Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-22
THE MEXICAN
EVER-BEARING STRAWBERRY.
Origin, History & Character.
THE XICAN EVER-BE ARM G
WBERRY PLANT

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Was brought in hand satchel from Jslapa,
Mexice. in the Fall Of the year 1858. but
one of the plants survived the journey. From
this one plant the present extensive planta-
tion of Messrs j p. WHTTING d Co has been
propagated. Four years ago Mr.. FenelOn
Scranton, of Dundee Monroe County, Miehi-
gan, had patch about two rods square, when
Mr. s. 3. French (who is a practical nursery
mani first saw them. and Immediately made
a contract with Mr. Scranton to propagate the
plant for the purpose Of introducing it to the
public. j. p WHITING d Co. now have q
large plantation of thrifty plants which are
offered to the public for the first time, with
| full confidence that they will be found all
that is required in a good strawberry, either
for the home garden, the market garden, or
the more extensive plantation.
ITS HARDNESS.
The plant came from the mountain range
in the State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, in the i'm
mediate vicinity of Jalaps, which is some
five thousand feet above the level of the sea,
and few miles west and north from the
City of Very Cruz. Many Of the mountains
in this region are perpetually covered with
snow This will account for the extreme
hardness of the plant, and shows why 1t
has succeeded so well in this Northern State.
1t does not winter kill, being entirely unlike
most, if not all familiar varieties of the
strawberry; while the Mexican shows green
and thrifty fruit stalks and leayes when the
snow goes off in the Spring, the others show
scarcely any signs of life.
ITS PROLIFIC QUALITIES.
The single plant, or crown, forms stool.
similar to the garlic, the potato onion, and
nj 0f hat UaFent
crown is towering and bearing fruit, new
crowns are being formed, sending forth new
fruit stalks, which, in their turn, blossom and
bear fruit. These stools or crowns often
cover surface Of from twelve to fifteen inches
in diameter. The stools may be readily sep
arated, as the roots are nearly tuberous.-
They may also be propagated by runners,
which form stools and bear fruit the came sea
son.
THE FRUIT.
The plant is bi-sexual, very perfect in its
blossoms, and each blossom perfects berry.
The size Of the fruit is rather above the av-
erage, being neither small, nor yet MAN.
moth. The fruit stalks stand erect, are Of a
good length, and staunch enough to support
its burden of fruit without permitting it to
droop into the dirt. The flavor is rich and
aromatic in a remarkable degree. The supe-
covered TO Mr.. French by the grateful fra
granee of the fruit. The flesh is solid, melt
ing but firm, and as berry fer transporta-
ton it has no superior. Its form is an Ir-
regular eonieal; its color bright scarlet;
the calix parts readily from the fruit; in this
respect it is nearly as free as the raspberry
, CoNTINU UoUs BEARER.
1t does not bear fruit periodically, or month
ly, but continuously Ripe berries have been
picked as early SO the twenty-eighth day OF
NAV. and continuously from that time until
tbe eighth of November It would be re-
parded as very productive if it yielded but
one crop like other plants during the season;
but in bearing continuously, it has decided
advantages over all other known varieties
Soil seems TO make but little difference
with the plant 1t has been successfully
cultivated on sandy land, on gravelly loan,
and on nearly pure clay land; the better the
soil the more thrifty the plant, and the more
abundant and better the fruit
II NAV be transplanted at any season with
satisfactory results When bed is once set,
there is no need of disturbing it for years.
The stools are constantly. enlarging and
will cover the ground completely, without
interfering with the productiyeness of the
plant.
For further particulars, and for plants. ap-
ply to
A. p. MenageP, Agent,
GALLIPOLIS, OHIO;