. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2419. SLrawberry nubbin. to the New York market, yet he never saw cultivated Strawberries in that market before 1840, tliough there were probably a few before that time. It is probable that there are uow more Strawberries carried to New York every fair day during their season of ripening than had ever been seen
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2419. SLrawberry nubbin. to the New York market, yet he never saw cultivated Strawberries in that market before 1840, tliough there were probably a few before that time. It is probable that there are uow more Strawberries carried to New York every fair day during their season of ripening than had ever been seen in that city during its entire history previous to 18-iO. The introduction of Hovey Seedling about 1834 or 1835, and of the Jersey, or, as it was sometimes called, the Early Scarlet, a few years later, marked a new era in Strawberry culture. These were great iniprove- iiients over the common wild fruit previously seen in the market; but it was not until the introduction of the Wilson, about 1854, that it became possible for al- most every one who owned a small plot of land to have a supply of berries for him- self and friends diiring the berry season. This modest little plant completely revo- lutionized Strawberry grow- ing. Its fruit was much larger than any other then in cultivation, being also very firm and able to bear transportation much better than any other, and it seemed to be perfectly at home in nearly every soil and climate from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, and from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. In addi- tion to all these qualities, it was marvelously produc- tive. Soon after this, new varieties began to appear in numbers greatly exceeding anything ever before known. This progress has been kept up until the present time, and each succeeding year many new varieties are brought to notice. The increase in the cultivation of this fruit was not rapid until 1S55, when more attention be- gan to be paid to it than ever before. Since the close of the Civil War t
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