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Bat a few days behind Michel, lasts long, good size, quality good, an 

 abundant bearer, and will pass through a drouth that will kill most va- 

 rieties ; healthy foliage and makes plenty of plants. 



8. Columbian — This is among the earliest; a very large one, of 

 excellent quality, firm and healthy plant. 



9. Beau — This is a Oalifornian that promises well. 



10. Seedling of Ladies' Pine — Extra quality, but too small for even 

 home use. 



11. Tucker — A. large, handsome, excellent one. 



12. Backer State, Jr. — A qaite large, good and handsome one 

 with extra fine foliage. 



13. Timbrell — Here we have a berry that we have long looked 

 for. For size, quality, beauty, productiveness, firmness and health and 

 vigor, we have no other strawberry its equal. 



14. Parker Earle — Like the Timbrell, it is faultless, except it don't 

 make plants enough. Euns all to fruit. For size, beauty and produc- 

 tiveness and nice picking, nothing I ever saw excelled it ; quality first 

 rate. 



These two last would be my berries if confined to but two varie- 

 ties, but could not leave out Beder Wood on account of its earliness,. 

 Timbrell and Parker Earle both being late ones. 



Our friend Munson deserves great praise for producing this one, 

 and hit it well when conferring upon it a name so worthy. If my whole 

 patch were like these two, ray pocket-book would expand just about 

 ten times as wide as it will with the crop I have. 



The Timbrell may not bear more nor larger fruit than Bubach No. 

 5, but it is so superior in quality that we can do without the latter. I 

 consider Timbrell and Parker Earle, like King David's head general,. 

 Saul, a head and shoulders above their fellows. 



15. Belle — This is an immense berry of fair quality, but its foliage 

 is defective this season with me.» 



16. EicKmond — A large, handsome, promising one. 



17. Thompson's 64 — Another one that will make its mark. 



18. Thompson's 39|^ is also one that will be heard of ere long. 



19. Edith — This is the largest strawberry on my place this year. 

 Moderately productive, rather soft, quality fair, well worth having for 

 its great size. Cir. 7* in. by 4f. 



20. Princess— This falls but little behind Timbrell and Earle in 

 my estimation. It is a grand one in every respect, and I shall plant it 

 freely. 



21. Swindle — This is no swindle with me, but a very valuable late 

 one. Good size, firm, quality medium. 



