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From S. S. Jackson. — Doctor; very rich and superior; well 

 worthy of cultivation. Early May ; very good. 



Strawberries. — From F. G. Cary : Longworth's Prolific and Mc- 

 Avoy's Superior ; very fine specimens ; some presented as they grow 

 on the trusses ; both these berries are continuing to grow in favor. 



From Mr. Youtcy, of Kentucky. — Hovey's Seedling; finer and 

 larger, never exhibited ; one of the splendid baskets most beautiful 

 both in color and form ; still maintaining its high position. 



From S. S. Jackson. — Extra Ecd ; an immensely large bunch of 

 uniformly-sized fruit, bright in color as usual ; vastly prolific and 

 hardy ; a seedling of medium size, not extra, but may be valuable. 



From N. Longworth. — Allen's Pistillate Seedling; a good bearer 

 and of fair size ; of high, rich flavor. Wilson's Albany Hermaph- 

 rodite Seedling ; well shaped ; a large and fine berry ; may rank 

 next to the Prolific, as all the blossoms bear perfect fruit. A new 

 Pistillate, of good size and fine flavor. Boyden's Hermaphrodite ; a 

 very large fruit, well shaped, described in the last report and some 

 magnificent specimens of the same, preserved in spirits from last 

 year. Kenevet's Giant ; very large size. New Pistillate Seedling; 

 first year of bearing ; good shape and color, rich in flavor, and bids 

 fair to rank among the best. A bunch of Hautbois. Some splendid 

 bunches of the Extra Red, which is great with us here, but, judging 

 from Mr. Prince's report, not worth much East. 



From Mr. Gregory, of Green Township. — An unselected dish of 

 Hovey's Seedling, showing it to be one of the very best fruits for 

 market, in size and color, shape and flavor. 



From W. Mears. — Orange Prolific; good color, of rich quality; 

 medium. Washington ; good flavor and color ; well shaped. 

 Crimson Cone ; good flavor ; medium ; conical. Climax ; good size 

 and flavor. McAvoy's Superior ; very good specimen. Jenny's 

 Seedling; of good shape; first-rate in flavor. Monroe Scarlet; 

 good in size, color and flavor. Moyamensing Pine ; ve ry prolific. 

 Burr's Columbus. Hovey's Seedling ; very fine. Longworth's 

 Prolific; fine. Schneicke's Pistillate; also fine. Black Prince; 

 dark, striking in its deep color, rich in appearance, but rather acid. 



Currants. — From S. S. Jackson. — An immensely prolific bunch 

 of the Cherry Currant, of extraordinary fine size ; not yet ripe, 

 of course. y 



Gooseherries. — From S. S. Jackson — Very prolific specimen of this 

 valuable sort ; valuable for productiveness and freedom from mildew. 



