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person, and so far as we have understood, his impressions respecting its desira- 

 bility are favorable. It seems to be quite hardy, of fine size, firm texture and 

 rich color. Queen of the market is considered as identical with it. 



Montclair 



is a recent seedling of Mr. E. Williams, of Montclair, New Jersey. We think 

 it is not yet in the market, but plants sent us for trial have now fruited two 

 seasons, and prove to be of fine size, great firmness of texture and excellent 

 quality, qualities essential to a good market berry. It proves abundantly 

 hardy at the lake shore. It purports to be a seedling of the Philadelphia, 

 and like its supposed parent, produces suckers but sparingly. 



Gregg 



was heralded with so great a flourish of trumpets that there seemed occasion to 

 fear that it might fail to realize all that we might be lead to expect of it. It 

 seems now clear, however, that it is really a step in advance of the old and 

 popular Mammoth Cluster, at least so far as size is concerned, while it is at 

 least its equal in quality and productiveness. It seems pretty sure to become, 

 among black caps, the leading market variety, although we already hear of 

 varieties with the ability to outdo and supersede it. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



No new novelties have this year been brought to the notice of the committee, 

 and we hear of no new varieties claiming origin in our State. 



The Windsor Chief, 



which was shown at our June meeting two years since, seems on all hands to 

 have won the reputation of being the Champion — and only the Champion. It 

 was supposed that such a charge, so frequently reiterated, would doubtless win 

 from its alleged originator a defease, or at least an explanation, but as nothing 

 of this kind seems to have appeared, the result must naturally be to increase the 

 suspicion that such defense is impossible — in other words, that the Windsor 

 Chief is but a myth. 



The Glendale, Marvin, Seneca Queen, /Sharpless and Shirts, 



each in its sphere, seems to be winning a good reputation among fanciers of this 

 fruit, and it is believed that at least some of them will come to hold leading 

 positions. 



We consider as still on trial with more or less promise of value : Belle, 

 Burgess, Cumberland Triumph, Forest Rose, Fowler's Seedling, General Sher- 

 man, Hervey Davis, Iowa Prolific, Miner's Great Prolific, New Jersey Scarlet, 

 Pioneer, President Lincoln, Russell's Advance, Springdale and others. 



Burr Oak, Caroline, Centennial Favorite, Continental, Photo, Starr, Seed- 

 ling Eliza, Wilding Seedling, Walden, and a number of others, may be 

 regarded as beyond hope of usefulness, except in isolated or peculiar cases. 



Star of the West and Sterling, although possessing desirable qualities, must 

 be condemned as persistently unproductive. 



T. T. LYON, Chairman. 



