Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1884-08-21
AMONG THE NEWER STRAWBERRIES

The season of 1884 has been remarkable
In at least one respect namely: 1t has re-
vealed the gratifying act that that number
OF the newer varieties are improvements
upon the waning standard sorts of the pres.
ent' Especially is this the case with the
Indiana, Vineland and Daniel Boone. There
are also several so called new varieties
which prove Identical with well-knewn
kinds, but this can no longer be considered
remarkable or neao feature with neao straw
berries. Indiana proves decided improve
ment upon its parent, the venerable Charles
Downing; fruit similar bat firmer; plant
healthier, being free of crust" which i'm
pairs the crop of the Downing to large
degree in most localities-an acquisition.
Vlneland is an improvement on that most
popular of late kinds, the Kentucky. from
which it has evidently descended; plant
most robust grower, healthy and prolific
another acquisition.
Daniel Boone resembles in fruit and plant.
to degree. that highly profitable market
sort known as Champion, Windsor Chief
b'ackman's Seeding. Arlington. and Der
haps other names. ; fruit large frm, and OF
poor quality, The plant, unfortunately is
not sturdy. requiring rich soil to develop
the rich crop which it produces.
Phelps or Old Iron Clad maintains the
claims made for it in earIiness. but is only
medium in size; in form, quality. size color
and firmness, it resem bles the ever popuIar
Wilson, but ripens much earlier. and the
plant IS one OF the most rampant of growers.
The most desirable, general purpose, early
sort | have yet truited and a profitable
kind for market; where early berries sell
best am receiving good reports of it from
all quarters, and am disposed to think it
has great future, especially at the South
James Wick proves very much like Capt.
Jack. only more so, !. e., it overleads itself
with fruit; although distinct from Capt.
Jack it has strong resemblance to that old
chettan in both plant and fruit. saw il
in bearing on different kinds of soil through
out New Jersey and in different parts of the
West, and unless it does better in the future
it must become thing of the past.
Big Bob was "too, too utterly utter'
failure to be endured with eauanimity. re-
ninding one OF the adage, ''small potatoes
and few in the hill.'
Nigh's Superb is large, beautiful, and of
nigh quality, but plant feeble and unpro-
luctive. must have heavy soil and high cul-
,ure; not recommended except for amateurs.
Emily's White turns out to be a strong,
very prolific, light red sort, but nearly
white when grown in the shade; fruit of
medium size, rather soft and sour until fully
'ipe. Its chief value lies in its !ateness. and
altogether variety worth growing hy the |
amateur. it would prove Improbable to the
market grower.
Jumpo is Cumberland Triumph, or at
east my plants are, and they came to me
lirect from the disseminatOr. AS Cumber-
and is regarded as an early sort it seems
singular that its introducers should laud it |
or its lateness; this is possibly owing to
is having been renamed at such late day.
Park Beauty proves to be Crescent Seed
ing; another vanity, whose popularity has
,manated from the same source as the
Iumbo().
In the King of the North we have the |
Pioneer rechristened or reintroduced under
he subtitle given it by Mr.. Durand, it orig
nator, by a newspaper man of Newark, N.
!. This sort of complaint seems to be cpl
lemic with news dealer men who dabble IN
he nursery trade.
Lacon sun burns, and is unproductive
lence without value at Monmouth.
Legal Tender grows vigorously, and is
hut the berries are both