The Best American Strawberry.
p Last year, so an after the tlcss of the straw- \ berry season, Professor L. H. B&iley, of Cornell is University, with the object of learning the g favourite strawberry in the State, sent inquiries >f to a large number of tho leading str&v/berry it wrowera of Western New York. Answers were
received from 106 persons. Of these, 29 pronounced the crescent the most productive variety ; 39 named Michel's early as the earliest ; 22 gave the Parker Earle as the best late variety, and 16 named the Gandy as such. For the best all-round berry the Wilson received 20 votes, cresent 16, Bubach 10, Parker Earle 7, and so on down to cue vote each for many varieties. Professor Biiley, in commenting on the result of the investigation, says that the Wilson is, taken altogether, evidently the most popular strawberry in Western New York. He does nbb think lh»t tbe crescent will hold its own as long as the Wilson has. The sharpless is passing out, whilst the Bubacb, Haverland, and Watfield are holding their own.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2179, 28 November 1895, Page 8
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180The Best American Strawberry. Otago Witness, Issue 2179, 28 November 1895, Page 8
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