. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 384 THE STRAWBERRY. Selection of Varieties. Independently of fine quality, the selection of suitable varieties is of great importance. Some sorts, celebrated and highly recommended, will not yield a tenth part of the crop afforded by others. The most produc- tive, among which may be mentioned the Cincinnati Hud- son,* the Large Early Scarlet, an
. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. 384 THE STRAWBERRY. Selection of Varieties. Independently of fine quality, the selection of suitable varieties is of great importance. Some sorts, celebrated and highly recommended, will not yield a tenth part of the crop afforded by others. The most produc- tive, among which may be mentioned the Cincinnati Hud- son,* the Large Early Scarlet, and the Dundee, have yield- ed at the rate of 50 to 70 and sometimes 100 bushels per acre ; the ground, at the period of ripening, glowing with tho dense red clusters which nearly cover the surface; whilo of such varieties as Swainstone's Seedling, Myatt's Eliza, and Deptford Pine, the fruit is so thinly scattered and im- perfect, that whole square feet are destitute of fine speci- mens. As the productive qualities of strawberries depend so essentially on the presence of the stamens and pistils, some attention to this part of the subject becomes indispensible to their successful culture. Modern cultivators divide all strawberries into two dis- tinct classes, one being termed staminate, (or "male,") in which the stamens are fully developed, and possess the power of ferti- lizing the germ; and the other . i( being termed pistillate, (or "fe- Btaminau flowers pistillate flowers, male,") in which the stamens are abortive, or so small and imperfectly developed that they fail to accomplish fertilization. The above figures, (figs, 290 and 291,) represent the usual appearance of these. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob). New York : Miller, Orton & Mulliga
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