Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-26

VIC oHdii w ~CAcCcuIuS Hdppy. VIC
hope we are not taxing the "soilcd
dove'' too heavily. We donot mean
to do that. We are not disposed to
irritate Buzfuz unnecessarily. We
neither seek nor avoid the amuse-
ment. But If he insists, we shall not
decline TO put a little S, 1t on his sore
places. Now, BuZzy. assume your
wonted character of 3ombastes Fu-
rioso, aud set down as complacently
as you can to your savoy dish of
crow.
CULTIV4TING WILD FIR ITS
The Washington Stars report of
the proceedings of the August
meeting of the Potomac Fruit
Growers Association, of which
our friend and correspondent, DR..
J. e. Snodgrass, is secretary, gives
this about a variety of the Huckle-
berry exhibited there, which is
certainly rare. And yet, as it will
be learned from the remarks of
DR.. Snodgrass, it has not been un-
known to this county, and we
therefore copy what was said, as a
matter Of local interest:
"The most noticeable feature of
the exhibits was a lot of Whortle-
berries Tor Huckleberries, if the
reader prefers that more familiar
name), gathered from Prof. 3 ~
ards farm in Prince Georges coun-
ty. They were of q 's.it Blown
color, some of them approached a
dark flesh color, and of more than
average size. They attracted con-
Siderable attent'oa. The Professor
sid their leaves indicated a dis
tinct variety.
The secretary said they were to
him not an absolute novelty. He
had seen them in a single spot on
a farm in West Virginia, adjoin-
ing one which he owned in early
life. They grew from the rot n
We ID Of Z p"cst-ate pine &C, i
ing to the su H'se ''iattNeteIc1' l.
thi"e property OF the tree, whose
heart was still there, may have inn
parted their peculiar color. He in
quired of Professor Brainerd
whether his sample grew among
pines, and got the answer that they
did, but he had not leaIled fro Il
his farmer, who had captured the
specimen on exhibition, whether
the conditions were precisely tie
same as those described by the Sec
rotary. He would look further into
the matter. He, howeyor II, had
taken the prec tuition to direct the
bushes to be marked for eXpe i
mental removal, if desirable.
The secretary raised the ques-
ton of cultivating the new variety.
Mr. Saul, thought the product
could not be made TO pay, while
he did not seem to doubt their i'm
PROBABILITY by culture ,and thought
the trial might be safely made"
The suggestion of DR.. Snodgrass
as to experiments toward the i'm
provement of the size and favor of
this variety of our familiar.moun-
tain growth by cultivation was a
novel one. And yet, in remem-
brance of what has been done for
the blackberry, for example, by
crltivation--to say nothing of the
apple, with the hard and distaste-
full crab variety for its parent
why not attempt to enlarge the
size and improve the quality of
the rare variety of the Huckle-
berry under notice. This berry
has the advantage of being a good
keeper in bulk, and some of our
people who feel that it is scarcely
worth picking at the price, it brings
h~ereabouts, in the height of its
season, would be surprised to see
what large and paying prices the
Huckleberry commands in the
city markets.
Who all, by the way, has seen
the variety OF this berry under no.
tice growing in this part of the
county? If any body, let him
speak, for we should like to hear
from him in the interest of fruit
culture.
CARY AT FREDERICKSBURG.
Hon. Sam. Garry, Vice-P President
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