The National tribune., 1891-10-01

The Winters the Wilson has also been hardy duriag
the same period.
Ainnewaski has with me proved The best substi-
tuto Tor tho hltsailuny, since can 40 longer s-
cessluiy rulL that Old favoritc The canes are ~
good growth, fairly prolific heuIthy and hardy !.
berries oil good TO large size, firm. attractive and
e4ceiie IL has not proved especially early
after tho Wilson
Lovetrs Best, it name implies il. taking all
tnlnGs INTO Consideration, the most promising Of
tue new varieties. must not omit TO speak Of
1hHds5 Eycrheariug Tree Blackberry, or TODsy
Tbs think hybrid Of EJits ~tlef fiug by RjrJts
TltoSUs, retaining the stout upri.,EJ cane and vii
famous splnes Of the former and the large frut Of
the latter On ordinarily fertile soi the canes at
Lila night Of threc 10 four feet. are erect very
sr"nG aud FigId. 10 branches free - and ia epsel
covered with rather small foliage Of "A thick ItI.
cry texture. have never known 10 % be attack ed
~ orange rust or any other Diseases 10 10 exceed
iu8 prolific beginning 10 ripeu hate on the frat Of
August with me, and remaining in fruit from fpur
To SIX weeks. The berries are or the largest -ize
rather so!t, and % good though not high quality
W - not very hardy, its position beip.. between
wilson and LawtOn in this regard. In localities
where the mcrcIry does not fan below zero it pos-
sesses much value FOR the home garden, bus / do
Hotthink it would prove profitable to tho market
grover anywhere owing especially to is laieuess
In ripening.
cURR4STs.
But little Of interest is to be found among new
varieties OF the curranL Fays Prolific is a SUCCESS
win me- and hear none but good reports OF it
North star gives promise Of being a bic va
Fleiy especla,.y for tae HErket-grower. lii Is
VIVA mo hne grow .nE plant. but have not bad
"a long enough 10 est 10 sufficiently to eua bic me 10
speak at II ia definite terms.
BLACK Champion IS IA Improvement upon the
90 4aeN Naples Berries are larger add are pro-
oherd i greater abundance. am told is is Of bet
Ter quality but TO me al The black clrratts are so
IepGlsiNe, iH both odOr and flavor. that an per-
t-euy "tlins 'hat the testing Of the fruit be per
The Crand'Ii as I pleased to state, some
merit Tor culinary purposes. II - Of strong growth
exempt from the attacks Of insects and disease aud
very prolific; but the fruit Is too hars. and au,ter,
TO D. acceptable a dessert fruit The berries are
exceedingly large, almost equtliug in szo the Dell
aware NtHpe g. Id are decidedly attractive. The
e.alnI that q good jelly can be made ffonl It ia
founded on fact n Z can bcar witness.
The Industry Goo-eberTy has rot proved the sue.
cess with me tuat % has ia many other places In
Monroe County, New YORK and upon tie Hudson
l-iyer % Is giving Tie greatest satisfaction also
saw u fruiiing IN perfection ia At.sut.c County
-SeW Jersey 'ic past season. Although tie best Of
tAc foreign varieties have yet tested f. loses ia
leaves preuaiure'y and fails to rpen its fruit quite
a. often as 70 perfCcts It.
The Dwarf Juneberries have given considerable
satisfaction at tlie East. The chief complaint has
been that tho plants DO not yield heavily enough
and that the berries and foliage are attacked bV =
fungus. The variety known as Success is an inn |
proycment upon tie type ia point Of size III frui.
Puaiity ahl Productlyenes= and has suffered 'ess
nom The attacks oil lnnsustEau the common Dwarf
variety. II has suffered also 70 slight extent L
ind TIE Juneberry "a much betterfruis for canning
pies, etc. than as dessert fruit. In its natu-G! |
stale ,, ldcss flavor, but when cooked Is quite ae-
Ccpttble.
EieaEDus Lougipes il indeed an Interesting /
fruit. Did u ripen Ia late Autumn instead Of july
il value WoHii be greatly enhanced. Tn, bush Is 1
Of low spreading habit deIsely eliot he'd with u-etfv
foliage and comes into bearing as quickly as n red
curraut. It's yield i simply WONDERFUL the berries
being literally crowded upon the UHderside Of The
branches The fruit IS borne upon the slender
stems about an inch and half long arc Of CHINA
bar color with numerous small light hray dots ana
about three-quHrters OF inch long by u half.
inch In diameter. 70 il lender and Juicy, with one
large long, shapsIy pointed seed IN each berry
but acid 20 render Do utterly uuf, for use As "A
dessert fruit but useful for turs-iu fact for all he
purposes for which the Cranberry is used