Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-04-29
THE MEXICAN
EVER-BEARING STRAWBERRY.
Origin, History & Character.
fT9TW 1879 u
THE MEXICAN EVER-BE AIRING
TRAwBERRY PLANT

L h Il M K K q N EV h RIB h A Ri N q
STRAWBERRY PLANT
Was brought in hand satchel from Jalaps,
Mexico. in the Fall Of the year 1853 But
one of the plants survived the journey. From
this one plant the present extensive planta-
tion of Messrs J. P. WHITNG d Co, has been
propagated. -Four years ago Mr.. Fenelon
Scranton, Of Dundee, Monroe County, Michi-
gan, had patch about two rods square, when
Mr.. s. B. French (who is practical nursery
MANI first saw them. and Immediately made
a contract with Mr. Scranton 20 propagate the
plant for the purpose of introducing it TO the
public. j. p WHITING & Co. now have 3
large plantation of thrifty plants which are
offered to the public for the first time, with
full confidence that they viii be found all
that is required in good strawberry, either
for the home garden the msrkst gsrden, or
the more extensive plantation.
Il ITS HARDNESS. o -ses
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
IOity Of Very Cruz. Many of theJmouasains
in this region ARE perpetually covered with
snow. This will account for the extreme
hardness of the plant, and shows Why it
has succeeded SO we'll in this EorthefnsStat
1t does not winter-kill, being entirely unlike
most, il not all familiar varisties of the
strawberry; while the Mexican shows green
and thrifty fruit stalks and leaves when the
snow goes off in the Spring, the others show
scarcely any signs Of life. 80 - -'''-''
ITS PRoLIPIC*QUELIFIEs.
The single plant, or crown, forms stool,
similar to the garlic, the potato onion, and
plants of that nature. While. the parent
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 fifDsen inches
in diameter. u The stools may bereadily sep
arated, as the roots are nearly tuberous.-
They may also be propagsted by runners,
which form stools and bear fruit the same sea-
''" The FRUIT. II
The plant is bi-sexual, very perfect in its
blossoms, and each blossom Periects berry.
The size of the fruit is rather above the av-
ersQe, being neither small, noe yet NAM
moth The fruit stalks stand erect, are Of q
good length, and stsunsh enough to support
It's burden OF irulL without permitting IL 70
droop into the iiirt.t The favor Is rich ind
aromatic in a remarkable degree. The supe-
rior excellencez of 'thisvariety was first dis
covered to Mr.. French by the grateful fra
yrance of the fruit. The flesh is solid, melt
ng but firm, and as a. berry fer trapsporta-
len it has. NO superior. It's form j. an .ir-
'egular conical; its color bright scarlet;
he calix parts readily from the fruit; in. this
espect it is nearly as free as the raspbery.s
"A eoETINUoUsBEARRR.
1t does not bear fruit periodically, or month
y, but eoRtinuously Ripe berries have been
licked as early as the twenty eighth day Of
day, and continuously from that time until
he eighth Of November. It wOald be re-
'arded IS very productive if it yielded but
ne crop (ike other plsnts) during the season;
nut in bearing continuously, II has decided
dvantsges over ell other knewn varieties.
Soil. seems to make but hstle. difference
nth The plant 1t has been successfully
ultlvated on sandy land, on grsyelly loam,
nd on nearly pure clay land; the better the
oil the more thrifty the plant, and the more
bundant and better the fruit.
1t may be trausplanted stany seasonsEith
satisfactory results. When a bed IS once set,
lere is no need of disturbing it for years.
he stools are constantly charging and
i'll cover the ground completely, without
terfering with the produetiveness Of the
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