The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-01
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COOP ENouoH TO KEEP.
varlstsss Of Plants sAss Are REQ vsasabns
TO Ne Displaced.
II The main there 10 steady pfogress
in the development Of new varieties Of
domesticated plants Each generation
Of men sees plants that mature quicker.
are more productive and more valuable
than any that were previously known.
Especially is this true Of the plants that
produce fruits. It sometimes happens,
however. that d variety is produced -
much superior to all others that it gives
the impression that it was created id
ADVANCE Of its time IL takes its place
kmong plants as the old philosophers
And sages took theirs among men.
When such vsfieties appear they should
| be pr0pagsted as fast, IS possible. and
distributed everywhere that the soil
and climate are favorable to their
growth They should not be discarded
because seedsmen and nurserymen adj
vertise new varieties and contribute
articles to the papers in praise OF them.
II variety Of fruit. grain, or root is
| adapted to the soil and climate where
| it is wanted. is hardy and productive.
| and Of good quality, il should be re-
tanned till the merits Of some new
variety are fully established. An ex-
| ception may be made in the case of
potatoes, all varieties OF which COM
mence to deteriorate after they have
been cultivated few years. 1t 10
necessary to obtain new varieties by
planting seed obtained from the boil ia
order to insure large crops 6f sound
| potatoes.
Among the many varieties of straw
berries that have been introduced dur
ing the past thirty years there is none
that can claim more points of excellence
than Wilson's Albany. The plants are
large and strong and abound in foliage.
They are very productive. and produce
their largest crop the year after they
are planted. The berries are large, Of
fine form and of attractive color. The
flesh is very firm, which causes them to
bear transportation over long distances
well. As market berries they are I'M
surpassed. They can be carried a
| thousand miles without material injury.
They will retain their shape and fresh.
| ness Under circumstances that VII
crush others and cause them to become
stale. They are excellent fof canning
| purposes. The berries are more acid
than those Of many varieties, but with
the present low price of sugar this is no
great objection. The introduction OF
| this variety caused strawberry growing
to become popular in every part OF the
| country. 1t Is the standard Of compari-
| son for all the varieties Of Strawberries.
| Charles Lamb is credited with saying
| that God might have made a better
| fruit than the strawberry, but He never
had" Man may produces D better
| variety than the Wilson, but il Is doubt
full if he ever does The Wilson straw
berry is good enough to keep, and to
keep in its purity.
Many think that the grape was the
| first fruit that was cultivated. 1t is with
little d8ubt the 8tle from Which the most
profit is derived. Raising grapes and
manufacturing them into wine and
raisins constitute the leading industry
in several populous and prosperous
countries. A complete catalogue Of the
varieties of cultivated grapes will con-
tain more than a thousand names.
Some will ripen only in qtiitc warm
| countries. and others are 50 sensitive to
| cold that it is necessary to raise the
| vines under glass. Some are adapted
| to making certain kinds of wine. few
| produce excellent raisins, and larger
number are desirable for eating as they
are taken from the vine. The varieties
of grapes that do fairly well. with or
| without Protection, in this latitude, are
| quite numerous. But f5f general cul.
| ture in gardens and on farms the Con-
cord is worth more than all the others.
1t requires less cultivation, needs less
pr6tection, and produces larger crops:
1t would be the delight Of epicur6s if it
was not SO plenty and cheap. Many
people estimate the eating value of diff.
ferent kinds of food by the price they
pay for them. As Concord grapes are
generally very cheap they regard them
as inferior. In relish they are among
the most delicious grapes that are pro-
duced in any country, though they are
as cheaply raised Is potatoes. The Con-
cord grape Is good enough 10 keep.
During many years attempts have
been made to find a better grass thai
timothy. Every portion of the earth has
been sea ched to find variety of grass
| that possessed more points of excellence.
Grasses we're discovered that started
earlier in the spring, continued to grow
| longer in the fall, which contained. a
larger proportion Of foliage. which re-
| manned in the soil longer without
reseeding. which endured protracted
| droughts better, Or had more tender
stalks. Some of them or mixture of
them was found to be better for grazing
purposes, but none of them has proved
to be the equal of timothy for the pro-
| duction Of hay, whether designed for
market Oh for feeding stock kept on the
farm. All horsemen desire Timothy hay,
! and, can not Be persuaded thar hay
made from any other kind OF grass IS
equal to it. 1t has established feputa-
ton in the horst stable which it il likdly
| to keep. The grass is easy to cut with
a hand-scythe or machine, is easy to
cure. or convenient to put in the form
Of bales. 1t is not likely to mold in the
stack or NOV. 1t has excellent keeping
qualities. The seed Is generally plenty
and cheap, and q good "eatch'' can
ordinarily be obtaincd BY sowing id
with the leading grains. The best crop
is produced the season after the
seed is sown Other grasses may be
better for a few special purposes, but
for moving field there is nothing bet
ter than timothy. 1t is grass good
enough to keep.
There are several varieties Of garden
vegetables that year after year hold
their places against everything new
brought out by our most enterpr. sing
| seedsmen. Among the squashes is that
variety rejoicing in the name of Hub
bard. 1t is late in coming to maturity,
it is not very large, and its outward APP
pearance is unattractive. But franks
with the Roxbury russell apple, the
winter Nevis pear, and the yellow
Swede turnip in beng long keeper.
When boiled and served with meat IL is
dry and sweet. Cooked in the same
manner as a sweet potato it can scarcely
be distinguished from it. The best
cooks in city or country declare that for
making pumpkin pies there is nothing
like well-ripened Hubbard squash.
The Lima bean surpasses in excellence
| all the variet es of the tribe to which it
belongs, and over which 1t towers The
objection raised to it by Mr.. Be:cher-
that it is difficult to find seasons and
poles long enough for it north of the
Ohio River-was well taken. but with
| its pronensitv for limo seasons and long