The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-12
The Strawberry.

The earliest, tho most paiatahle as
well as tho most healthy fruit grow
in this climate, is the strawberry. 1t
riucus just at tho tiEIe of year when
the appetite most desires, aud the Sys-
N most requires, some refreshing
fruit, aud when no other can be had. II
is the most prolific, certain aud pTotita-
bic of all the fruits grown in this coun.
Try, and one of the easiest raised; and
why it is not found in every garden;
why every family, whether resident of
city or country, does not cultivate at
least small bed OF it, is certainly
strange
II is now too late to set plants 10 pro-
duce Strawberries this season, but it is
MT too early to engage Your plants to
secure supply of fruit next season.
The best time to plant for this purpose
will be ia Angus. After digging & pOr
ton of your early potatoes, or removing
a part OF YOUR early cabbage, corn, or
other early crop, dig mp a bed ofth size
you desire to plant, however small that
may lie. lay Off one or two feet each
way, as you prefer and set your plants.
Two or three times watering and slight
mulching with straw, cOrn-Stalkes,
-bOughs or other coarse mate
rial, and your labor is done until Spring.
But little else will be- required, except
to remove the mulch from Immediately
about the crown OF the plaats, until
you 20 into the patch 10 gather hOun-
tiful crop of most tempting berries next
juno.
We have low under cultivation all
of the leading varieties of the straw
berry-ranging from the Oldest and
best known 10 the latest Importation
plants costing al the way from one
dollar per hundred plants up to one dol
lar per single plant. The latter is the
price of tbs ''Df. Nicaisc," the largest
strawberry ever yet produced. This is
o much larger berry than the 'Jucun-
d." of which we have splendid Ted,
six full-sized berries of which will fill
a pint measure. Each of these varie-
ties is immensely productive and can.
not fail to prove vecy profitable to all
who cultivate them.
OF the old and reliable Wilson, moth.
ing need 0e said, for who does not know
Gifts eminent produc:ivcuess and of it,
superiority for all culinary purposes
When uniformly better and more prof
table berry than the Wilson is fouud,
mankind will be greatly benefited.
Napoleon Ill" is another of those
splendid large berries, the very picture
of which "nnkes the mouth water"
The Austin is another large, vigorous
growing. hardy aud productive variety
very popular with many. 1t is Il
highly perfumed berry-but its color is
rather against it for market purposes, it
being OF q light scarlet.
The Agricuturist is better known;
10 very laIge;of light reddish crimson
color: flesh deep red, sweet, rich aud
good; hardy and productive. \ valua-
bic and popular variety.
SurTs New Pine is the earliest first
rate berry; juicy, sweet and highly per
fumed. Itshould bsin every garden.
Golden Seeded, is another early, sweet
and rich variety, of coed size.
Kitley's Goliah is not popular in the
East, but is great favorite with leading
strawberry culturists ia the Middle
States. Knox considers it one of the
very best late varieties. Fruit enorm.
ously large, of excellent flavor, and an
abundant bearer.
Triumphe de Gand, although for
eiga variety, has been long before the
public, aud has given general satisfao-
tion and established an excellent repu-
tation. 1t does not succeed equally
well in all kinds Of soil and in different
locations.
Fillmore is vigorous, hardy aud an
exceedingly productive variety. Knox
regards it second only to the Jncunda;
aud Beeier says lit is as good as tho
Wilson in size, color and productive
ness, aud superior in favor and regu-
larity in size"
Inthe fall We shall add few other
varieties to our list for purposes Of ex-
pertinent, and report results to the
readers of the REGISTER.