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winter, -with a slight mulch for protection; and although seriously injured 

 the past spring by cut- worms, the plants have shown remarkable vigor, and 

 give promise also of abundant productiveness. Another year's trial is 

 necessary to fully determine the measure of its success. Bisexual. 



Parry, after several years' trial, must be assigned the position of a 

 superior family or amateur variety. The plant is only moderately vigorous, 

 yet produces medium crops of large, fine looking fruit, of excellent quality. 

 Bisexual. 



Pearl is a comparatively recent variety, coming, if we mistake not, from 

 Maryland. Here it has, during a two years' trial, developed good charac- 

 teristics as a market variety, while its comparatively high quality renders it 

 satisfactory for the family plat. The plant is abundantly vigorous as well 

 as productive. Bisexual. 



Seneca Queen, as we understand, is one of the Miner seedlings; originat- 

 ing, as the name implies, in New York. It is one of the most beautiful of 

 strawberries; but its characteristics fit it more especially for the home plan- 

 tation, in which, with proper care, it will be found very satisfactory. 

 Bisexual. 



Sharpless originated in Pennsylvania. It occupies a somewhat question- 

 able position, as a market variety. Its fine size is highly satisfactory for 

 this purpose; and with high cultivation, and especially in hills, it is fairly 

 productive ; but, with ordinary management, in matted rows, it lacks pro- 

 ductiveness. In quality, it is one of the best of the large varieties. Bisexual. 



Summit is one of M. Crawford's originations. The plant is somewhat 

 deficient in vigor, as well as in productiveness. The fruit is very large, and, 

 like the Cumberland, is always very perfect in form, even when overgrown. 

 It is best adapted to the family plantation. Pistillate. 



Vick (James) is, in both plant and fruit, so nearly like Captain Jack that 

 one description would suffice for both, save that the Vick is slightly inferior 

 in size. Bisexual. 



Warfield No. 2 is a recent variety from Illinois, and bears the name of its 

 originator. It is greatly to be regretted that this, as well as several others, 

 has been permitted to go to the public with numbers attached to the names, 

 since this greatly increases the liability to errors of nomenclature. Great 

 productiveness and vigor are the special claims of its originator. A single 

 season's growth and fruitage but partially sustains such claim. Pistillate. 



Wilson may almost be said to have been the fundamental means of devel- 

 oping the now extensive interest of commercial strawberry culture. Its 

 quality, when fully ripened, may fairly be termed excellent ; but its popu- 

 larity, as a market variety, grows more especially out of the circumstance 

 that it colors very early, and may be gathered and put upon the market 

 while yet firm enough to bear rough handling. More recently it is very 

 commonly attacked by that troublesome enemv of the strawberry pjant, the 

 fungus — Sphcsrellafragarice — for which reason, together with the rivalry of 

 more modern varieties, it is, to some extent at least, giving place to others. 

 Bisexual. 



"Windsor is alleged to be of Michigan origin, and to have sprung from seed 

 of a cross of Chas. Downing upon Champion, but the almost universal 

 verdict of experts has been that the Windsor and Champion are identical. 

 Although we have kept the two distinct, and have observed them carefully 

 for years, we have been compelled to accept the above verdict. It is generally 



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