Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-02
The straw berry.

AS tho strawberry is one Of the most beau
tiful and delicious. so it is also ono Of the
most Lcalthful and uourisbinr of all tho
whole family Of fruits. For reasons which
are purely sanitary. the strawberry ought 10
be placed within the reach Of every man.
woman and child in tho community. and
even more beautifully to the poor than to the
rich. They are Of ms essential service 10 the
aged and infrm as they are to children and
tho growing young While they alwavs nf-
ford pleasure TO the palate. they are ALWAYS
inyigorating TO the digestive organs they are
a corrective Of every ailmont Of the stomach
and are, in the highest degree. nourishing to
both body and mind. All this holds true Of
superior article Of wcllripcnod fruits gen.
orally but, what tho rose is to flowers. the
strawberry is TO fruits-quscu Of the field
According to the classification Of tho books
the strawberry is Of the q,.,,s froqariq. 1t
IS said to have hc,n brought by the ancient
Romans into Italy from Mount Ida. This
primitive strawberry OF the Romans known
among them a. tho oy}ut,JaI was probably
little more inviting than the -ourost kind Of
our wild cherry. Tl;ly sr,aks Of ii As 80
acrid that he would lot make two bites Of
it ono at time was quite enough. The
best fruits Of ancient times were but Sour
grapes" COMPARED with the improved yaric-
tics which arc enjoyed by Us modrrus.
NOT u any country u tie world moro IA
vorcd in respect 10 fruits than our own le-
loved and native country Of America. Tho
first medal for wines ut III, French Tyrosi-
ton was awarded TO this country: ard loads
Of grape vines arc being shirpcd at this mo-
ment to France from our own States Of New
Jersey and Missouri England produces fine
strawberries in her lighthouses ard On her
hgh-bult walls. France produces excellent
strawberries out Of doors. But 10 country
as a spontaneous outcrowth Of nature rro.
duces in such prodigious profusion such doli.
cious strawberries as the United States In
deed, the aggregate crop Of this fruit in this
country is so much greater than that Of apv
other, and the quality on the whole and as
produced by nature 70 much finer That
America NAV be said to be the homo of Tho
strawberry
The annual yield Of strawberries in the
United States is simply immense. Ii forms
almost tho entire spring trade of the fruit
growers Not only tons but hundreds of tons
Of strawberries come and 70 before any other
fruit has appeared in any considerable imam
tity. Reaching us frst from the extreme
Southern States before the month Of April
they keep coming from point after point fur
thcr North, until the latest DAYS in July.
There are many varieties Of the strawberry.
but, numerous Us the different varieties are
delicious. l.
most every season produces some new seed.
ling. and It is my confident conviction that
varieties still finer, richer and more highly
Favored. will vet crown the lnJors and erncr-
mcnts of our cntorprisiug growers. Mellow.
succulent and nutritious as the pulp of the
strawberry is now. delightfully."- fragrant as arc
its odors, and cxquisitcly delicious as its
taste is to the palatc-bolicve me. there In a
coming" strawberry which will ccIiuse all
the varieties which are now known. while
American growers will still keen ahead of the
horticulturigtg Of the world
The garden, or cultivated strawberry. was
first introduced into our market about the
year 1900. and now we beat the whole world
in their production. Those engaged in the
business know that the productiyeness of the
strawberry is immense. and the consumution
of them in proportion. and vet thew bring a
good price, some seasons executed, depend.
| ING upon certain conditions Tho Gales In
the four cities of Boston. New York. Phila-
pelphia and Cincinnati. are estimated at /
| 800 600 bushels per annum and the amount
of sales in Boston alone may be estimated M
| 5000 600 On many Plantations 200 bushels
| (CiOO quarts) are not considered an extraor.
binary crop. and in frequent instances II il
claimed that the crop amounts to $50 bushels,
or 5000 quarts per acre. Ono producer in