Show ot THE strawberry ITS CULTURE AND THE OF THE IMPORTED VARIETIES TO THE DIFFER ent ENT ext localities OF UTAH ARTICLE NO I 1 t for the information of our numerous readers we propose to lay before them in a series or of articles the history of the strawberry in utah in connection with the experience of the best judges who have in various localities local tested all ill imported varieties all that we ive have to present is from notes taken and information collected with ith a view to tion by the fruit committee together with their own experience all which they have kindly furnished to us during three years observation with permission to make such use of them as we might think proper these gentlemen have visited all the gardens in this thia city where the strawberry was known to be cultivated and as a partial remuneration mune ration for their labors they have now in their possession a great amount of valuable information on the culture and management of this luscious fruit besides having havink determined the adaptability of a few out of the many kinds linda that have been introduced into our ter to the varied shades of our climate last year this ibis committee recommended in their report to the agricultural society four kinds of strawberries to be cultivated by the gardeners of utah the they y were theary ad excellente Excel lenta ad Fill basket eth wilsons Wil sons albany this was the result of careful observation they were delirious desir desi lous rious of placing before the people a true statement in regard to the worth and worthlessness worthless ness nesa of certain kinds of stra straw iv berries the domestic gardeners club as all I 1 well as the parent society endorsed their views and aad yet not net Nith alth withstanding standing C some profett I 1 signals a liberal share of elasticity of conscience have continued to palm off upon those unacquainted with strawberries and aud their culture such condemned and unprofitable yarle varieties ties as the hooker and victoria since the spring of 1860 mr air thomas W ellerbeck bas baa been indefatigable in his big efforts to test the varieties advertised by eastern gardeners with this object in view lie he laas has imported the following varieties great austin or shaker british queen quein burrs new pine bonte de st julien crimson cone compte de flanders downings down Bown ings prolific excellente Excel lenta early scarlet fill basket hasket fillmore genesee honeys seedling jenny lind longworthy Long I 1 wortha prolific Pe peabody body ruby la lil cods cons constant tint tant rheine hos tense runella great prolific scarlet magnate victoria triumph de gand vi com He ricart de wilsons Wil wll sons bons albany all these varieties have bare been cultivated by mr air elle eile ellerbeck abeck sufficiently to enable him to judge of their relative qualities and adaptability to the bench land of d G S L city some few of these have been taken up by others after mr air E had discarded them and in other parts of the city have done well for instance mr watt conceived a liking for the excellente Excel lenta he be has continued it and Is is I 1 now probably one of the most moat successful growers of the strawberry we have in the territory anether circumstance may here be mentioned mr john T caine proc procured ifred plants of the Fill basket variety just before mr ellerbeck threw it out of his garden as not adapted to the climate and succeeded in cultivating them to great perfection BO so much so that at the last annual fair a prize wa was wag I 1 awarded to him for the third beat beet bed of or strawberries I 1 we will here state though a little out of the order we design to follow in this series serles of article articles aj that from now till tilt the middle of september is a good time tb at ett out new beds and in those localities where water is plentiful the sooner the work Is commenced the tha better the crop will be next year but where water is scarce it will be safer to wait till after the hot summer weather rier tier PRESENT PRICES OF FRUIT the domestic gardeners club met net on tuesday evening dinst and took into consideration the present low prices of fruit from the cepres tat lons ions of sume some prominent fruit growers it appeared that no higher price was given them this season than they had bad received last year when all other articles in the stores as well as of home produce were selling at one third their present prices after due consideration of the matters submitted the club elected a committee of three viz viar W C dunbar george B wallace and john V long to prepare a list of market prices for apples pears peaches apricot plums currants and gooseberries goose berries on the motion of joseph E johnson it was wab subsequently voted that the committee be instructed ted to incorporate in their report suggestions or recommendations in relation to the selling of fruit by weight instead of by measure as heretofore mr long reported having plucked on the friday previous from ons one tree of the ED english 11 lish red currant five quarts of large ripe fruit he also said that be bad so far succeeded with the english white u hite bite currant that he be had taken from one bush two quarts of good sized fruit mt lar amos xmas yielding vie Yie T iding laing presented specimens of the orange red and ana black native ciri ciTi rants anta raised in the fifth ward the largest of which measured 2 aj inches in circumference we shall be pleased to receive communications from the gardeners club at any time ALL SORTS or OF NOTES under this head S IV jewett furnishes the following useful items of 0 information to the country gentleman snake BITE the child of an indian that occupied a ranchero ranc bero hero on the opposite side of this river was bitten by a rattlesnake the mo mother thera a squaw made great wallings wai wal lings a as her little boy was writing in intense agony when our bon son reached them the poisoned arm had commenced swelling be he immediately applied the fresh entrails of a fowl I 1 hirm firm firmly ceasear cr bound on the wound the pain soon cease ceabe ceased and nd the boy recovered without any serious injury milic MILE new milk can be preserved sweet a much longer loader time by straining into a zinn zinc pan of smaller size set this into another pan ot of uhe the same flame substance bubs Buba tance containing cold water change the water aa as the milk cools pans pang should be made without seams for the least particle of sour milk remaining i ng in the joints at the time of scalding and washing affects the new milk milic and will help to change its sweetness FIRE A fire can be struck by pla pia placing gunpowder upon a stone and striking it with another stone have your punk or dry material at hand loco cocos A match can be lit ht at any time and place in the most windy day by turning your empty boot windward aud aad ignite it at the bottom blackberries pinch in the rapidly growing canes of the blackberry aa as soon a as they have attained the helgath of four feet and as boon soon boonas as the side shoots which will then be thrown out reach a length of eighteen inches pinch these back also thus continue to keep them pinched so as to preserve a neat compact form foam to increase their fruitfulness fruitful neba nesa another year ard to prevent the annoyance ot of long straggling briers and branches A friend remarked to whom similar directions were given liven ob yes yea true I 1 can remember when a boy down own in dartmouth that we found that blackberry bushea bushes always awaya bore the biggest crops that had bad been partly browsed down by the cows INSECTS AND DISEASES these must not be forgotten at this important ceriol period the and currant worm have been e L already ready 1 ai tended to the peacie grub should be carefully looked for and dug out of the bark batek with the point of a knife this is the best beat and most certain remedy apple borers may be punched t to 0 death in their holes boles with a small wire wire cutting away in the first place with a knife and clearing out what may be necessary aphides or plant lice are killed by stron strong 0 tobacco water or with what ie ic often more convenient strong soapsuds soap suds young trees infested with these insects may nay have the branches bent over ovet and dipped in a pail of soap water a few seconds immersion being sufficient to destroy them CURIOSITY an apple tree in the garden of dr kingman in north bridgewater massachusetts chu lias has lately produce a beautiful white rose imperfect in development and fragrance but on a stem the leaves of which appear to be a union of the qualities of the rose and the apple leaf this curious phenomenon appears about hait halt way between the time of apple blossoms and of roses mo republican CLOVER as well weli as the grasse grasses intended for hay should be mowed when in blossom bossom MEDICINAL HERBS herns to secure the most of their healing virtues should be gathered while blooming CHERRY STONES intended for planting should be dried just sufficiently to prevent or else mixed while fresh with moist sand and buried in the earth under a flat stone these it if planted very early the next spring will grow freely but if allowed to become quite dry they can scarcely ever be made to vegetate |