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indeed this season. Mr. Hathaway of our state has now been so long engaged 

 in the work of producing now varieties in a single line of succession from a 

 pistillate, also of his own origination, that his seedlings have come to assume 

 the characteristics of a race, fully as much so as in the race of Shorthorn 

 cattle, or in other families or races of animals — a fact of the truth of which 

 any person may assure himself by visiting and examining the hundreds of 

 seedlings in the plantations of the originator. 



Mary Fletcher and Grand Dake, received from Ontario, and Sucker State, 

 an Illinois seedling, have suffered severely during the past winter, while other 

 varieties in the same or adjacent rows were uninjured, indicating a decided 

 lack of hardiness. The last named is, however, somewhat popular at home 

 as a market variety. 



Garrettson, Henderson, Emerald, Pautucket, Howell and Hart are on trial 

 and afford in this season's crop of fruit a good degree of promise. The 

 Henderson was disseminated a year since by Peter Henderson of New York, 

 and is praised in some quarters for its very high quality, together with large 

 size. 



An unnamed seedling, received from a prominent grower of Ontario for 

 trial, gives, in this season's fruiting, decided indications of valine as an ama- 

 teur and even as a market variety. The plant is vigorous and exceedingly 

 productive. The fruit, in size and form, is much like Bidwell but rather 

 darker in color. Gipsy and Cheney are very much alike — not vigorous, highly 

 productive under favorabliB circumstances, and quite acceptable varieties for 

 home use. 



Vineland, of New Jersey origin, and Lacon, an Illinois seedling, seem 

 to have been locally popular, but we suspect that they can never become gen- 

 erally so. 



No. 6 and No. 93, received for trial from Mr. Crawford of Ohio, are very 

 promising seedlings, not yet offered for sale. They are quite similar, in gen- 

 eral character, to the Cornelia, a seedling of Mr. Crawford's already spoken 

 of. 



Fruit and plants received from Mr. Collins of New Eichmond, Allegan 

 county, Michigan, last fall, show valuable qualities as a market variety. The 

 original plant was found growing wild in the forest. 



Ontario is very highly praised by the grower, Mr. Johnston of Shortsville, 

 N. Y., as the largest, most productive, and vigorous of strawberries. We 

 have not yet fruited it. The plant is certainly very vigorous. 



Park Beauty is neither more nor less than the well-known Crescent. 



Jumbo, recently sent forth with a flourish of trumpets, is beyond question 

 the old, well-known Cumberland. 



RED RASPBERRIES. 



Eancocas, Prosser, and Marlboro have not yet had time to acquire a reputa- 

 tion outside of their original homes. The latter certainly is very vigorous, 

 and comes with a reputation for great hardiness and productiveness. It has 

 come through the past winter, here, in good condition. 



Crimson Beauty showed exceedingly well on spring-set plants, the first sea- 

 son, but the next season's fruit proved more or less imperfect, apparently 

 attributable to imperfect fertilization of the blossoms. 



Surprise and Queen, kinds of, to me, unknown origin, are hardy, very pro- 



