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acquiring at least a local name and reputation, while they may, perchance, be 

 utterly condemned or ignored elsewhere, that we are quite at a loss, if not 

 Avhere to begin, at least where to end the list of new varieties worthy of being 

 brought to the notice of planters. Modes of culture, even, oftentimes influence 

 the productiveness, size, or appearance of a variety to such extent as, to the 

 mind of the planter, to determine the conclusion as to success or failure. So 

 far is this true, that it has come to be a recogaized fact, that almost the entire 

 list of European strawberries must, to give any considerable degree of satisfac- 

 tion in our climate, be treated with hill culture, while even then, our success 

 with them is only partial. For these reasons we omit foreign sorts, notwith- 

 standing the partial success of a few ; and, with those of native origin, we con- 

 tent ourselves with naming the following somewhat extended list of those 

 brought to notice within a comparatively lew years, with a special mention of 

 such of them as may have been most generally commended, viz: America, 

 Black Defiance, Boudinot, Boyden's No. 30 (Seth Boyden), Charles Downing, 

 Col. Cheney, Cowing's Seedling, Cumberland Triumph, Dr. Warder, Early 

 Queen, French, Golden Defiance, Golden Perpetual, Golden Queen, Keech's 

 2.200, Kentucky, Kissena, Kohocken, Kramer, Late Prolific, Lennig's White, 

 Matilda, Monarch of the West, New Jersey Scarlet, Komeyn's Seedling, Spring- 

 dale. 



Of these, several will be found described in our standard pomological works, 

 and others have been more or less favorably noticed in the current publica- 

 tions of the day, while a few of them are, as yet, and possibly will continue to 

 be, confined to the catalogues or circulars of the parties who may be dissemin- 

 ating, or who have originated them. 



Boyden's 30 (which we understand to be the fruit frequently called "Seth 

 Boyden") is by connoisseurs considered as " the coming market strawberry." 



Charles Downing is clearly winning the highest confidence of growers. 



Cowing's Seedling is characterized by the introducer as the largest berry in 

 cultivation, vigorous, hardy, and of great promise. 



French is a fine early sort for planting in private gardens. 



Golden Perpetual is a curiosity, producing a continuous crop till frost, on 

 the young runners which fruit before taking root. Berry large and excellent. 

 Kentucky is rapidly accumulating reputation as a profitable very late sort. 

 Lennig's White is" best" in quality, and of good size, but lacks productiveness. 

 New Jersey Scarlet is desirable as an early sort, though only moderately pro- 

 ductive. 



At the meeting of this society held at Adrian, in June, 1874, notwithstand- 

 ing the somewhat late date, and the severe drouth then prevailing, there were 

 shown several fine collections of strawberries. One of these, which especially 

 attracted our attention, but which, so far as we now recollect, was, if at all, 

 not prominently noticed by the proper committee, was a collection of seedlings 

 exhibited by H. E. Bidwell, of South Haven, Van Buren county, Michigan, but 

 of which, in the absence of the exhibitor, we were at the time unable to obtain 

 an account of the origin ; while, not being one of the examining committee, 

 we were not in the position to form an opinion as to their quality. 



