Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1869-05-06
THE MEXICAN
EVER.BEARING STRAWBERRY.
Origin, History & Character.
THE XICAN ER-BEARING
STRAWBERRY PLANT

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TRAWBERRY PLANT
Was brought in hand -sstchel from Jalspa,
Mexico, in the Fall of the year 1883 but
one of the plants survived the journey From
this one plant the present extensive planta-
tion of Messrs J. p WHITING 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 a practical nursery
mani frat 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 Il 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 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 inn
mediate vicinity of Jalspa, 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 perpetuslly covered with
snow This will account for the extreme
hardness of the plant, and shows why It
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 leaves when the
snow goes off in the Spring, the others show
scarcely any signs of life.
ITS PROLIFIC QUALITIES.
The single plant. or crown, forme 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 fifteen inches
in diameter. The stools may be readily sep
arated, as the roots are nearly tuberous.-
They may also be propagateds by runners,
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 thsav-
erage, being neither small, nor yet man.
moth. The fruit stalks stand erect, are of a
good length, and staunch enough to supports
its burden Of fruit without permitting it to
droop into the dirt. The flavor is rieh and
aromatic in a remarkable degree. The supe-
rior excellence of this variety was first dis
covered to Mr.. French by the grateful fra
grance of the fruit The flesh is solid, melt
ing but firm, and as a berry fer Transports
ton it has no superior. Its form is an r.
regular conienl; its color a bright scarlet
the calix parts readily from the fruit; IN thia
respect it ia nearly as free as the raspberry
AoONTINU Gus BEARER.
II does not bear fruit periodically, or month
but continuously Ripe berries have been
ked as early as the twenty eighth day OF
v, and continuously from that time until
eighth Of November 1t would be re-
Eded as very productive If it yielded but
crop (like other plants) during the season;
in bearing continuously, it has decided
yantapes over all other known varieties.
Soil seems to make but little differences
tn the plant 1t has been successfully
ltivated on sandy land, on gravelly loan,
d on nearly pure clay lands the better the
il the more thrifty the plant, and the more
undant and better tie fruit.
It may be trsnsplanted at any season with
tisfactory results. When bed is once set,
ere is no need of disturbing it for years =
be stools are constantly enlsrging ena
II cover the ground completely, Vltsoas
terfering with the productiveness 2 s1s
ant.
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