The Delta independent., 1908-04-10

when the more susceptible varietie.
are planted.
Culturally. Dunlap, Brandywine
and Haverland succeed fairly we'll or
all kinds of soil; Parker Earle and
Candy do not object to clay, on which
Bubach and Latest are nearly sure
to fail. Marshall. Parker Earle, and
Latest reach their highest develop
ment on rich, moist soils, while Lady
Thompson mot in the above list) is
said to reach its highest state of per-
fection on rather dry soil. 1t might
succeed under system of dry farm
ing. Latest, Parker Earle, and
Candy do particularly we'll in the
hill system, and Dunlap In the hedge
row.
In productivity. Warfield, Dunlap,
Parson Beauty, Bubach. Haverland,
leaders; Candy is extremely variable
on different soils and in different sea-
sons.
Parker Earle usually sets many
more than 1t can bring to maturity,
! while Fairfield, Nick Dinner, and
productiveness. but make up for it in
other ways.
With regard to fruit characters
| tics the first points for consideration
are connected with size, form and
| color, or all together an attractive
appearance.
With most of the varieties listed
the fruit runs from large to very
| large, the smaller fruited ones being
Warfield. Excelsior, and Bederwood.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that these are all early va
| rieties. One point in connection with
| size is frequently overlooked. 1t is
| whether or not the size holds up in
later pickings. The most valuable
in this respect are Sample. Ridgway,
Haverland. Cardinal, Glen Mary. and
Rough Rider, whereas. Fairfield,
Warfield, Dunlap and Klondike are
apt to drop off in size as the season
advances.
II is not so murh the particular
geometrical form of a berry that is
important as its tendency to be uni
formly the same. However, irregu-
larity In form, 1. e., the tendency
to form double berries, cocks
| combs" or lobed fruits. is general,
| to be avoided. The most uniform va
rieties are probably Glen Mary, Nick
Dinner. Cardinal. Marshall. Ridgway
Bismarck. Excelsior. Aroma. and
| Sample. Very large fruited varieties
tend to have a considerable number
OF irregular berries, smoothness be
size The varieties showing more
| regularity in fruits are Nick Dinner,
| Cardinal. Latest, Parker Earle, War
field. Dunlap, Ridgway. Haverland,
Bederwood. Excelsior, and Sample.
with regard 10 color most markets
show preference for the darker
shades OF red, light berries being at
dcided disadvantage. More i'm
portant, however, is II that they
should be colored all over, clear to
the tips. Whatever the color, II must
| be bright, not dull. II might be well
to remark that white Strawberries
will never be profitable, any more
than white biackberries, yellow rasp-
berries, or blue feshed potatoes. They
must or necessity continue to be mere
freaks, because the public has a de-
cided opinion that strawberries are
red, blackberries black. and raspber-
ries either one or the other, and for
| the further reason that all are un-
attractive in appearance. Haver-
| land is the chief offender in lightness
OF color. together with Aroma, Blu
bach, Bismarck. and Bederwood:
| Uncle Jim and Latest are mottled.
light and dark. Glen Mary. and less
frequently Marshall, are apt to be
green or white at the tip.
The attractive from all the above
standpoints are Latest. Marshall. and
Nick dinner. followed closely by
Glen Mary, Cardinal, Dunlap. and
Sample, while the poorest in appear
ance are Brandywine, Bederwood and
Candy.
We next need to consider flesh
characters. including quality. White
or light colored flesh is least desir-
able. Strawberries of large size are
frequently served with hulls on to
be dipped in sugar and eaten out-of-
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