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new shoots ; the color and flavor of the fruit, all strongly indicate 

 its native origin. 



The bright scarlet color of the fruit (which adds greatly to its 

 market value) ; its good size, quite firm flesh, which retains its 

 form and color well, and keeps well, are all qualities which make 

 the Marlboro promising as a -market berry.. This is what I now 

 believe, but my practical experience witli the fruit has not been 

 sufficient to warrant my giving a more decided opinion. — Charles 

 Doioning. 



STEAWBERRY NOTES. 



In regard to strawberries, I would state that I have found the 

 Primo to be large, regular in form, of a briglit color, as well as of 

 very good quality, late and jjroductive. Plants of the Prince (of 

 berries) sent me last August by Mr. Durand, made strong stools, 

 some with four or more trusses ; fruit good, size and color uniform, 

 high-flavored and productive. James Vick is a vigorous, healthy 

 plant with enormous trusses of flower buds, but it requires high 

 cultivation and plenty of water to carry out its crop to perfection. 

 Of the older varieties I find Crescent and Duncan to be my most 

 useful early kinds. The latter, although too soft for carriage, is 

 healthy, productive, and high-flavored. The Manchester, when 

 well fertilized, produces abundantly, and is worthy of extension. 



Mr. Josiah Hoopes, in the Tribune, thinks that after two 

 years' fruiting. Fay's Prolific Currant produces clusters that sur- 

 pass the immense bunches represented by the wood-cuts that ushered 

 this new fruit "into notice. This is one of the presents we shall 

 give for subscribers. • He also tliinks that Downing's Grooseberry is 

 a valuable fruit and that no one can make a mistake in planting it. 



THE NIAGARA GRAPE. 



Mr. Hoopes, speaking of the Niagara Crape, says that when 

 fully ripe, in Eastern Pennsylvania, it has surprised most vine- 

 yardists by its productiveness, hardiness and real good quality, and 

 that some bunches shown him this year closely resembled Muscats 

 in appearance. The easiest way to secure one of these vines is to 

 send us a club of four subscribers, for which we will have a fine 

 two-year-old vine delivered to you free. 



HUCKLEBERRY CULTURE. 



Mr. D. J. Scott, Bridgewater, N. Y., tells the Husbandman 

 that about fifteen years ago he transplanted huckleberries, of both 

 the high and the low kinds, from a cold, wet swamp to a dry, grav- 



