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Wayne county, Michifi^an. We planted it only last spring. It proves to be a vigorous 

 grower. During the fruiting season we examined a row of this growing beside one of 

 Jessie, of the same age. There was little, if any, difference in vigor or productiveness, 

 nor yet in the size of the fruit, although there was fi manifest difference of form: and 

 we tiiought the Moore somewhat superior in flavor. Bisexual. 



Mount Vernon is a variety disseminated many years since. On heavy soils especially 

 it is eminently valuable as a late market fruit; while at the same time its quality will 

 justify planting it in the family plat. Bisexual. 



Ontario is very much like Sharpless, so much so that little would be lost by dropping 

 one of them. The difficulty would be to decide which should be retained. 



Parker Earle is a very recent new variety, originated in Northern Texas. Plants 

 received and planted late last autumn came safely through last winter, with a slight 

 mulch for protection; and although seriously injured the past spring by cut- worms, 

 the plants have shown remarkable vigor, and give promise also of abundant productive- 

 ness. Another year's trial is necessary to fully determine the measure of its success. 

 Bisexual. 



Parry, after several years' trial, must be assigned the position of a superior family or 

 amateur variety. The plant is only moderately vigorous, yet produces medium crops of 

 large, fine-looking fruit, of excellent; quality. Bisexual. 



Pearl is a comparatively recent variety, coming, if we mistake not, from Maryland. 

 Here it has, during a two years' trial, developed good characteristics as a market variety, 

 while its comparatively high quality renders it satisfactory for the family plat. The 

 plant is abundantly vigorous as well as productive. Bisexual. 



Seneca Queen, as we understand, is one of the Miner seedlings; originating, as the 

 name implies, in New York. It is one of the most beautiful of strawberries; but its 

 characteristics fit it more especially for the home plantation, in which, with proper 

 care, it will be found very satisfactory. Bisexual. 



Sharpless originated in Pennsylvania. It occupies a somewhat questionable position, 

 as a market variety. Its fine size is highly satisfactory for this purpose; and with 

 high cultivation, and especially in hills, it is fairly productive; but, with ordinary 

 management, in matted rows, it lacks productiveness. In quality, it is one of the best 

 of the large varieties. Bisexual. 



Summit is one of M. Crawford's originations. The plant is somewhat deficient in 

 vigor, as well as in productiveness. The fruit is very large, and, like the Cumberland, 

 is always very perfect in form, even when overgrown. It is best adapted to the family 

 plantation. Pistillate. 



Vick (James) is, in both plant and fruit, so nearly like Captain Jack that one descrip- 

 tion would suffice for both, save that the Vick is slightly inferior in size. Bisexual. 



Wartield No. 2 is a recent variety from Illinois, and bears the name of its originator. 

 It is greatly to be regretted that this, as well as several others, has been permitted to 

 go to the public with numbers attached to the names, since this greatly increases the 

 liability to errors of nomenclature. Great productiveness and vigor are the special 

 claims of its originator. A single season's growth and fruitage but partially sustains 

 such claim. Pistillate. 



Wilson may almost be said to have been the fundamental means of developing the 

 now extensive interest of commercial strawberry culture. Its quality, when fully 

 ripened, may fairly be termed excellent; but its popularity, as a market variety, grows 

 more especially out of the circumstance that it colors very early, and may be gathered 

 and put upon the market while yet firm enough to bear rough handling. More 

 recently it is very commonly attacked by that troublesome enemy of the strawberry 

 plant, the fungus — Sphoerella fragarice — for which reason, together with the rivalry of 

 more modern varieties, it is, to some extent at least, giving place to others Bisexual. 



Windsor is alleged to be of Michigan origin, and to have sprung from seed of a cross 

 of Chas. Downing upon Champion, but the almost universal verdict of experts has been 

 that the Windsor and Champion are identical. Although we have kept the two 

 distinct, and have observed them carefully for years, we have been compelled to accept 

 the above verdict. It is generally called for under this name, rather than Champion, 

 but both appear to be going out of use. Pistillate. 



Woodruff No. 1 originated fifteen or twenty years since at Ann Arbor, Mich. 

 Although the berry is considerably elongated, unlike many others of that foi*m, it 

 ripens at the tip as early as elsewhere. It was at one time a popular variety at Ann 

 Arbor, but has never been extensively planted elsewhere. It is likely soon to be wholly 

 superseded. Bisexual. 



