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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



There are now in the 



Agawam, 



Dorchester, 



Early Cluster, 



Brie, 



Minnewaska, 



Snyder, 



Wilson Junior, 



Wachusett Thornlese, 



Bruntun. 



collection 26 varieties, of which the following is a list : — 



Dallas, 



Early Harvest, 



Gainor, 



Lawton, 



Nevada, 



Taylor's Prolific, 



Wilson's Early, 



Thompson's Early, 



Crystal White, 

 Child's Everbearing, 

 Early King, 

 Kittatinny, 

 Lovett's Best, 

 Stone's Hardy, 

 Tecumseh. 

 Western Triumph, 

 Evergreen Blackberry. 



LUCRETIA DEWBERRIES. 



Last year's report of these berries must be repeated this year. 

 Fruit irregular in size, berries imperfect, and flavour poor. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



The weather of last winter and spring was very injurious to the strawberry and 

 the ciop was light and poor. 



None of the later additions to the collection, bore fruit this season. 



Another year's experience with the varieties that fruited last year confirms the 

 opinion then formed, that of the number tested, Bubach, Wonderful, Sharpless, 

 Jessie, and, if heavily manured, the Wilson, are the most pro^table for market, and 

 for home use, Maggie, Cumberland Triumph and Gandy. These are all very 

 desirable berries. 



The following varieties from the Central Experimental Farm, England, and 

 other sources have been added this year : 



From the Central Experimental Farm : — 

 Miller's Seedling, 02, Westlawn, 



Staymans No 



Princess, 



Middlefield, 



Cameronian, 



-Ruby, 



Mrs. Cleveland, 



Eureka, 



John Little, 



Windsor Chief, 



Sunrise, 



Governor Hoard, 



Ottawa, 



Castle, 



Euth, 



Early Canada, 



Nicanor, 



Lady Eusk, 



From England : — 



Alexander II., 

 Bx-itish Queen, 

 Empress Eugenie, 

 Amateur, 



Auburn, 



Beverly, 



Martha, 



Gillespie, 



Yale. 



Pearl, 



King of the North, 



Parker Earle, 



Daisy, 



Surpi-ise, 



Hofi'man's Seedling. 



Garibaldi, 



Flora, 



Countess, 



Paul, 



Cohansick, 



Beder Wood, 



Van Deman, 



Westbrook, 



Crawford, 



Miller's Seedling, H.H. 



Haverland, 



Shirts, 



Mammoth, 



Hautbois, 



Moore's Prolific, 



Turner's Beauty, 



Advance, 



Derby, 



Edith, 



Stanstead, 



Bartons, 



Boynton, 



Alpha, 

 Dr. Hogg, 

 John Euskin, 

 Laxford Hall Seedling, 



From J. T. Lovett, Iowa Beauty, Chairs. 



Making 54 varieties, in addition to those already reported on. 



Bonny Lass. 

 Eclipse, 



Laxton Jubilee, 

 Sir Joseph Paxton. 



