The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-10-08
Strawberries.
EXPERIMENTS vlrn stNDRS VARIETIES.

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Editor of Florida. a gricuturist:
Gradually we. are learning after
while we shall know something. We
ought all of us to try as many expert
ments as we can afford, and report re-
suits to the various papers in the State
which are anxious to convey information
to their readers. Sometimes one gets
little discouraged in writing for the pa
pers, when they find how many people
are too wise to spend two dollars year
for the AGRICULTCRIsT So many people
come here who never had any previous
rural experience, and presto, Immediately
they know it all Tney aint going to
become 'sbook farmers" They will
save ~ per yearlby looking around and
enquiring from their neghbors what to
do to be successful. Ii they find man
/ who has successfully made an orange
grove they swallow everything that he
has been mainly due to combination
of favorable conditions rather than to
his knowledge Of the subject. But ! am
drifting amay from my object. l started
out to tell your readers of my experience
with twenty-four varieties of strawber-
ries; possibly they may be enabled to
avoid planting some varieties which will
not succeed in this climate.
7 Generalization trying this noted va
riety for two years | am disgusted with
its behavior. Have discarded it alto
gether. 1t grows feebly, yields some
large berries which are apt to become
overripe ON one part before other parts
are ripe.
Noonan (or at least what / have as
Noonan) A good vigorous plant which
stands the summer leaf-scalding tenden
CIV of the climate very we'll This year
l produced on part of one Of my patches
at the unprecedented rate of II, 100 qts-
per acre, and oh the whole Of that plat
at the rate of S,l00 qts. per acre. Won't
some one put iii their ssbest licks" this
winter and tryato exceed this yield so
that may have some incentive to great
er exertion? 4 believe it possible to
produce at thera of 5000 quarts per
acre. Who will do it?
The following varieties were produced
last spring andof course have produced
no fruit. l report only on their growth
of plant.
James Procured direct from
James Wick. It has high reputation
at the North for vigorous growth and
great productiYeness. Has produced a
large number Of young plants of rather
small size OF very healthy color, and
has only showp 4 very little sun-scald
on the leaves.
Sha,pless.-Large vigorous leaves;
only, only, lie few new & plants produced; not
!. Keatuek,i 4 il said that with this
variety the season. at the North has
been lengtheiled some 20 per cent, or
about five days. Ii we can by its use
lengthen our season in the same proper
ton, it will pay to plant it. With me
the Noonan commenced to ripen up slow
ly very early i, February, and We had
few ripe beihies until near the last Of
June; but most Of its production was in
four months. Possibly this may be
heightened 2JNer cent and extended to
five months. 1t has proved fair
grower; has alittle sun-scald, but not
enough to make me hesitate about plant
ing it.
Triomph IN ta2d.-At the North
clayey soil was aeemed best for this, but
| have seen doing well on sandy soil
and growing W Diusse, though it is usual
to grow it in hills. Has large healthy
leaves, with 6fiv a little sun-scald. Pro-
duces few new plants.
Manchester ~ roduced a fair number
of young plants Leaf good dark color
but has scalded most too much.
lVilson (Wilson's Albany, Albany,