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first will need to look farther for it. The size of its later specimens can 

 only be maintained on good soils by high culture. Bisexual. 



Kentucky, originated many years since by the late J. S. Downer, of that 

 State, can scarcely, even yet, be said to have a rival as a late market straw- 

 berry; although it decidedly lacks productiveness. Bisexual. 



Lida was disseminated a few years since by the late Wm. Parry, of New 

 Jersey. It sets an enormous crop of fruit, which it can only mature with 

 rich, deep soil and good cultivation. Even with these it may be doubtful if 

 it will fully perform its early promise. It is pistillate. 



Logan comes from the same source as Itasca, to which a two years' trial 

 shows it to be superior. The plant is very vigorous, and it promises well as 

 a market variety. It is bisexual. 



Louise is a very recent introduction, which is highly commended by those 

 who have tested it. Our plants were only set last spring, and have borne 

 too little to warrant an opinion respecting it. Bisexual. 



Maggie is one of four crossbred seedlings by the late Charles Arnold, of 

 Ontario. Like the others, it is a vigorous grower, an enormous bearer, mild 

 in flavor, and lacking in color; and hence not adapted to market planting. 

 A valuable family berry. Bisexual. 



Mammoth was disseminated by the late Wm. Parry, of New Jersey, and 

 his successors. The fruit is very large and the plant a vigorous grower, but 

 the size of the later specimens diminishes rapidly unless well sustained by 

 good soil, manuring and cultivation. Bisexual. 



Manchester is still somewhat popular as a rather late and very productive 

 variety. Its chief fault seems to be, that the plant becomes so exhausted by 

 the maturing of the first season's crop, that the plantation needs to be 

 renewed after the production of a single crop. 



May King shows few, if any, kingly characteristics here. It does not 

 fruit heavily, as compared with others of its season. It is commended in 

 some quarters as a good fertilizer to plant among pistillates. It is strongly 

 bisexual. 



Miner (Miner's Great Prolific) is a New York or New Jersey seedling 

 originated many years since, which has long stood very near the head of 

 the market list of popular varieties. On light soils it is very satisfactory; 

 on heavy or very rich soils the fruits are inclined to be badly misshapen. 

 Bisexual. 



Moore's Prolific (prolific is surplusage) is reported to have originated 

 recently in Wayne county, Michigan. We planted it only last spring. It 

 proves to be a vigorous grower. During the fruiting season we examined a 

 row of this growing beside one of Jessie, of the same age. There was little, 

 if any, difference in vigor or productiveness, nor yet in the size of the fruit, 

 although there was a manifest difference of form; and we thought the 

 Moore somewhat superior in flavor. Bisexual. 



Mount Vernon is a variety disseminated many years since. On heavy 

 soils especially it is eminently valuable as a late market fruit; while at the 

 same time its quality will justify planting it in the family plat. Bisexual. 



Ontario is very much like Sharpless, so much so that little would be lost 

 by dropping one of them. The difficulty would be to decide which should 

 be retained. 



Parker Earle is a very recent new variety, originated in Northern Texas. 

 Plants received and planted late last autumn came safely through last 



