A Full-text publication by George M. Darrow

The Strawberry: History, Breeding and Physiology

Foreward
List of Contributors
List of Credits for Illustration
Preface

1. Introduction (WALLACE)
2. The Strawberry in Religious Paintings of the 1400's (BRUGGMANN)
3. Early History of the Strawberry (LEE)
4. The Strawberry from Chile (LEE)
5. Duchesne and His Work (LEE)
6. Early Breeding in Europe (LEE)
7. Genetic Research and Chromosome Number
8. The Strawberry Species

   Wild Strawberry Species of the World (REED)
   Characters of Fragaria virginiana, ovalis, and chiloensis in Strawberry Varieties
   

9. Early Varieties of the Americas, 1800-1900
10. Later Strawberry Varieties, 1900-1965

    Varieties of North America, 1900-1950
    Present Varieties of North America - 1965
    Strawberry Varieties of the World

11. Everbearing Strawberries
12. Notable Early Strawberry Breeders of America
13. Strawberry Breeders of Today
14. U.S. Department of Agriculture Strawberry Breeding
15. Strawberry Breeding of North American Agricultural Experiment Stations (BRINGHURST)
16. Strawberry Breeding and Industry in Great Britain
17. Strawberry Breeding and Industry on the European Continent

    France
    Germany (HONDELMANN)
    Netherlands
    Belgium
    Switzerland
    Denmark
    Italy
    Sweden
    Poland
    Hungary
    Russia
    East Germany
    

18. Strawberry Breeding and Industry in Other Countries

    Japan
    Australia
    New Zealand
    South Africa
    Mexico (BRINGHURST AND DARROW)
    

19. The Morphology and Physiology of the Strawberry
20. Climate and the Strawberry
21. Breeding for Resistance to Strawberry Pests
22. Fun with Strawberry Breeding
23. Rating Systems for Strawberries and Sources of Superior Qualities

APPENDICES

I. World List of Strawberry Breeders

II. Chronology of Strawberry Varieties in the United States

III. Howard 17 (Premier) as a Parent

IV. Parentage of United States Strawberry Varieties

V. Parentage of German Strawberry Varieties (HONDELMANN)

VI. The Literature of the Strawberry

VII. Literature Cited

INDEX

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