New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-15

repeat do not be- AFRAID that yos sell yonr fruit
After people get taste you can se'l au you can io
berries and preserve tnen by drying Dried raspoer-
nee usually ea IN Now.York market 1t nbcuf 80 cents
pound. They arc easily dried and are pr0nt'oi'
crop .
First Of tie name The reason Why II wss called
sfrar5s ,rg j. unknown An the reasons gwen are IN,
saisfact0ry-sOne u them ridiculous. lts botanical
nor,e s Tragarq CfrOu rs2To, Lat 70 sucl sweety)
TIE Frogasia family is divided into the following va
Fragoria resco the wool.siravberry Of Great BIZ
ain Fruit yad white. and gIceu; small and hagTani.
r. CoHita-1, alive OF the Alps; irult white ana red'
small Migrant not prolific. Common undeS the NAME
v F. isSca-Yar1e Of India fruit yellow. and not
n elo,or--yatiye Of Germany. aud known tao
Hautbois, or highwood; color, pale rel
7. VIrgfEioEG-Ihe common red field strawberry Of
r gSaediso,e-A native Of South America and some
say Of the south part Of the United States large growth
and flowers; iri' red and white
T. CaflicRsis-A native Of Gill; and possibly ifcnt
II Is disputed whether the following should be ciassed
80 species OF sub spccies. iecRodsis, T. eoye'Gd
large calyy). +. B0acf lgHa loie .si.l)
r. Piaaiinoide, ipsinleayod) + Bsdftasis % Bue,
nos Ayres) r. WisoieRss common on the Illinois and
An lie improvements upon native sortF ard nearly
all the culture Of the Tregorfo j. confined 70 tie I
cnt century. although it has been grown in tie giruo.
oil the rich for several centuries It IS m TIC PeseHl
ace ONLY that il eonid De called the poor mans rl M
less when he gathered it where i grew Wild in lie
n e row inst 2o wears since Hovoy originated his
seeding which st holds its place near Boston as one
II tho best Of the American seedlings. His euceess
gs the great i'm petus that has moved oilers = iush
tie hest stock Of seeding strawberries IN the wofG.
Some Of them such AJAX gowers that they require
very different sol AID treatment from the Old SORTS
The common Scotch runner and the early scarlet,
49,, emile of ,Tiero ruch rark ,,r,uerS ~
many OF the latc now seedlings would perish.
GTUATOS-sOib AID CULTIVATION.
An tho rali growing SORTS shOuid b. planted in
deeply worked iich sell natuiely moist or ir-g0tcd
DO rot mean clayey SOIL thai is Vet when II rains
and baked ard cracked in drouts loT that Will XII
Strawberries
Deep plowirr ana thorough pulycrizltiou II one OF
Inc frs, uises and manure generally in all o.d s1s
a necessity Tho best ma9lfe is muck or wood -moid
or compost made OF sols and leayes Wood ashes ar
always beneficial Fresh animal dropliuga produce
much foliage and little fruit
For a choice situaton Tor strawberry PLOT in the
vicinity 81 NeSYork, VIC would select ~ old pasture
with sDrtl eastern exposure and pON u ngDt tces
deep with Michigan nOW, aud srbsol eight inches
IN the bottom OF each furrOT. Then barrow Dc manure
and set the vincs either IN Spring or Autumn ahd cub
tiyate them one year, and Gather one crop possibly
twO and then plOw them under. Never plant the same
ground with straw berries until come other crop hns
In seectug plants be careful to only those Shat
were nnde by runners the lat season ana have mover
borne fruit. Before setting eut Oh nearly onc-hah OF
the length Of the roofs. Then every cu root ~ SEND
cut hberS and new roots viii start nom ne crpAn
As the strawberry ID always thirsty 10 hotia 10 Waltf
your young plants.
Deep mulching If beneficial, because II KEEPS the
earth moist aud prevents weeds ron erowin@. straw
salt hay PUSHES coustaSs forest leaves, tan bark,
saWdust chips, shayings, &C.. are used as mlt'lg.
Where leather slaYings could be bad for hauling, they
would make excellent muchng.
