Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-01-24
Varieties Of Strawberries.

able acquisition to the strawberry
grower. It may not be superior in
every way, but in some one or more
characteristics it will show itselfa
leader, and will take rank with the
very few varieties that come to stay 1
1t may only be a fair or moderate
yielder Of fruit, yet possess the merit
of being very early or very late. 1t
may not yield fruit of enormous size,
get the large quantity in bulk that
it does yield causes it to be valuable.
1t may produce very few runners
and plants, yet the big berries that
it develops, and their quality, makes
it popular kind to propagate.
On the other hand, it may show a
disposition to throw out an extrava-
CANT ntquantity ofrunners and plants,
yet possess the desirable quality of
being entirely free from disease, rust
or sun-burn. 1t may possess the
merit of doing exceedingly well on
low ground, on clay land or sandy
soil. 1t may be adapted to the cold
north or the warm southern climate,
any one Of which qualities places ii
In the front ranks. But when it is
lacking in all these qualities, or
when its dement's are far in excess
of any good quality 1t possesses, this
fact will coon be found out by those
who make it a business to test all
new kinds, and its existence will be
Of but short duration.
There have been hundreds such
produced and offered for sale that to-
day are not even known by name,
and there are many varieties to-day
catalogued and sold by plant growers
that better never have been allowed
to produce a single plant, the only
merit they possess being their name.
A propagation IL very 10th, after h"
has spent six or seven years in pro
ducing a new variety, with plants
enough to supply the trade, to dis
card the same, even after he is fully
satisfied that 1t is no improvement
over what already exists; or grow
ing only few varieties himself, he
may not know that there are many
In existence possessing all the good
qualities of his Seeding and many
that are superior. Hence he goes
ahead with plenty of flourish and
printers ink to inform the public
that he has at last produced the
most wonderful strawberry the
world ever saw.
Still, the fact must be borne in
mind that any variety of strawberry
may he very desirable in one local
ity, producing big crops, while in
another place it is perfect failure.
| fully believe that among the many
varieties grown to-day, that one can
pick out from the lot few kinds
that are particularly adapted to his
soil, locality and climate.
Out of all the strawberry plants
grown, | know of only few varie-
ties that, from reports | read from all
over the country, seem to do well
everywhere, and among the most
conspicuous are the Bubach No. s.,
Cloud, Haverland and Wariield.
These four varieties, from all | can
learn, are the kinds that
to-day show good results
everywhere. | am particularly
pleased with Bubach No. 3 and
Haverlaud. | have grown the
former for three years, and | have
yet to find "A single fault with it, and
the reports get from all over the
country say the same. Its strong
grower, free from rust or burn, pro-
duces plants enough, strong and
vigorous, IA large yielder of big, at
tractive fruit, aud variety that
does equally well on all soils. be-
lieve It to-day To he the best variety
for general use that has had a thor
ough test all over the country.
Next 10 this think the Haverlaud is
the most decided acquisition. 1t is
the earliest berry out OF one hundred
aud twenty kinds growing on my
place-not by one day or ten hours,
but il is nearly whole week earlier
Besides this, il is rank grower, pro-
duces. abundance OF plants, and
above all, its fruit Is very large aud
attractive, and II will yield rs much
In quantity as any berry | know.
The Warheld should rank thl.d.
Ii has no distinctive feature except
that II grows plenty OF fruit, fine
colored and good shippers, aud for
people who grow straw berries for
market, II must prove valuable. The
Cloud is another kind that every
one will like. Although It Is far
more early In the South than In the
North, Il produces an enormous
quantity OF plants, aud to obtain
hest results the runners should be
vigorously cut OIL. Rockingham
county, y, \ GEORaE q. Dow, in