. A complete manual for the cultivation of the strawberry; with a description of the best varieties. Strawberries. SELECTION OF VARIETIES. 68 mcavoy's Fig. 1 Fig. 2 The committee concluding ttat this fulfilled the condi- tions, reported in its favor, and the report was adopted by the Society. In September, 1851, we obtained two plants, and in so far as our observation of it has ex- tended in onr own and several other gardens, in differ- ent portions of onr country it is superior, in average size and productiveness, to any other variety we have seen; and while it is good, and when pr
. A complete manual for the cultivation of the strawberry; with a description of the best varieties. Strawberries. SELECTION OF VARIETIES. 68 mcavoy's Fig. 1 Fig. 2 The committee concluding ttat this fulfilled the condi- tions, reported in its favor, and the report was adopted by the Society. In September, 1851, we obtained two plants, and in so far as our observation of it has ex- tended in onr own and several other gardens, in differ- ent portions of onr country it is superior, in average size and productiveness, to any other variety we have seen; and while it is good, and when properly ripened of high flavor and delicious, yet we do not think it equals, much less surpasses. Burr's New Pine in flavor. Tt is pistillate, hardy, vigorous, dark serrated leaf, long foot-stalks, trusses of fruit full and usually well formed, but occasiojially a berry not entirely filled out; the runners are not so numerous as to be troublesome. 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 Pardee, Richard Gay, 1811-1869. [from old catalog]. New-York, O. Judd & company
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