. Parker Earle. THE FAVORITES OF TO=DAY. In the country adjacent to Philadelphia, the of 1896 was not favorable to a large or prolonged crop of strawberries. The autumn of 1895 was characterized by dry weather ; and the same conditions of drought prevailed during the spring of 1896. Growth of plant was retarded, and amount of fruit curtailed. The market this year eagerly took all good berries, and the net results to growers were larger than in some so-called better years. Our personal inquiries and visits to the fields of practical strawberry men in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, during
. Parker Earle. THE FAVORITES OF TO=DAY. In the country adjacent to Philadelphia, the of 1896 was not favorable to a large or prolonged crop of strawberries. The autumn of 1895 was characterized by dry weather ; and the same conditions of drought prevailed during the spring of 1896. Growth of plant was retarded, and amount of fruit curtailed. The market this year eagerly took all good berries, and the net results to growers were larger than in some so-called better years. Our personal inquiries and visits to the fields of practical strawberry men in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, during Jane, 1896, warrant us in presenting the following summary :— The strawberries now in greatest favor among local growers for the Philadelphia market are Bubach, Saunders, Haverland, Gandy, Parker Earle, and Brandywine. The leading aspirants for future prominence among our local market gardeners are Woolverton, Enhance, Kio, Greenville, and Marshall. Worthy of further experiment (especially under high culture in private gardens) : Michel's Early, Timbrell, Beder- wood, Hersey, Lady Thompson, Leader, Mary, Dayton, Eureka, Jacunda Improved, Van Demau, Tennessee. Old varieties that still have many firm friends are Sharpless, Mt. Vernon, May King, and Charles Downing.
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