The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-19

kers we're Pistilates fertilized with Will
son, Sharpless, Dayton, Enhance, ,Sovelts
early ect, and nothing more thought of
the fertilizing power Of the staimnate
than to have one row in FIVE planted,
with some variety that would render the
necessary Pollen in quantity to supply
the demand, of pistilate, as in our garden
planting is done for plants, we execise
the best of care in selecting varieties of
good merit and in planting nearly
always plant in blocks of five or six rows
thus by giving plenty of pollen to the
pistilates we may readily see the inhu-
ence the perfect flower hes upon the
fruit of the one that demands natures
attention in order to be fruitful, serious
| drawbacks or hindrances are encounter
ed with in seasons of rainy or cold
weather at blossoming and in those sea-
sons like the past the result Of strange
ly staminate plants show their work or
mission more clearly, much more may
be said on this subject and hope at the
next strawberry meeting to be able to
show by specimens the result of using
different varieties as staminates
b. F. STUMP.
{. w Faust opened the discussion on
the paper by saying there was too much
carelessness manifest in the selection of
plants. Forest Rose, Sharpless, and
Triple Crown, were entirely worthless in
his locality while in some other places
they we're a success. The Sharpless
bloom stalks are thrown high above the
foliage and makes them liable to be eff.
fected by e'frosts. Varieties that are
affected by rust in some localities will
escape in others. If you notice brown
spots OIL the leaves Of your plants you
may be sure they are affected by rust and
the best thing to do is to cut that variety
entirely out, nitrate of potash or common
salt applied to the soil might help pre-
vent the rust
Mr. Holl asks when to sew the salt and
would you sew on the plant2
Mr.. Faust, so soon as the plants are
well rooted and in bloom sew thinlv and
avoid putting on foliage as much as pos
sible. Solidity of berries can be impro-
we'd by fertilization, Cumberland Tri-
umph can be fertilized by Wilson to
solidify the berries. It is we'll to have
bees ITO fertilize the plants when the
wind does not carry the pollen.
SPECIAL. COMMITTEES.
Mrs. J. K Mcdowell on the death of
Mrs. Heldenbrand reported the follow
ing.
On the ninth day of the lovely month
of May the spirit of Mrs. Heldenbrand
was freed from it's prison of pain and
In the span of fifty summers, she lived
n the lights and shadows of adversitv
md prosperity, health, happiness, sor-
owing and suffering. The tiny wild
lower, by the wayside, was more won
lertul to her than huge piles of mortar
md stone. The color of her fragrant
lowers more beautiful than any artist
Jared to initiate
Fruits more luscious than hers were
never plucked and tasted A natural
BORN HortiCulturist, she stocked the lit
lie farm, Fruit Hill" with thousands of l
plants, shrubs and trees, of the choicest
during the four short years
hat she lived i'll the country. None the s
ess, Floracuturist,> for she had gath
red about her the choicest and rarest
'ems of the flower garden. She was an
rdent lover ofnature.
The Stark Co. Horticultural Society
will be unable to realize the loss it has
ustained.
She was a student, her books and
periodicals. on plants and plant growth
we're numerous. She took great interest /
n the doings at the experiment stations
10Th at Cornell, New York, and Wooster, +
)hio. f
She was laid to rest in the beautiful 4
emetery of West Lawn, beneath the \
turdy oak, and loving hands covered 4
he new made mound with flowers, r
here sleeps the beautiful, the endeared, Q
he Christian woman, Sadie E. Helden- S
rand. KATE +. MCDOWELL. ;
JULIA MCDOWELL.
LENA CoRRELL. II
QUESTION FOR DISCUSSION. e
"Does it pay to raise Raspberries for q
Iarket at present prices?" 7