CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-04-09
STRAWBERRY CULTURE

nation OF sweetness. favor. jucinessi
lack Of vegetable nber. softness. ETC..
but these are the very factor which
make a fruit break DOM quickly
The more sugar and Juice there IL
the better medium 1t is for the growth
Of fungi: while softness and lack Of
vegetable fiber makes 1t very suSceptt-
BILE to physical injury in handling.
and such injury gives opportunity for
the entrance of the fungi and bacteria.
which cause decay. Hence. for home
use and for local markets. varieties
can be grown which one could not
afford to grow on a large commercial
scale.
One of the finest quality Seeding
berries l ever tasted could scarcely
be gotten to the packing house
whole.
Another point to be noticed 10 the
season Of ripening. that Is. will I
ripen early. medium. or late! Com
mercially speaking, early shipments
capture the fancy prices: but for the
local market. or for home use. a sue
cession is desirable.
Again. health and vigor in the
plants are important considerations.
Susceptibility to leaf-spot has been
dealt with in the previous article. Be-
sides this, does 1t produce few or
many plants? Some varieties are poor
plant makers: others produce too
many at the expense Of fruit
Productivity, size. and general ap-
pearance of fruit are matters that are
almost always considered, unfortu-
nately at the expense of some other
characteristics of equal importance.
Large-fruited varieties with good
shipping characteristics are now to
be had. Uniformity in size, brightness
OF color. absence OF white tips, and
regularity in form are OF importance
to the grower Of market fruit.
The matter of pistillate varieties
and the necessity OF mixing them
among the perfect ones in order to
secure pollination is now too we'll
known to need much comment Two
or three rows of pistillate variety
may be fianked with any number Of
perfect ones. This enables the bees
laden with pollen easily to reach the
pistillate flower: whereas, in a field
OF plstillate varieties only. their visits
would be futile and fruit subsequently
scarce. ... ...-..s
Finally, 1t pays to buy good plants,
at good price. from q reliable dealer.
These should be we'll rooted plants,
free from disease. of the preceding
seasons growth (not old crowns)
This does not mean to buy so-called
"Pedigreed" or. Thoroughbred
plants. The dealer who uses these
words 10 either ignorant or uses It
with intent to deceive. Plants, such n
any dealer would sell a grower are
not pedigreed In the sense that AMI
mails are. because the propagation ID
a sexual. Pedigree" means q record
OF ancestry OF both sexes. 20 that were
the grower to secure such plants, that
Is. true hybrids. he would very. likely
have . lot OF plants which would not.
for the most part. come true to name,
and hence would not BE- % desirable
as ordinary plants. Al q matter Of
fact the dealer in such plants uses the
term only in the sense OF well se-
lected and well Grown. bat with the
purpose OF mailing he buyer bslisvs
that he 10. Eetting something bsttsf
than merely veil pslsctsA. plants. AZ
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