Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-09-27

is shou, t"o-thitds thai Of tho Hudson straw
berry, which Il well known 10 be large
rna.
Grove END seARLtr-Prinees Catalogue
No. 30.
/ 1his valuable variety, introduced IN nohee
by lie London Hart cailnrsl society ~ 1922
was originated from seed in 1920. and Inns hem
Subsequently figured & described in TIE Pom
/ logical Magazine. As variety Of the class 81
Scarlet stfawherr es it pnssessas peculiar nfflii
/ It Is = most productive bearer; and The frni IS
supfor ed a'i1l9 above The earth . hears car
rage securely su1 is remi rhably Handsome II
posspssps slight afidity but j. high navnnred
and much esteemed. The SIZE af the fruit /
particularly large FOR one Of the Scarlet class Of
/ asttened or compressed spherical figure, and
n fright light vermihnn colour Grai1s deeply
ssnkPn, With the intervals between them fatten
ed feb pale red aud Grm --rayx large an
rreeyed petals unusually larse, with marked
tendency toeXcred thc usual number Eve, there
being frequently eight or niae=-lhe apes aif
shorter than the loni stalks +; neduuelfs long,
eeeating tie ruif clear Of the lravps--'1' lot
s'alss are long ani ne t.lq smooth leaflets smal,
ohiane. add very deeply and sharply sefrated,
If tiglt char 1rern ,nlnnr. aud slightly harry
o. fhe IN l'r sjtle This Is genuine variety
~ o" ua.iy' Scarlet strawberry. fftger,a
rirgiatca,, IN neasls app.otehes II Ii ioiItse,
DC.
PnoIrlc uArraor,-- p.iacss Catalogue, NJ.
25
This may he deempd one o. to most vaina-
BIC acquisitions oft class who our gordens
have ever received, cd he variety am about
to describe. and wi ,h IS the only one correctly
kaown ny ,b,s till differs widely from surh
as a,a e. caliej in some collections of our
country. rht v4fieiy was fri described IN
| The ienann Horticultural So.ieiy's 1ransac
ions, aud su seqnrntY in tno Pathological
| hlaaaz.ne, which states i TO he the best in
Ensanj The observation has frequently been
made that the hau' bus strawberries wsrr gen.
eraliy barren OF only occasionally Of partially
productive, ard tbs remark Is correct 50 far
rs relates Il The old Euel sh hauibais, which
has male hasSnms az nne plauf asd Z m Ne OF
auofta r, IL which cass the sfrri'e plants be
Jog more vigorous ihan the fertile ones. they
hecome The most Numerous and gallo the ascrn-
iancy. and taen the Whole are coasidc ed as
barren anl detrfinfa'et. But me prrsrut VI.
riety having perfect siamens IN all lis flowers,
~ rot iia'is 20 this Inconvenience, and ls *
cpsdlaslr nro iuciise a al times. auI frequent
~ produces Secani crop in autumn, tas her
'ies u w. ieb are Of the largest Siz' Of any II
Yirljs, t-t less nunerops. The irun Is Of nbone
Ir conct' form, ob'u5ely poinied, dark dol
uhfnie or hincklsh AZ i,il mdtlitY anJ Of large
81 grains sjsuiiv emhc iaed lesh solid,
s, .-ea.sh, Wv hi4h ltvn'nr B, and masHy: tie
-aves are light green. faalsfp,k ior. ard hai
~, l.s1sts middle SIZED, OH -" aud halrY,
with coarse SIGNATURES Seaops lanE. raising the
Hoyers abnve e leavcs with bfanched peduu-
cies, calyx small aud rrfleXed prtals broad, a.
Il st imh Gated, III rwRrd. nideitogether sla-
meas strong, remaining after The fruits ripens
anther> peffert. The high escrilruGe, sizr
aud productveness Of this variety render it one
Of the n,ust desirable.
OLp PlNE, Oh CARoI,SA- Princes Supplement
Ont.
In 50 much estimation has this variety been
held dusing lorg period t1at the canal cue
at I. London 1t itcu'tnral Society enumerates
no les than u SYNONYMOUS ttles by Which
II is known in the different COLLECTIONS OF Eu-
rope.
rnis circumstance indicates how much
i is cultivated and valued in Europe where
IT is found IN many garden. OF cid sanding.
The London genealogical Magazine remarks,
BAT lis merit and value are uuieersaly adult
ted aud amidst the diversity of opinions as to
which is the best strawberry known, there can
nc no doubt but thai tins will always receive the
greatest number OF suncsges tors superiority.
~ many situations Il bears ab1ndants, IN most
Weil, and continues opgoduce on old beds Tor
several years.
The Guft Is large, form ovate-concial, some
times cocil's-eombed o. rich bright scarlet |
grains slightly embedded 1esh pale scarlet |
rich and jaiey, wnh very grateful favour
Inc leaves are very deep green, ln0istalk long |
and upright caly \ large and spteadius, and pc.
tai, large.
DawNroS- Princes Cdin,ogue. No. 10.
An Axtellcnt var ely raised by NJ Knight, |
President OF the London IloFtcnit ri Society
Ia 1917, The herues possess h gby aromatic
ia onr, and SOM of those paricsl formed are
cock CONF shaped but those ofihe general
crop are uniform, and regularly coneai, with
a neck-it IS later at majority than most o.
Tiers, and thereb serves 70 keep mp lie con-
tinuation ofthis delicious !ru,t or at the Pc
Rod oil perfection many other kinds have
ceased 10 produce The if1t is faiher large.
bu. varirs considerably, some berries beiag
vcrv large, end others bat medium when tn-
y r.pe o. dark pofplish scarlet hue grains
bat little embedded flesh scarlet and firm.
4 he raves readily distinguish tins variety, |
tleY neinE Of pale green colour, and very d,l-
fercut irOui tb0-e Of any otter SarjHty nave
a. srd ,He 10 u-taiks are very lang, leat"ts Of
him GESTURE aHd uoieutts si2as win large
co9r g selr turps--sahx large, greatly inenrg
ed, somei ,aas sft eadire, or, 4htiY sea zrl me
t'ls oval taperug 10 the claws the ssapes /
very long saf AMI strong. aud Very erect, /
win short crpWdei peduncrs, on which tlr /
flower are general : n~nprons, but many Pc (
wing ahortlye. the crop is no. very abundant.
the berries d. oota.I rfea At once, hut hy
degrees, 50 ne being greeaish When others are at
maturiiy.
(From the New York Evening POST
Stacked LIVE MANURE.
The season mas noa. arrived when farmers !
are preparing to soy thelr winter grain. ! he