Archive image from page 18 of Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of fruit trees, ornamental plants and roses . descriptiveillus00atla Year: 1896 CATALOGUE OF FRUITS, ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND ROSES. 15 \ NEW STRAWBERRIES, continued. who will give it the treatment it merits. It some- what resembles Bubach, being a vigorous plant, and bearing a large berry, that is none too firm for shipment ; but it is a profitable berry to grow for a nearby market, and will give good returns under liberal treatment. The berries are large and fine, bright crimson in col
Archive image from page 18 of Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of fruit trees, ornamental plants and roses . descriptiveillus00atla Year: 1896 CATALOGUE OF FRUITS, ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND ROSES. 15 \ NEW STRAWBERRIES, continued. who will give it the treatment it merits. It some- what resembles Bubach, being a vigorous plant, and bearing a large berry, that is none too firm for shipment ; but it is a profitable berry to grow for a nearby market, and will give good returns under liberal treatment. The berries are large and fine, bright crimson in color, and of excellent quality ; it is only moderately firm, but of fine appearance, and sells readily at sight. The plant is large, robust and productive, with healthy, clean foliage. It is much better than Bubach in quality, and rather firmer in flesh ; a decided improvement. Midseason. RIO. Early, good size and firm. No new- variety has been tested over such a wide region, and from every point comes the most flattering reports—from Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Utah and California. Bloom perfect. Good pollen- izer for early pistillates. / TIMBRELL. (P.) The plant is a thrifty, strong grower, with rank, dark foliage, and a heavy yielder ; the fruit is large, round, sym- metrical, and uniform in size and shape, dark crimson in color, high-flavored, firm, and bears shipment well. It is one of the highest in quality of any of the very large berries, and is likely to be largely in demand for the family garden. Its large size and productiveness ren- der it one of the most desirable and profitable. For fancy berries it has few equals. Season late. GRAPES. Culture.—We can give only very general directions in the short space allowed here, and for full details we refer the reader to the excel- lent works of Fuller and Hussman. Plant in rows 8 to 10 feet apart and 6 to 8 feet in the row. Dig holes amply large, to give plenty of room to spread out the roots of the plants, after trim- ming
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