The National tribune., 1891-10-01
SMALL FRUITS.
New and Promising Varieties, and Old
Siand-ByS.

Mr.. J. T. Lovett. the woll-known horticult-
urist, read the following essay before the recent
meeting Of the American Pathological Associa-
ton, at Washington, d. c.:
New and promising. small fruits may in some 70.
spccts be compared to human beings There are
| men you know who make promises frecy-uho
are iull Of promise to -penk but rarely do any
thing else. We have them among, the small frtti.
hen there are ladies known a. tickle, For n sea
son they VIII smile upon you beautifully causing
you To De un-peakabiy happy Ia their iovcIiue-s.
/ when Of n sudden they change. and leave you to
/ the co!d mcrctcs Of tie world. These we have
| among tho small uis also. On tile other hand
tiere are The solid men Of the day. They ma se no
| special fuss about il. but when yuu come to make
report OF their acts you will end them perform
/ ing Their part well, each aud every time.
In attempting To give notes upon the new and
promising small fruits one i puzzled To know What
Standard To adopt whether 10 include all that have
/ been recently announced a. promising or only
those that have come under the essay-t's personal
observation and have. in his estimation proved
/ worthy pincs under that caption.
! Fearing tie list might prove too long were the
former method pursued, I have in these notes
y yaoL IL the a.eT Tor the crop Of novelties this
beginning with the season we have first
STRAWBERRIES.
Cloud or Cloud Seeding lpstilIate} Il n variety
oi much value to the market grower by reason Of
Us earline-7 hrnn's9 and produetiveness. The
IrHil IS not large enough nor good enough ion qua-
IVY 10 satisfy the amateur. The plant - exec. lent,
peins strong and vigorous grower and very en-
[
grower for shipment North
Michels Early. known also ns OsceoIa, il still
carrier Than tbe Cloud IN FipsnnE and the plant is
likewise enduring and free growing. With me-
however, II hus not been ir IL s11al err and less
productive. SILL it - valuable on account Of its
extreme eaTiinpss.
Love,t's Early H. think. worthy Of mention.
Lazy kusE tpisuiiate) gives satisfaction ia yield
AM the fruit - exceptionally firm, although Of
Inferior quality. The plant with Is of moderate
growth aud evidently requires deep. rich soil. I'm
der sgch conditions II would undoubtedly prove an
exceedingly profitable variety. Ia this connection
would name Shus,eF's Gem.
Jucunds Improved is an improvement in plant
upon the celebrated JucuaGa. or KnDx's 700. lisa
strong; and vigorous grower even upon sandy loan,
yetdIng good, though not heavy. crops under Ordi-
nary culture. The fruit ia all respects resembles
cuseIy its Industrious parent. While speaking, 81
me strlWbeTr wish TO mention the Crawford
hefy lew inGeed can vie with 10 upon the exhibi-
ZION table, or IN fact upon any table for 10 as good
as u = large and beautiful. Beyond doubt the
Srnnu nDTR species enters largely into lis make IN
hence ~ demands high euituro and heavy soil
Otherwise tho plant IS Of contracted growth and
the yield moderate.
The Yale ia a general way resemble. the Cyavv.
Inid ",thonga the fruit il hrmer and not large
me plant - 81 stronger growth and with me Is |
peculiarly susceptible to attacks Of tie fungus
upon the foliage known As rust"
Louise - another exceedingly fine variety for the
amateur. bling very pretty and Of surprising ex-
ceience Ia quality. IL also demands high culture.
otherwise, with me, 10 is u decided failure
Edgar Queen lpistiatel has. I think u bright /
fItuFe Ia plant aad fruit 1t closely resembles the
its fruit better. 49,
Eureka tpstiilate) is another variety Of tie I
oiirpicss type. The berries not large ~ the
oharpless, bat are more uniform in size and shape
afher, and produced III much greater abundance. [
The plant, although u vigorous and good grower I
Is not 50 strong as it, supposed parent.
FOR vigor o! plant and prOductiveuess / have /
iound ieW varieties that equal the Mrs. Cleveland /
~ Is p-iliatc and iu make mp IS after the style 81
the Old Green Prolific the fruit being Of Iyt color
Iute soft aud Of medium size. The plant al that
can be desired, and - yield - enormous Tothose
Mi-Y hHFo' iti-rt near al hand and Preferquautity
TO quality, this sort will give entire si.lactiou
Naldron tpis'illatel - kind that should not be
oycTiOoSed. la POINT Of size and prOslucIveness It
has but Tow equals and the plant il Of strong growth
Unfortunately 10 lacks Grmue-s.
VIOLA Tncntou because 70 has recently been put
l"f war - new sort iu reality 10 - the Monarch
OF ths West or q reproduction of that grand Old |
variety 50 nearly identical that can discern no
difference.
