. Success with small fruits . en in the far South. The plants are more productive thesecond year of bearing than in the first. Young plants often do not formfruit buds. Mr. Merrick states that it originated with PresidentWilder, in 1861, and was selected as the best resuh obtained frommany thousand seedlings in thirty years of continual Varieties of Strawberries. 295 Pioneer.— Plant vigorous ; foliage light green, tall; leaf-stalk downy;truss 5 to 7 inches ; berry scarlet, necked, dry, sweet, perfumed ; flesh pink,only moderately firm; flavor of the best; calyx close t
. Success with small fruits . en in the far South. The plants are more productive thesecond year of bearing than in the first. Young plants often do not formfruit buds. Mr. Merrick states that it originated with PresidentWilder, in 1861, and was selected as the best resuh obtained frommany thousand seedlings in thirty years of continual Varieties of Strawberries. 295 Pioneer.— Plant vigorous ; foliage light green, tall; leaf-stalk downy;truss 5 to 7 inches ; berry scarlet, necked, dry, sweet, perfumed ; flesh pink,only moderately firm; flavor of the best; calyx close to spreading; seasonearly. This seems to me the best of all Mr. Durands new varieties that Ihave seen, and it is very good indeed. The foliage dies down during thewinter, but the root sends up a new, strong growth, which, I fear, willburn in the South and on light, soils. Staminate. Proutys Seedling.— Plant not very vigorous; leaf-stalk very smooth;truss 3 to 5 inches; berry bright scarlet, glossy, very long conical; flesh. Pioneer Strawberry. pink, firm ; flavor fair; calyx close. Very productive, but the plant doesnot seem vigorous enough to mature the enormous quantity of fruit thatforms. With high culture on heavy soil, I think it might be made veryprofitable. Staminate. 294 Success ivitli Small Fruits. • Pajiic.— Mr. W. H. Coleman, of Geneva, writes me that this varietypromises remarkably well in his region, but on my ground it burns sobadly as to be valueless. It is a long, conical berry, very firm and of goodflavor. Staminate. Red Jacket.— Early, high-flavored, with a rich subacid, suggesting thewild berry in taste and aroma; of good size, round, dark crimson. Plantvigorous ; a promising new variety. Staminate. RiisselVs Advance.—A fine-flavored, early variety, but the plantproves not sufficiently vigorous and productive to compete with otherearly berries already described. Staminate. Russells Prolific.—A fine, large berry, deservedly popular a few yearssinc
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