Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-08
CITY AND COUNTY.


very fine and extensive. Among them were.
of roses, the Lamarque, Cloth of Gold. Au
! gusta, Isabella Grey, AnnieVibert Multiflura,
Souvenir de Malmaison, Queen of France,
Soirano, Hermoza, Also Camellia Queen
Victoria, Cematis, Euphorbia Splendens, Gil
anthus Magnificus, and a great variety OF
Azaleas, Heliotropes, Cinerarias, and Geran-
ums.
Fiut.-Mr. Edward Earle sustained his re,
putation. An original advocate OF these meet
ings, to no one are they more indebted Tor
their success. His contribution OF exotics
comprised the Musa Sapientum Prunus Do
meslica, Ficus Carica and Citrus Aurautium.
There was also handsome dish of the North
ern Spy apple.
Col. P. W. Taft presented the society with
numerous singular specimens of foliage,
plucked in 1S47 from different varieties of
trees, shrubs, &C., planted by Washington at
Mount Vernon. Also an ear of corn, grown
at the same hallowed spot, in that year. Be-
sides other curosites of a similar nature.
| Discussion P. j. NJ Earle in the chair.
! The committee on straw berries, Edward
Earle, chairman, reported as follows
1.-The committee appointed last week to re-
port the names OF some of the most desirable
| kinds of rawberries ior family Use and the
market, have attended TO their duty and sub
nit the subjoined list: Hoveys Seeding,
Jenney's Seeding, Jenny Lind and Wilson's
Albany. They esteem these the most popu-
lar and productive varieties under general cul
tivation.
IL
| wheIel known, is spoken OF in the highest
terms aud bids fair to stand al the head OF the
LIST.
Much is said about high cultivation for the
strawberry. Ii is of great Importance, and
will generally secure good crop, even in a
rather dry time. But light or poor soil is
| quite as sure to give an equally good crop, if
kept regularly watered from the setting OF the
fruit until its maturity" In behalf of the COM
mittee. EDWARD EARLE, Chairman.
The report having been accepted, upon mo-
ton it was voted to discuss the varieties
| recommended seIiatim.
HOvey'S Seediing-D. Waldo Lincoln, Esq,
supposed that no one would dispute the excel
| lence or productiveness of this variety.
| NJ. Earle-But it has been bitterly disputed.
| d. w. Lincon-Then they cannot have been
the genuine Hovey. He was aware that
| there were spurious ones j. NJ. Earle re-
membered being at Cincinnati, some years
| since, and finding that Hoveys Seeding
brought a higher price than any other, AT
the period of his return home, through Phila-
delphia, the Hoyey brought double the sum
of any other variety This was about the
time of the savage attack upon Hovey's Seed.
ling by Longworth. And yet but little
while after Hovey's Seeding took the one
hundred dollar prize at Cincinnati, in spite Of
the influence OF Longworth and also Of local
partially. d. w. Lincoln-Take it all in ALL
it is the best. People may prefer, for eating
some other especial variety just as they
would choose the Bartlett among pears, but
Hoveys Seeding stands at the head. 1t will
bear as full crops upon givenspiece of land
as any other. lie has generally planted with
row of trees between the rows Of straw Der.
ries. He once tried the experiment of plant
ing the pistillates and staminates at least ten
rods apart, and yet hal a magnificent crop.
They were perfectly formulated. Ioyey's
Seeding was unanimously adopted.
Jennys Seedlihg.-Edward Earle 1t is
about as well known as Hovey j. NJ Earle
has seen it sharply criticised 1t is Il tart ber-
ry, although very handsome. O.. B. Had.
wen-has raised it. 1t is rather acid. Get it
thoroughly ripe, pick it few hours before
eating, and it will be satisfactory. He has
found it more profitable for the market than
HOvey. 1t is very good for preserves. d. w,
Lincoln-lt covers the ground perfectly, more
than any other kind. 1t is handsome fruit
but as acid as Wilson's Albany, and has a fla
vor that the Wilson has not w. 7. Mer
| rifeld-Is it very productive! His own expe-
rience was that it yielded poorly. o. B. Had.
wen--raises Strawberries for the market, OF
course his object is to get large crops. Is per
fectly content with Jenny's Seeding in that
respect D. w. Lincon-It is productive
The flavor OF the berries, is however, unequal
! Jenney's Seeding was adopted.
jenny Lind The two varieties already
adopted are pistates
vi course it will be understood that stami-
nalesmust be planted with them If the Early
Virginia were larger, he would recommend it
IN preference to any other, but il is small, di
mlnlshng especially during the second year.
Edward Eare-has not raised the Jenny Lind,
but has heard it well spoken Of 0. B. Had
wen-thinks it is not productive. 1t is, how
ever, fine fruit VIM. Y Merrifeld-has
raised them. Cues byiD. w. Lincoln-what
did you think of them? VIM. r. Merrifeld-
did not get enough 10 enable me to form an
opinion a general laugh ensued, when, on
motion OF ID. w, Lincoln, it was voted TO pass
over Jenny Lind.
WILSON'S ABaay-Edward Earle has raised
them ever since they were introduced into
Worcester. Never had like success as with
the Wilson. They want to be thoroughly
ripe, however; as dark as some cherres--sav
D the Tartaran. S. V. Stone-If person
should take plate Of Wilson's first, and after.
4 wards one OF Hoyey's, he will scarcely relish
p, the latter. Thinks that the uniayorable opin.
t ion Of the Wilson strawberry, adopted by so
e many, is owing to their not ealing it ripe
i Remembering the usual color of strawberre
! they pick the Wilson too early, not waiting
! its perfect maturity. AS to its productive.
t ness, he has bed 20 feet by G, from which
4 last year he picked rs boxes. His vines were
not winter killed. d. w. Lncoln-NIine
4 were in patches here and there. Jenney's