STRAWBERRIES AND THEIR CULTURE. 



face of deep lake, and a rich juicy flesh, are the parents of this opinion. The Queen comes 

 into bearing a trifle later than Ilovey's, and continues among the latest, producing fruit 

 about three weeks. It revels in a deep, moist, rich soil, and requires cultivation in stools, 

 at a distance of three or four feet. 



Myatt's Eliza. — This beautiful, light scarlet fruit, characterized by its burnished, 

 seedless base, in frequent instances reminding one of an acorn, demands the first rank for 

 flavor among strawberries. Examples have melted in the consumer's mouth, equalling the 

 peculiar rich flavor of the best pine apple. It is slightly inferior to the Queen in average 

 size and quantity, but later in maturing; indeed, it is later than any large strawberry, a 

 bed being in fair bearing at this moment. 



Deptford Pine. — This is a delicious large fruit, intermediate in color to the Queen and 

 Eliza. It has more of the form and glistening surface of the former, and the flavor of the 

 latter, with a degree or two more of acidity. It has proved a shy bearer the present season. 



Schiller. — This German strawberry was procured last year from Mr. Hogg, who had 

 imported it, but lost its original name. In vigor of growth, and in its large, free flow- 

 ers, it exceeds any other plant of its kind. The fruit is paler than the Queen and darker 

 than Eliza; of a capricious conical form; of the size of Eliza; of firm, sound flesh, and 

 of a rich, aromatic flavor, frequently quite acid and sprightl}', giving it a preference with 

 some judges over the previous named. It ripens late. These four strawberries are suited 

 only to private culture. 



Buist's Prize. — The plants of this strawberry — in rows now three years out — have 

 grown with surpassing vigor this season, and produced fruit equal in size and num- 

 ber to some of the best pistillates. Last year they produced indiflerently. The flavor 

 surpasses that of Hovey's, nearly equalling it in size, very many berries measuring four 

 and four and a half inches in circumference. If this be its usual character, Mr. Long- 

 worth can allow his anxieties respecting a good masculine standard, to repose on this no- 

 ble plant, as answering the full requirement. These were cultivated in the triple tract of 

 soil previously alluded to. 



Burr's Szedling and Mammoth. — These two have produced fruit quite freely in the tri- 

 ple tract, approaching Buist's in size and number. The Mammoth, which has even a sick- 

 ly and repulsive paleness, has the finest fiavor, partaking in a fair degree of the peculiar 

 aromatic taste of the New Pine. 



Victoria. — This strawberry was grown in distant stools, and produced fruit, although 

 sparingly, of marked beauty, fine flavor and good size, specimens measuring four inches 

 in circumference. 



loioa. — This energetic staminate presents a massive foliage and produces most liberally, 

 although its light scarlet berries are scarcely over the medium size, and are too acid where 

 better ones can be easily secured. 



IT. Pistillates. 



Hovey's Seedling — sustains its high reputation here for productiveness and size, many 

 specimens exceeding five inches. It is, however, somewhat deficient in flavor. 



Burr's New Pine. — This is the finest flavored pistillate of our land. The fruit does 

 not exceed the medium size, and, although prolific, does not equal Hovey's in productive- 

 ness. [With us it proves much more productive. Ed.] The plants seem to lose their 

 vigor in our triple tract, and, like the Black Prince, require another and snecific soil. 



Huntsman's Pistillate. — This plant is a prodigious bearer. The fruit clusters around 

 base of the plant in rich masses. Some of its specimens measure four and five inches 

 cumference. It is paler than Hovey's, and inferior to it in flavor 



