The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-09-20
KENosHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 90 1877 )
New Varities of Strawberries.
Fruit growers are at last beginni,

New Varities of Strawberries.
Fruit growers are at last beginning |
to realize that it does not pay them to
depend on the small and inferior ber-
ries that they have SO long cultivated !
in their gardens. The past season has !
taught them q lesson tnat they will
long remember. Thousands Of bushels
of the common strawberries were sold
as low as five cents and even less perl
quart, and the owners of this almost
worthless fruit compared their scanty
receipts with the good round figures
obtained for the newer and finer var
tiles, they readily saw the folly of their
course. There are new varieties now
before the public of such size, and SO
well combining the qualities necessary
to meet the approval of fruit growers
and amateurs, as to render such low
prices almost impossible in the future.
Among those which have attracted my
special attention are
The Pioneer. Though known and
carefully tested for some years by the
originator, yet the past Summer has
been the first when the people at large
have had q good opportunity Of exam
| ing this splendid berry. Well may it
be called Pioneer, as | think it promis-
es to take the lead in more ways than
one. It is one Of the earliest kinds to
Iripen, commencing this year before
| the first Of June, and continuing in
bearing for over q month. There are
few kinds thatcan be found to excel
the plants in hardness, as our severe
Winters make little if any impression
upon them The bright color and firm
ness Of its beautiful large berries rend7
er it q special fayorite with amateurs,
as we'll as Of unusual value TO these
who may be growing fruit for market.
Bright berries like these, from six to
eight inches in circumference, will find
few to refuse them.
SterJj1ag This variety seems to be
special favorite at the West, and
words in its praise are frequently heard
from those who are. testing It. Here
also at the East it is meeting with a
cordial reception, and is proving by its
bountiful crops and fine berries that it
we'll deserves the attentions that are
heap ed upon it. The berries are of
good size-frequently quite large-are
sufficiently firm to stand transperta-
ton, and in favor will compare favor
ably with most of the popular kinds.
Ripening during the latter part Of the
strawberry seasonal think it will prove
very acceptable to those wishing to
have a late variety to prolong the
strawberry season. M}
Potomac. This new variety is among
the earliest to ripen it's fruit, and will
undoubtedly please those who impa-
patiently await the time when the
first Strawberries shall make their ap-
poarance.
President Lincoln is host in itself,
and its giant berries, over nine inches
in circumference, will in due time be
called upon to make their appearance
on the stage. .5<a
R0ppaba4anock recalls to us the days
that arepast, when armies weremarch-
ing to and fro throughout the land.
Its course will be watched, and it will
not surprise me to soon see it standing
high in the ranks. Other fayorites
may be mentioned, but the above will
give a good variety to those wishing to
make q strawberry plantation this Au-l
tumn. # fairly treated, they will soon
show by their beautiful berries what |
contrast there is between them and the |
little 2ojgfnjes that are so commonly
grown. There is room for improve
ment in strawberry culture. go
r. II. HAINEs.