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STATE HORTICULTURAL. SOCIETY. 



STRAWBERRIES.-CoNTimrED. 



Form. 



b. broad or compressed, i. irregular. r. roundish. 



d. depressed or oblate. o. oval or ovate. c. conical. 



Color. 



1. long. b. bright. 1. light. 

 c. crimson, d. dark. 



r. red. 

 8. scarlet. 



We add brief notes of such varieties in the foregoing list as have pro- 

 duced forty or more ounces of fruit upon the plat heretofore designated. 

 The picking was done on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week. 



Arnold's Pride, B. {bisexual) yet maintains its position as a desirable 

 variety for the family garden, although too dull in color for the market. 



Belmont, B. On strong soils, with good cultivation, its superior quality 

 and good size should commend it for the family plat. Although a popular 

 market berry, with Boston growers, it seems not likely to reach such posi- 

 tion elsewhere. 



Bomba, B. has done fairly well, here, this season; but it must 

 continue to improve to insure general popularity. Its fault is the 

 deficient size of the later fruits. Bich soil and high cultivation would 

 doubtless improve it in this particular. 



Bright Ida, B. like the three other Arnold seedlings, only brighter 



