8 : Berries large, bright red, uni¬ 
formly irregul&r in shape; sour. June 
10 : Very productive ; the peduncles do 
not hold up the large clusters at all. 
J une 15 : Lots of green berries of me¬ 
dium size, a few ripe. June 19: Many 
green. 
See’s No. 5 (P.)—From same.—April, 
1895. June 2 : Ripening a few berries of 
conical shape, medium size and fair 
quality. Bi’ight red in color, somewhat 
necked; not firm. June 10: Not desir¬ 
able. 
James Truitt, No. 32 (P.)—Chanute, 
Kan.—August, 1894. June 2 : Medium 
to large size ; ripening. Conical shape, 
round tip, medium as to firmness ; good 
quality ; low vines. June 8 : Not very 
productive ; berries of medium size, scar¬ 
let and of good quality. Not recom¬ 
mended. 
Anna Kennedy (P.)—From J. T. Lov¬ 
ett, Little Silver, N. J.—August, 1895.— 
This is described as “ the most beautiful 
strawberry ever produced—a cross be¬ 
tween Jersey Queen and an unnamed 
seedling—a selection from 3,000 plants 
raised by Mr. Lovett. Fruit wonderful, 
round, as smooth as if molded ; flame 
color; so glossy that the light is re¬ 
flected as if from jewels. Rich, sweet, 
medium as to size and season of ripen¬ 
ing.” June 2 : Ripening ; seeds yellow 
and prominent; scarlet color, roundish 
n shape ; good form, fine quality ; mod¬ 
erately firm. June 4 : Not very produc¬ 
tive ; another season required. 
Joe (B.)—From J. H. Black, Eights - 
town, N. J.—September, 1895. Fine 
plants, tall, strong peduncles ; another 
season required. 
Michigan (B.) — From the same. — 
August, 1895. It is claimed that “ this 
is the latest of all strawberries—later 
than Gandy, and of a higher quality. It 
originated in Michigan, Van Buren 
County, in 1891. Handsome, firm, as 
large as Gandy, and ripening 10 days 
later.” June 4 : Beginning to ripen. 
The peduncles are short and do not sup¬ 
port the berries above the soil. Medium 
size, oval in shape ; of the finest quality. 
J une 8 : Another season required. 
Columbus (B.)—From J. H. Hale.— 
August, 1894. May 30 : Broadly heart- 
shaped with broad tips; often irregu¬ 
lar, prominent seams ; calyx often 
double. Prominent yellow seeds; medium 
as to firmness and quality. It is a mealy 
berry, large size ; vines vigorous and 
productive, peduncles rather short. June 
2 : Ripening a few ; roundish in shape ; 
medium size, irregular, fair quality. 
June 4 : Good quality ; not productive. 
June 8 : Not productive. June 10 : Not 
productive. 
Seedling (P.)—From Jackson & Per¬ 
kins, Newark, Wayne County, N. Y.— 
September, 1895. “ Selection from 1,000 
seedlings.” June 2 : Ripening a few. 
Reminds one of Timbrell in shape and 
color ; good quality. J une 4 : Berries 
large and vines productive. June 8 : A 
few very large and spongy berries. June 
10: Promising. June 19: The berries 
now are round-oblong and all the same 
shape ; crimson in color, good quality, 
prominent seeds and very prolific for 
plants set in September last. 
Chair’s Early (B.)— From J. S. Col¬ 
lins, Moorestown, N. J.—Not so early as 
many other kinds. June 8 : A great 
bearer. June 19 : Still productive, but 
the berries are not well held up. 
Greenville — From J. T. Lovett.— 
April, 1894. June 2 : Beginning to ripen; 
broadly heart-shaped, fair quality. June 
4: Some of the berries are irregular, and 
others seamed through the middle. June 
8 : Very productive of berries varying in 
size from small to large. June 15 : Many 
small berries. June 19 : Berries small 
to medium, not firm. 
Robbie (B.)—From J. H. Black & Son, 
Hightstown, N. J.—September, 1895. 
June 10: Ripe and ripening; berry 
broadly heart-shaped and perfectly regu¬ 
lar ; fine quality ; vigorous vines; berries 
large. June 19 : Ripening freely for Sep¬ 
tember vines. Berries only fairly firm, 
of good quality and medium size. 
Reba—F rom same.—September, 1895. 
June 2: Ripening; roundish, scarlet, 
fairly firm, fair quality. 
Nan (B )—From T. J. Dwyer, Corn¬ 
wall, N. Y.—April 1894. May 30: Me¬ 
dium size, heart-shaped, scarlet. Me¬ 
dium as to firmness and quality 7 . Among 
the earliest. June 8: Benies regular, 
but small. Our last year’s report of this 
variety was more favorable. 
William Belt (B.)—From C. A. Green, 
Rochester, N. Y.—June 4: Ripening; 
leaves large, dark green. Berries large, 
finest quality—often broadly heart- 
shaped, sometimes irregular. Another 
season required. 
Rural, proposed, (B.)—From Samuel 
G. Winant, Roseville, Staten Island, N. 
Y.—September, 1895. June 4 : Ripening; 
round with pointed tip ; good quality, 
but rather soft. Another season re¬ 
quired. 
H. W. Beecher—D iscarded. 
Strouse Champion (B.)—From David 
Strouse, Royers Ford, Pa —July, 1895. 
June 4: Ripening well at this date; 
berries long, conical, some neck ; scarlet, 
good quality, red flesh. Vigorous vines. 
July 19 : Ripening freely from medium 
to very large berries ; quality fair, me¬ 
dium as to firmness. Another season re¬ 
quired. 
Hulless —August, 1894. We have 
little to add to previous reports. Qual¬ 
ity, medium, rather soft. Berries large, 
broadly heart-shaped. It is a productive 
variety—and ripens its berries through a 
long period. Its peculiarity is the read¬ 
iness with which the berry parts from 
the receptacle; usually, however, a 
piece of flesh goes with the receptacle 
leaving a conical hole m the berry. 
Glen Mary (B.)—From E. T. Ingram, 
WestChester, Pa.—April, 1894. June 2 : 
Ripening a few. June 7 : Ripening a 
great quantity of berries from medium 
to largest size. June 8 : Berries among 
the largest at this time, varying in shape 
from Sharpless to heart-shaped ; good 
quality, often with white tips ; peduncles 
weak, vines need mulching. It ripens 
through a long season. Quality, very 
good. 
Edith (P.) —From the Cleveland Com¬ 
pany, Rio Vista, Va.—April, 1894. June 
4 : Ripening a few; deep red in color, 
rather soft. Not valuable. 
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No Name —From same.—April, 1894. 
June 2 : Beginning to ripen ; medium 
size, very irregular in shape, very pro¬ 
ductive. June 5 : Resembles the Sharp¬ 
less in shape and color, but does not 
average as large. Dark red flesh. Not 
valuable. 
Annie Lawrie (B.) —From M. Craw¬ 
ford, Cuyahoga Falls, O.—May, 1894. 
The vines are, this season, low and un¬ 
productive. 
Blonde —From G. Cowing, Muncie, 
Ind.—April, 1894. June 4 : First ripe 
berries ; broadly heart-shaped, good 
flavor, large size. June 8 : In color be¬ 
tween crimson and scarlet, varying from 
small to very large in size. Shape vary- 
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