The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-03
Strawberries.

| The Wilson has been prominent for some
twenty-five years, says an exchange, and is
| quite popular for market. The theory of
the running out" of varieties by continual
propagation has been in great measure re-
futed by actual experience with this famous
sort. The late j. NJ. Smith of Green Bay,
Wisconsin, who was, perhaps at the head of
the market strawberry growers in this
country, claimed this theory Is a mistake
and that while others may prefer to grow
newer kinds the Wilson pays him best Of all
aud is fully as good every way as when it
| first came out. He thought the cultivators
neglect it and that all it needs is thorough
| cultivation.
There is moro fruit of the Crescent sent
to our markets than any other. 1t seems to
| do well almost everywhere. The plant is
| exceedingly vigorous and soon covers the
| ground if allowed to do so. Being imper-
| feet in its flowers the planting of pollen
| bearing varieties is necessary; but it will
bear lightly without this provision, as the
| stamens are not entirely wanting. IL is
medium in size and comIcal in shape except
| in case Of overgrown specimens. The color
| is scarlet and the flesh rather soft for long
| shipment In flavor it is very good but
not as highly aromatic as some.
| With ordinary cultivation and another va
| riety with perfect flowers near by (Cumber-
land is one of the BEST no farmer need
want for plenty of berries from the Cres-
| cent.
Perhaps there is no other new variety at
the present time which has so many good
| words said of it as the Bubach. 1t was
| originated by j. G.. Bubach. of Princeton,
| ILL.,, and by him was called his No. 5. 1t
has been called Bubach's No. 5 by many
persons to distinguish it from other varie-
| ties by the same originator bearing numbers
instead of names Sufficient trials of it
have been made during about five years
past to warrant reliable information con-
corning its merit; moreover, 1t has passed
from the experiment grounds to the fields of
the market grower. The plant is very
robust and of hardy constitution. The
| flowers are wanting in stamens, and this
imperfect makes necessary the auJacent
planting of some perfect-howered variety.
However, this is not serious objection, as
the pollen Is easily carried by insects and
the wind from about every fifth row. The
fruit is very large and inclined to be cox
combed in shape. which to my mind Is an
objection. The color is crimson and very
attractive; the flesh dark, nearly to the CEN
ter, and cavity is found IN large specimens,
but being firm the fruit ships well. The
flavor is good but not of the highest quality.
In season it is about medium. The yield of
fruit under good cultivation is very heavy
and this characteristic added to its other
good points makes it very profitable va
rietv in nearly all sections where the straw
berries succeeds.
Parker Earle is the name of strawberry
originated by J. Nimon of Denison Tex. q,
and offered to the public by Prof. T. V.
Munson of the same place. The plant is
very vigorous and makes runners very
freely. 1t is ebundantly productive and
seems well suited to the extremes Of temper
allure which our country affords. The root
system is excellent and the flowers perfect.
1t has been tried in a small way in many
states and seems to meet with general
favor. The fruit if not large, but fully
large enough and of quite uniform size.
Specimens rarely exceed one and a half
inches or fall below one inch in length. Its
shape is decidedly conical, usually necked
and regular in outline, not being cox
combed-shaped; color brilliant scarlet, but
! not dark, and evenly distributed; flesh firm
| and solid to the center, having no internal
| cavity. 1t is said to carry we'll to distant
| markets Its flavor is mild and yet not
! lacking in high character. The name was
| given by Munson in honor of the president
| of the American Horticultural Society," and
it is fitting that so good fruit should be
named for SO distinguished a grower of
Strawberries In a report by the govern
| ment pomologists the estimates of the va
| rieties above given are made.