Show AR abak raak I 1 U L TB r IR A Ak C X THE strawberry iza ira CULTURE AND THE adaptability or THE IMPORTED VARIETIES TO flirl DIFFERENT ENT localities ARTICLE no 5 the productiveness of the varieties arie arle ties of the 1 strawberry beconi recommended m ended is an important item it ii 9 the question has hab hasteen been asked a number dumber gil sil ot timed times why ba bave have venos venol no k the amt guit gult fuit Cop matee mUtee lf domestic do gardeners club or the agricultural society recommended for general cultivation liva llva tion more than four foar out of the twenty eight varieties imported from the cast for these reasons most of hem them bem have been tested by compete 0 m iet pet e ct rt judges and declared not to be adapted to this climate bears a good crop every year it Is ia a pretty aeiry berry being of a bri atred color an acdwell dwell awell 3 UA teh tei foi toi the tho rakt frakt is thi ihl most coq biform in size and excellent in hl fauvor v 0 pre afe p T ra eident brigham young haa baa a bed betl of this variety iddis in hia upper garden 24 ro rows roas 3 8 rods iong long which Is allowed by br all 0 who bave have seen been it A to kilie kille be the best bed in th the iter eter territory in the same garden is a bed of wils n grows 8 godf ar I 1 long but this does not yield well from these and a small email conein his haiden garden in the rear of the lion house we are informed that a hundred bushels of berries were pick pickled led Sed the ibe he postseason past season beason jn ja mr dir watts grounds may inay be seen a bed of 11 rows 8 rods of a from this and five short rows of and rivers eliza be he had quarts this buic eum mer icer the scorching ct ef the leaves and the maho mahogany 0 any color of the fruit are the on only y faults of the excellente Excel lenta we have no data in reference to the yield of the but we know it to be good the berry is a nice bright colored oblong snaps shape of a rich flavor not as large as the tha wilson is a very hardy hardy bardy strawberry a good bearer in moat localities but the berries are not near so uniform in size as uhe the other varieties recommended great care hib his to be taken to cleanse aks th beds from barren plants mr Eller eiler Ellerbeck becks ys bed of this variety has yielded annually at the rate of bushels to the acre the f following ol lowIng are the reasons for tor or discar discarding d most other varieties the austin Is very inferior in flavor the british queen is not adapted to this climate burrs red pine is a small berry and the plants do not yield well here bonte de st julien suffers sud suf diers fiers much in this arid climate crim noa soa con is too sour for this or any 0 other ther country where sugar is sold at 85 cents a pound and aud compte dir dif d flander is inferior both in size and flavor downers Dow prolific though good in many respects does not seem sul sui telfor elfo r a country like ours where we require to transport plants from one end of the territory to the other for the benefit of new settlements which are constantly being made both north and south bouth still it will b bear ear further trial the early scarlet and genesee aie are i very poor in every respect fiumora fillmore flu FiU more jenny lind and peabody are a fai fal failure fure and lorg Pr prolific elifia Is entirely worth worthless less leEs yielding nothing but leaves the ruby is such a poor grower that it cannot be recommended scarlet magnate is too dwarfish for cultivation in a country where we have to irrigate all the fruit hanging banging in the dirt notwithstanding the victoria has done moderately well yell in a few instances it has as a general thing proven worthless in this territory triumph de gand though highly r spoken of i by fruit growers in the east is of no account I 1 here and the hooker a pet strawberry with I 1 some has deceived more persons persona than all the rest put tog together ether it Is not worth having as a i gift yielding 0 nothing but scrubby discolo raJ rat I 1 foliage I 1 these articles which wa we now bring to a close have been written with a view to future reference as well as for present instruction and if more space lias bas been b een taken up with them than some of our readers like we only aak ask them to cons consider der that there are amny patrons of the NEWS who have not had bad an opportunity port unity of learning any anything about kaisim raising strawberries and that it is for the benefit of such we have written it is our desire to see ft or know that there is in every mans garden in lf ruth duth iUtA utah ulah as many beds of the thi best varieties as will supply S U liely all the thi me members M bers of f each household with an abundance of this healthful and delicious fruit which is now within the reach of every family every man who ho owns a city lot lit abou ld raise all the strawberries he needa for home con let the children have plenty of this choice fruit in the season thereof and bey flaey hey will not rot suffer buffer with that troublesome deseree which affects eo so many in this country the tha canker RAISE YOUR OWN HOPS wm VM L price of this office has present cl us with a fine spec specimen lihen liben of hop hopi raised ly by nim dim in ane oth I 1 ward of this city the variety I 1 was introduced here by jr ajr thomas penton inton those who wish to make maka make mane their own hop yeast and have nic nice i e argit br bread i ead chichis far preferable to stinking salt will do well to secure lorhe roots in october which can be obtained b of the above abare named gentlemen |