WHAT PROPEB1Ifs slRAWBERf'fS SHOULD HIVE
We accept Brooklyn Scarlet IS the typo OF per
feet strawberry. it is perfect cone IN shape: 10 color
il beautiful clear scarlet rcd, which makes Gsh 81
the frit show beautifully; 10 ia one % the most Fragrant
Of the family; the flesh IL trn end sweet with pleas
ant and aromatic taste. and nets easily IN the mouth
- sktf
son represented by Black Prince. an English sort.
one o. the valuable qualities Of any sort tnI market
prrposos Is 10 have the fruit picked easily without
brusing like the Wilson. which breaks oil ron the
stalk with snap. leaving the cal,x adhering firmly
family use sort that aopiintes tho fruit rom
the cayK readily. like tho Austin. Russell. Union. a0d
others Is more convenient, ss the picker can gather
the berries ready for The table.
II Is important that any sort Whetle for lone use
maI ket should be productive or else u VAL soon he
discarded, no matter Vhet It's other Qualities 10 be
productive in fruit the plants must produce abundance
OF healthy foliage with long fruit stalks.
ANY sort that occasionally blasts from cold OF heat.
and fails To produce lrnit rs ire lrlonpe o. oh ls
done will never remain long IN favor, NOTWITHSTANDING
! like thHt SOFT, u Is pleasant 70 tie taste.
| Another objection to The IriOmphe De G9nd aud SOW
cra other so is The irregulari, uf form vi the berries
Ne would scecta sort whether round or conica where
1t failed To produce berries Of tie regular form
Many berries very handsome both in form and color.
and pleasant The taste lack essential QValliy TO
make them fN oriles with tie pubic-ihey arc almost
destitute OF that delightful perfume which gave the
original name 10 tho family. The Wild siIaH Derry o.
Our fields is type Ol this excellence.
Another requisite quality is SIZE Any sort 70 be
popular must produce large berries auch as viii he.
qucniiy messaIe four D. i've inches Ground We would
not sacrifice other good qualities q size athOrgi many
who purchase straw berries in market look Ia Sic only,
and pay accordingly. Large berries which grow hol
low soft and Of urinvitDg color, are not worth
cutyatins. Strong acid Is better than lusip.dy.
The profits OF strawberry culture are seneraly over.
stated Nj Fuller makes the following calculation OF
planting an acre IN the vicinity Of Ncw-Bolk;
Cost of plants II purchased Gt the ordinary rates,
SIS; manure flr TN Of ordinary sandy ipam 500.
labor in planting. eultiyang and nniehng ionr years
$50; rent Of land SO per acre quite too low-say
500; picking. at &c. per ct, S3s6-mahlg total OF
sll4 Such an acre. he calculates would produce ~
the four years three crops 81 go bushels eeeh, which
at - cents per quart would be 81 40. and give profit
Now we viii estimate the crop Mt just onehalf Of the
above product and calculate the value on The farm ~
/ ten cents IA quart. This would leave as pr0lt only
S2 aud thats better than the product upon most Of
/ the farm crops.
For second acre the cost Of plants would be saved
by growing them upon hc first s1d pant o. the value
/ Of the manure would 90 10 succeed Ling crop
Mr.. PARDEg % tie time Of writing his book, esti.
mated the ordinary return por acio ~ ~ sttragc
Of 5000 and the expense of cltyang SIS 60 60 pcr
acre annually and the cost Of picking ~ 80 pc bl,h"-
The estimates OF Weld per acre which he obtained ~
inquiries nom Boston 20 Cincinnati fom - To 40
bushels per acre lie calculates crop of 80 bushels 90
strawberries 80 TIE acre only hbOn prcpoIon8e 70 ten
busicls Of corn. lie thinks cror shosid never aver
age less than ~ bushels and IL the quality Il irst-Ia'e
tcy would yield $1,000 as the pncduct OF or iair acre
otEnd.
As TO oyerstoekiug the market with straVherfes,
that out Of the question M raIdee aseertaned the
consumption OF four cities for The year s1 rs ioIoEs
New York 1900 to $1,000 bushels; philadelphia. TO-
co.. 20 H. 900; Boston 9co 60 Hoo. Cincinnati, IL,
900 "a liD0 These estmstCs obtained from some
the principal dealers in each city Mr Pardoe a.
ccitaiued that tie receip,s In Newlork were often
1900 bushels per day. We boicye the consumption
now 10 I've more thaa double What il was when lie oh
tanned bis statistics
In a recent address before TIE American Institute
Horticultural SCcic;y. william H. PIirce Flgsiing