EDITOE'S TABLE. 



Mr. Allen dcservos the thanks of Pomologists for Imving originated two yarieties of grnpes of 

 such excellence; and being of native origin, they may prove, for out-door culture, better suited 

 to the reiiuirenients of our climate than their transatlantic ])arcnt9. 



From IL W. S. Cleveland, of Burlington, K J. — Fine specimens of strawberries without a name. 

 Fruit large ; roundish, sometimes ovate ; dark red ; seed of the same color, set in superficial 

 depressions; calyx reflected ; stamens persistent ; flesh yellowish-white, saccharine, high flavored; 

 quality "best." The fruit and leaf clearly indicate the variety to be a Ilautbois — probably the 

 Lafayette. It is to be regretted that this luscious class of strawberries is so little cultivated. 



From Mr. Stuart. — Beautiful specimens of strawberries — Iloveus Seedling, of last jear's plant- 

 ing; some nearly four inches in circumference; quality "very good." 



From Mr. Geruard Schmitz, of Philadelphia. — Fine specimens of two of his seedling strawberries: 



1. The Pennsylvania. — ^This variety is a seedling of the Moyamensing, and was exhibited by 

 Mr. ScHMPTz last season for the first time. Fruit large ; broadly conical ; dark crimson ; seed 

 crimson, and when shaded, yellow, set in depressions not very deep, with roundish intervals ; 

 flesh red ; flavor fine ; quality " best ;" sexual character ijistillate ; leaf large, deep green, serra- 

 tures erenate. The committee award a premium of five dollars to this variety, as the best new 

 American seedling strawberry of supei'ior quality, after two years' trial. 



2. Schmitzs A'o. 3. — A seedling of the Washinc/ton, exhibited now for the first time. Fruit 

 large ; roundish ovate, sometimes inclining to conical ; light crimson; seed crimson, often yellow, 

 set in rather deep indentations, with intervals somewhat ridged; flesh pale red ; flavor pleasant; 

 quality "very good;" sexual character pistillate; leaf large, light green. 



From C.\LEB Cope, Esq. — Specimens of four varieties of strawberries: 



1. JfcAvoys Superior. — This variety originated with Mr. McAvot, of Cincinnati, and was 

 formerly known as his No. 12. la May, 1851, it received a premium of one hundred dollars from 

 the Cinc;innati Horticultural Society. Mr. Cope's specimens were of great size and beauty, some 

 of them measuring five and a half inches in circumference. Fruit very large ; roundish ovate, 

 occasionally slightly necked ; deep brilliant crimson ; seed crimson, sometimes yellow, set in 

 indentation not deep, except in the largest specimens, when the intervals are also somewhat 

 ridged; flesh red ; flavor exquisitely fine; quality "best;" sexual character pistillate. 



2. McAvoy's Ko. 1. — Large ; roundish ; deep scax'let ; light crimson seed ; indentations rather 

 deep, intervals not riJged ; flesh whitish, partly stained with red ; flavor agreeable ; quality 

 "good," perhaps "very good ;" sexual character pistillate. An abundant bearer. 



3. McAvoy's Extra Red. — Large ; roundish ; scarlet ; seed red, sometimes yellowish ; indenta- 

 tions tolerably deep, intervals somewhat rounded ; flesh yellowish, slightly stained ; sub-acid 

 flavor; quality only " good ;" pistillate; extraordinarily productive. 



4. LongwortKs Prolific. — This fine variety originated with Mr. Schneicke, of Cincinnati, and 

 was formerly known as Schneicke's Hermaphrodite. Very large ; roundish ovate ; brilliant crim- 

 son ; seed of the same color, sometimes yellowish, set in rather deep indentations with rounded 

 intervals ; flesh red ; flavor fine ; quality " very good." A variety of great excellence ; perfect 

 in its sexual organization, and remarkably productive, a rare circumstance with stamiuatc varieties 

 of large size. 



From Mr. Robert Buist. — ^Fine specimens of two varieties of strawberries — 3IcAvoy's Superior 

 and McAvoy's Ao. 1 ; described above. 



From Mr. Henrt A. Dreer. — A dish of the Moyamensing strawberry. Tliis fine variety origin- 

 ated with Mr. Gerhard Scumitz of this city, and took the premium ofl'ered by the Pennsylvania 

 Horticultural Society for the best seedling strawberry exhibited in 1848. Fruit rather large; 

 roundish-conical; deep crimson ; seed crimson, set in rather deep depressions, with rounded inter- 

 vals; flesh i-ed ; flavor very fine ; quality "best;" sexual character pistillate; leaf large, with 

 erenate serratures. 



From Dr. E. W. Carpenter, Lancaster.— The Triumph of Cumberland cherry, a native of 



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