Excelsior Strawberry Promises Noted Grower Claims
A Rockford horticultural correspondent details the Excelsior strawberry variety, praising its early ripening, large conical fruit, and vigorous upright plants. He notes its superior market potential despite color and aroma criticisms, mentions surviving winter, extensive plantings, and that J S Shearman holds sole agency for sale.
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Mrs. Hottisn
Witton
Albany
Excelsior
Jodson
Wilson
Triomphe
Horticultural Society
O, Taylor
Rockford Democrat
Fruits and grapes praised as healthful luxury and staple
A reader survey extols strawberries raspberries blackberries peaches grapes and other fruits noting their seasonal abundance and health benefits. It praises grapevines grown in various settings and urges planting for life events. Also described are South American climbing trees and a method to measure shelled corn in bushels per space.
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America
Canada
Baya
St. Anthony's
Aren
Grapes and paving discussed in Bloomington paper
The Bloomington Pantograph notes rapid grape growing along the Mississippi and Illinois bluffs with vines expanding and a promising future to hundreds of thousands of gallons. It cites Dr. Schroeder’s sparking wine from pure grape juice as a pioneering state example. The piece also describes tar and sand walkways in Astoria and Fulton County inquiries on tar patent history.
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Bloomington
All
Schroeder
Astoria
Fulton Co
N. Y
American Agriculturist
RocKford Rockscoubs and A Cockscomb Wonder
Fragment from a horticultural notice praising large cockscomb blooms and soil care for strong flower stalks, plus an almanac style feed guide listing hay and grain items with page references and prices.
Saving Grapes and Farm Pests From a Rural Guide
The text offers old fashioned farming tips such as saving grapes by storing in a corner of the garden and selling them for funds. It also describes a crude method to manage livestock and suggests cleaning out insect-prone corners to protect crops. The fragment ends with garbled lines about pests and winter study of insects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Society
The Death Watch Beetle and Superstitions Around It
A discussion of the death watch beetle Anobium striatum notes the ticking sound in old houses is caused by boring beetles rather than omen. It explains the larva damages woodwork, the beetle’s feigned death behavior, and why the superstition spreads despite factual causes.
Yale Alum Returns to Campus and Hums Hymnasium Tale
A Yale alumnus visits the campus after twenty years, receiving a cordial welcome from Professor T. The host jokes about an alley in the gymnasium used for ten-pin rolling, recalling the alumnus’s expulsion for such stunts. The fragment ends with a meditation on religious belief guiding goodness and hope.
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Yalu
Yale
Blanding
Sir Humphrey Lacy
Red Jacket
Chapin
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Atlanta
G. 0. Ware
Ware
Rockingham
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Freeport
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Britannia
Wate
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Hardiew
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Birst
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