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The plant is of a strong and healthy habit, and the foliage of a stiff and 

 glossy texture, which enables it to withstand the attacks of spider, often so 

 troublesome on forced strawberries. The fruit is large, of a lively red colour ; it 

 is solid, and will- stand packing and carriage, and will also keep fresh for several 

 days after being gathered. As an early variety for out-door culture, I consider 

 it superior to Keens' Seedling or Vicomtesse Ilericart de 27iuri/, as it is equally 

 carl}^, and the fruit is larger, and of better quality. I think it a valualjlo 

 variety, and deserving the notice of every strawberry cultivator. 



A i')ropos of forcing Strawberries, I may here mention the Vicomtesse Ilericart 

 de Thurij^ which is a good early forcer, bears heavy crops, but though early and 

 useful, is rather inferior in flavour. The following varieties for succession will 

 be found among the best : — President^ Sir J. Paxton^ Mr. Hadclijfe, Prince ArtJiur 

 (Ingram's), Dr. Hogg., and KiniberUi]., which latter appears but little known. I 

 saw it growing last spring in a nobleman's garden in Sussex, bearing heavy crops 

 of fine fruit, and it was apparently much prized in that locality. — J. Powell, 

 lloyal Gardens., Frogmore. 



PYRUS SIMONII. 



HIS novel species of Pyrus was sent from China to the Jardin du Museum, 

 at Paris, by M. Eug. Simon, some ten years since, along with several others 

 which have not yet fruited. It has now been named by M. Carriere, who 

 ®* describes it as a vigorous tree, with stout erect shoots, having smooth 

 olive-green bark, marked with elongated lenticels, and leaves, with a shortly 

 cordiform limb, often oblique, prolonged into a cuspidate point, deeply toothed, 

 coriaceous, and of a shining green above. The flowers are numerous, in compact 

 corymbs. The fruits, represented in the accompanying woodcut from the Pcvue 