Iowa Beauty. also being sent ont "a IS ChiIC-, ia
without exception the most beautiful struyLcITy I
nave yet grown. ID form and color u IL perfection
it-e.t u j. also Of good To- large size high quqIitv
ana larry productive The plant j. ii good growth
ana exeEip; from disease beat how well % will sue
eeed generally yet remains 10 he determined.
Parker Earle. Di ALI the varieties that have I
appeared ia long slime, there - other that can
be compared with this a promising variety for
-s''elH' cu'ur The pant - phenomenal IN yi@or-
Ou7 &ro"tl. IL - an every body soTt-sHcceedlux
uI''n all soils aud yielding enormously of beautiful
.ATEe, and excellent fru.t No variety can b. peg
iecJ Tor all purp0ses- IL II were lrIer 10 would
not be 20 excellent for the table bur IL Voufd
endure shipment better. In firmness IL may be
c!a-scd wills the Slarpless.
All the preceding varieties with the evcrutio, Of
Tie three hr-t named. ripeu In midsen-Ou that Is |
10 say are dot especially early especially late
randy or candy = Prize, - u valuable very late
''i neing thc latest 10 rpen Of any variety know.
Tie fruit D, large. firm. aud excellent tho plant OF
strong growth ia Common with al varieties pro-
iucing very large berries it requires high culture |
IL IS IOt very productive under ordinary cuIfur. I
and have received reports that the foliage i'm
.oJns localities - seriously affected with rust
IN d NHr.rHr
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EAsrBERETEs.
Although but few red raspberries Of pronounced
merit have appeared Of late, there are enough
black ones 10 fully supply the deficiency Anon,
hose especially worthy Of note may b.. men f,,.j
lie Kansas and i."vett The former Is "a blaelcau
,tteT tie style Of the Gre-g-fulIy equnlur II la
we ana Tipening week earlier. Ii j. also f1r
more prolific with me. has less bloom upon the
Tui anu : ireer aud stronger grower. II il said
% be much harder. 10 has been thus flr entirely
hardy with me; but the Gregg i usually hardy
'lso the first years Of fruitiug.
Palmer i a variety Of the DOOiittIe type II | ,
assemblies closely tire SOuhegan or Tyler ripeDfuO I
With il, and ! have failed to note any uroUertS !
io-Scs.ed by II wherein II - superior to that very
'aluable sort. These remarks apply 20 the CrouI- ]
veil and Carman with equal force
Progress. Pioneer Is an Improvement uDop ! Z
'nuhegan Ia some respects but II j.. not so elri,
- three or four days The fruit Is identical ian
i[r appearance. and quality but the canes are OF
AHch stronger CROWN, and yield nearly double [ d
he qnhhtliy 81 fruit upon given space Of land :
also Possesses tine very desirable pror,erfv 80 / I,
dhering hrmiy to- the pc,!uncIe when fulIv ripe ]
oder - "a variety worthy Of more than passing /
ouce being one Of the very few entirely distinct a
Hckcaps that have appeared in long time In i
fHit. cane, aud foliage Il IL so unlike any other
ariety as 10 be noticeable at glance Ia sizs n 4
large "a very large, rivaliug though not e0uaI- ii
*. the Gregg, Is almost destitute OF bloom upou :
r fruit hence very black. and although firm +. OF
upeuor, rich, and high quality. Ia growth Of |
aHe and prOduCtiveHess II may be cOniuayed 10 |
Ie SouhcEan. Sensou, second eurly ripenino, |
VA ilc ohio, 90 with third picking Of the Dun- |
Tue class IL seems to possess peculiar cudur- | .
nee. suffering less from drought than others and
lways vigorous and free from disease {
Ihpmrs0u's Early Prolific - an early red variety u
hat has proved superior, all thing. considered, 10 :,
uy have grown We're the berries larger and .
ines oi stronger growth IL would approach closely y
le ideal raspberry for market growing II il
honG the earliest TO rpen with the TIansrI etc s.
M - prollHc- In size, com pare. EtvornbIy with
ne HaH>ell aud Brandywiue (uthuugh smaller / r
han the Marlboro or Cuthbcrt). and in hrn,ue.s :
nd brilliant color u nearly quite equals these a
80 VA liable varieties. Its quality il fair to good
eiteI Than BFtndywine, bat inferior To Turner or G.
uthbcrL Ia growth OF cane IL may be compared l.
, tue BraHdywiue, la yield, with IfauseII or Tur-
cr. IL cnduTcs the heat Of Summer we'll and ..
as not ~ yet been injured in Winter with me II
Though have fruite'I It several years n
Ihlld- Japanese NiuebeTTy is perhaps worthy al
mention IL has been stated that this anomaly II
unpfodnetiye' bat this II error, Judging from
; behavior upon my grounds. The cane Is Of
cry strong growth, aud ornamental enough To be
orthy place upon the lawn. The berries. which |
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