The herald., 1893-10-08
Strawberry Culture.

Strawberry Culture.
Claremont News: Strawberries, if the
right varieties are grown. can be made q
very profitable business.
Poor, inferior fruit always gluts q
market and is detriment to the grower,
seller and consumer.
Strawberry growers should always
keep posted about the best varieties
for their section OF the country. It is
true that variety that succeeds admir-
ably in one locality may signally fail in
the next.
Therefore when reading about the
good qualities OF a new straw berry, and
il you wish to try it. obtain few plants
aud II it is really a desirable variety you
can purchase more at the proper season.
would never advise anybody to pur-
chase 100 or 1000 plants OF an unknown
variety; 10or IL plants are sufficient to
teet.
Among varieties which think win be
valuable for California planters. Iwould
mention the Australian Everbearing, q
variety introduced from Australia and
very extensively cultivated in Southern
California. 1t ia undoubtedly the ear
liest variety cultivated; heavy and
prolific bearer. and in Southern Califor-
mia yields fruit all the year round. The
berry is very firm and an excellent chip
per. 1t ia of large size, aglowing
crimson in color, very delicious, and of
the best quality The plant is strong
and vigorous, with large, perfect blos-
som. Young plants give two crops the
same season that they are set out.
A straw berry grower in Los Angeles
states that he picks at a single picking
rs 1-pound boxes from q row OF 300
plants, and repeats this every three
days. As there are 1900 plants to the
acre, the yield each time is immense.
Mitchel's Early ia very desirable
early variety. 1t is a strong, vigorous
grower, very prolific, of highly coored
and exquisitely favored berries. II is a
splendid shipper and general favorite
in many sectione.
Candy is large, late variety, with q
flavor strongly suggestive OF peaches and
strawberries; one of the very best for
canning purposes; only an average
yielder.
Honey strawberries. variety that is
unrivaled for table use. It 10 of small
to medium sizs. very highly colored !;
possesses rich. delicious, aromatic
flavor, and bears fruit heavily all season
long.
Iowa Beauty is of extreme and won
drous beauty, and in form and coloring,
unsurpassed. This berry has var
nished, glowing red appearance, with
beautiful golden seeds. The quality ia
delicious and among the hest. Ii Is also
decidedly firm. and very abundant
yieldcr.
Sanders is Canadian berry of great
promise. A celebrated Ohio atraw berry
grower says of this variety: t.This WAS
the most productive berry on my place
this season, and was a great attraction
to visitors. An experienced grower
from an adjoining county, conceded that
it was more productive than the Cres-
cent. The plant ie faultless and the
blossom perfect. 1t is very snowy in
the basket. being large end OF an ex-
ceedingIy deep, brilliant red. The first
berry on the stem is of immense eize,
and quite apt to be mieshapen but the
bulk of the crop ia of conical form. The
flesh is red and Juicy, and OF sprightly,
agreeable flavor"
Triangle DeGand is tho favorite va
riety cultivated in the Sacramento val
ley, this state, and is shipped by the
carload to New York and other cities.
1t is very prolific and delicious a,sd
highly favored. It is large in size, and
of a brilliant, glossy red; it ripens at
midsummer.
Bueh Alpines, red and white varieties;
these are remarkable for their total
destitution OF runners. They are very
prolific ahd deliciously favored berries
very valuable for home use; are very
beautiful ornamental plants, and are
very desirable for border plants. They
are propagated by seede and by dividing
the roots. 7. L. MArKlNs.