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general success are the only two great merits I can see to the credit of the 

 Wilson. 



Glendale, of more recent introduction, has justly acquired some reputation 

 as a good shipper ; seems to succeed wherever tested; a late variety, of large 

 size, and shows well in patch and on the fruit stands, when free from dirt. 

 When dirty it is a hard-looking berry. Will bear washing almost equal to 

 Irish potatoes. It is pronounced by some of very inferior quality. I say 

 ditto to the Wilson. When thoroughly ripe I regard the Wilson of fair 

 quality; the Glendale in same condition is not as bad as some would have us 

 believe. I regard these two as the best adapted to long .shipments of any 

 that have proved generally successful. Am sorry we have no better with 

 which to supply our distiint markets. I can but feel great sympathy for the 

 consumers of any half-ripe fruit, especially such as Wilson and Glendale, un- 

 less they are the happy owners of a sugar plantation and a registered Jersey 

 cow. Except for this class, they are only desirable for hotels and boarding, 

 houses, where they are served in limited quantities. A second plate is never 

 called for. 



Quite a number of new varieties are now under test, for which every de- 

 sirable merit in the strawberry is claimed, viz: Jas Vick, Bidwell, Big Bob,^ 

 Manchester, Finch's Prolific, Phelps' Seedling, Piper's Seedling, and Sucker 

 State. From this list'we may possibly get one or more varieties wortliy to 

 be added to our shii)ping list. So far as I have tested them, my present 

 judgment is that the first four named will prove of no real value in my local- 

 ity, while they may be all that is claimed for them in others. I have some 

 faith in the future success of the other four. Further time, however, is nec- 

 essary to fully determine this, and might also change my opinion as to the 

 others. 



I refer to these new varieties for the purpose of comparing notes with 

 others who may have, like myself, given them a i:)artial test. 



DISCUSSION ON STRAWBERRY GROWING. 



Mr. Samuels, of Kentucky — I don't feel competent to lead -this 

 discussion ; I have not had experience enough. But I a.sked sev- 

 eral questions, about which there seems to be a diiference of opin- 

 ion. One was in regard to fall cultivation. The strawberry makes 

 new roots in the fall ; hence, fall cultivation should produce a better 

 profit than in the spring, I only want to have the point discussed. 



Mr. Galusha, of Illinois — I. remarked this afternoon that I would 

 like to say a few words on the cultivation of the strawberry, and 

 particularly in connection with what was ".said in regard to manur- 

 ing. No one in the North, I think, would object to manuring the 

 ground for strawberries. In a paper read here objection was made 



