The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-19
The New Strawberries.

Editors OF the Register
| have had letter from my friend
n. l.. Wood, fruit grower and nursery
man of Jefferson county, Ohio, asking
what is the result of my observations
among the Strawberries this season, as
he knew / had been to Mr.. Knox's
grounds and to the Strawberry show at
Cincinnati, &c. He especially wishes
to learn something of the new varieties,
and whether any of them are of better
quality than the Wilson and at the
same time equal to it in productiveness
and shipping qualities.
To all such inquiries would say l
have taken great pains to observe the
new as well as old varieties the two
past seasons. at various localities, and
l cannot discover that any of the new
ones are much, if at all, superior to
those we had before.
The BoUDINoT, of Licking county, o.,
IS claimed as a Seeding of the Wilson,
and superior TO that variety in all re-
spects but from fruiting it in my own
grounds along side Of the Wilson and
seeing it at the Cincinnati exhibition
crown at its own home, | cannot discov-
er any Improvement, except in its being
little less acid, while the berries are
less uniform in shape and size and not
as firm for carriage, and the plants do
not seem to me as productive.
Chs. DOWNING is Kentucky seed
ling and named after an excellent man,
but am afraid will not confer much
honor on the name. The plant is very
vigorous, and fruit large and good, but
coarse looking and not sufficiently
abundant nor firm enough for market.
CoLFAx is another popular name, but
the fruit possesses no merit that's likely
to make it popular, at least in this sec
tion of country. The berries are def
cient in size and quantity, and also in
beauty of appearance, as we'll as quail
ity.
NAPOLEON III is not very new, but
has been putfed the past year a good
deal more than it deserves. The plant
is large and vigorous, and the fruit OF
good size, but uneven and late, often
deficient in amount.
RoMA1NE is of the same class as the
preceding, said to be Seeding of the
Triumph Degland, and some think 1t
identical with that variety-not any
better, if as good.
DR.. N1cAsE is another of the large
foreign class; plant vigorous and pro-
duces few large berries, but not pro-
ductive enough to be valuable.
NICANoR, of Ellwanger & Barry, is
more likely to prove a rival of the VIII
son than any other that l have seen
The plant has the same neatness and
vigor of habit, is very productive, the
fruit is of good size, about the same as
the Wilson, very uniform and OF hne
color and firm flesh, while the quality
is superior. 1t is certainly deserving
of extensive trial by market growers
as we'll as amateurs.
REEDS LATE PISE.-This variety,
found at Mr.. Knox's is desirable as an
amateur berry for prolonging the season
coming as it does just after the Jucunda
and extending the time fully week
The quality too is very good, and the
plants productive.
JUcUNpA AND FrLLMoRE.-These two
fayorites of Mr.. Knox are not likely "
be superseded very soon. Atthe grooi "
of Capt. Anderson, the President OF 'ns
Cincinnati Horticultural Society," w
found more than twenty of the mos'
highly praised varieties growing IN
rows, side by side, for triaisand on ask
ing him to which, as the results OF his eh'
periments, he would give his first choiee
he ereplied Jucunda, and second Fillmore
and l would vote the same way only
perhaps putting Nicanor in the place o'
Fillmore, with Reeds Pine as third, foi
! family use. NIB. BATEHAN.