The Strawberry in North America History Origin Botany And Breeding
The Strawberry in North America History Origin Botany And Breeding
S W Stevenson Whitcomb Fletcher
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41 . 86 . 50 1. 00 . 80 . 41 In 1892, W. E. Stone, of the Tennessee Experiment Sta- tion, analyzed twenty varieties of strawberries. 3 He found 1 Trans. Mass. Hort. Soc. , 1910, p. 92. Bui. 62, Ore. Exp. Sta. (1900), pp. 6-8. Bui. 4, Vol. II, Term. Exp. Station (1892), p. 71. DESIRABLE CHARACTERS IN A VARIETY 183 the dry matter averaged but 9. 5 per cent, less than in any other fruit, apples having 16 to 20 per cent, pears 15 to 20 per cent, peaches (flesh) 11 to 14 per cent, plums (flesh) 18 t...o 20 per cent, currants 11 to 14 per cent, grapes 15 to 20 per cent. About one-half of the dry matter is glucose. The free acid in strawberries is largely malic; in his samples it averaged 1. 37 per cent of the dry matter, while in apples it averages 0. 8 per cent ; pears, 0. 2 per cent ; plums, 0. 9 per cent ; currants, 4. 7 per cent. The large amount of acid in the strawberry, as compared with other dessert fruits, is responsible for its disfavor with a few persons. Are wild strawberries sweeter than cultivated varieties ?
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