Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-08-20
di For the SPECTATOR.
New and Desirable Strawberries.
now TO GROW THEM succEssr1rt,1.y

HOW TO GROW THEM SUCCESSFULLY.
The attention that il non, o,, ;s
| TO this fr,,it is very r,orto6 phus palu
nared with y. hat h ~ ,s.a neu, wen coAa-
ago- NOW thausa,s. "o "V years
thronaho,1 +hn sanas oo,1.'.. oa AIRES " .iano
ia nse At thot H,na Huy a.e ueso.eu 70
nihre fittino,,, he @ -,,a,3. es'inaa.es WOulu
| feet of smrfScyo 70 H.aue ~ lous or squAre
san thew nav ho NV, se, ~ .ne proper sea
erv tahia Thon th.o o,,i.iS upou neaIiy eV-
were largely i;r,itsd Gag ~ ouisasalSu 49, peIries
At the nSesant da,, 80 ~ su1 rtcu aione-
are visited hv thosa mbn ta1h ~: tacies ..e
ntmost % s c"nnos,ra ~ anvso % ~no .aiA 80 the
NO frn,,, sa,In,s Ustfe " speclihens naeasur-
faxsr.n o.on Sexgh 70 nlne inches IN circum-
ha rdI,, ho1f Ts silas remote Time, berries OF
cita ayo,anaat;nna s.s aaies'suIeLnent would ex.
S,,rnr;eo Torso;o ~ woho9IMsht ano
~ n,;,t ~ W. as we compare Inc
hat nat tha s VIZ cannot put 1eei
:. 1919 . "a ~ Iai pcoPie are 10 De con-
~, e.s la nus .uelci0uS lrult Is
y, " =. anu suGceSsInly grown
,natbaS. ~ Jul o.asia naau. Hei9Ie GIVING tne
n Will TsrhaS5, ~ a siose sT tnIse Defries,
sorsha sp,n0 ~ tha o 90 az ~ nlieny ue-
traot?u1r Sno;nI W. i4 taa,a.les lnas are now
| : 'Senec,e 7Ga,essa N6 ,.nas;os
,,,, r,s. aro 9.t T.uo's. 1AiucIic1A ifeemen as
OF this rSvo, 90 To honn e leu az me appearances
~ .hIs IoyaI perry, 20 give the. praise
san,,, snu aaofa.aom s tnA1 MS various qualities
n nouerfs, M - + as.,stonna et te - .na1 proves
pow omo7,t, asS;s'"nce 10 IL IN winning
.um1i r;nan,i en.si .s Hs very early habit OF
aps' prtas, Anosle5 o1 almost equal I'M
piants III, enS ~ .nS ploouSslve naolts or the
i.iaaaa,t .smus a1E wnen 70 sneSe are added the
80 pas;,aan. ilav1r anu DflSnt color OF the
e. - ~ ~ - - irieo ''tIioSC 10 overlook the
tSs = sIasAs - eSceeoeu IN measurement
W .sa nunnoof otstne1 Varities, and that
y, ~, "a ySoas 1iliy stanas IN the second or
enaiu III ta1 .anA ht point OF size. The plants
'ig D:n ilaluy ana vigorous growers.
~ s aS. y. -IlHs,oi tne Nortn"-Of
we nisy OF slxty varieties upon my
ssoun1s, anls ~ one OF the very earliest
ol sIe larger kinos. Ihere are others OF
Snlaii slze tnas Epen aoout as early, but
one VI .Hese hlngs" VIII easily out
Weign or out-measure fifteen or twenty
OF lts umlnutlve rivals. The finest
specimeu mus Iar mas measured some
thlng over eaent inches This Is larger
tnan lave YET grown them, but expert
mems now IN progress Will perhaps an
etilef year give me equal success. The
liuls rs oi a pflgnt req color, of good
quai1ty. ana promises to prove finely
aoapteo 70 elther market or-private use.
4: uns piauss are oosh hardy and produc-
1--WE.
NtcaaoT 10 weii-knoWn and former
~ widely grown little berry, possessing
nlahy gooo quantities, but so inferior In
size that 1t Will no doubt soon be driven
from our gardens By Its, more favored
ana larger rivals, Essee Beauty, Crescent
SecoHng, M0tst6e Duncan and Presi-
def's LAGOON are other early varieties
some OIL tnem possessing merits OF un-
usua. prominence. Wonarch, Great
Fros.tc, Ctsptas'a JACK and Sh0rpless