Afo^a7ncnsiiiff iiin»roves by acquaintance, and is really a productive and excellent 

 fruit. 



Ji<u'a, "Iowa male" as some call it, and "Washington" as many of tin; 

 (Mnirinuati growers have it, is a prodigious bearer (staniinate), of a pale red color and 

 rather indifleront ilavor, very hardy and valuable for market. 



Join I/' s Srcdling when fairly treated is an abundant bearer, and a frood berry, 

 hardy and vigorouB. Gnicsce has been pretty extensively tested, and proves to bo a 

 groat favorite. It is a staminate, uncommonly hardy and vigorous, the berry large, 

 roundish oblong with a long neck, color light shining red, very beautiful ; flavor 

 medium. Monroe jS'car?t7 continues to prove whenever tested, an immense bearer, of 

 good size aud fair quality. Tlie " Ora7i(j(' jrro/ijic' is a prodigious bearer, bright color, 

 firm, and quite late. Of Jenny lAnd, ]*ennsylvania, aud some other new American 

 sorts, I cannot speak now, not having given them a full and fair trial; another season 

 will prove them. 



IIovkcrR SciiJIlnfj, raised by H. E. Hooker, of llochester, a large conical, dark 

 crimson berry like Jilack l*rince, evidently a seedling from it; very productive, of 

 good quality, will rank among the best new sorts; a good match for Walker's, which 

 is also from Black Prince no doubt. 



Two years ago, I received from some one in Steuben county, N. Y., a few plants 

 called " Steuben's Seedling. " This season they have borne well; fruit dark red, 

 firm, and of good flavor; plant very hardy, vigorous, and productive. I think well 

 of it, but it now requires more than ordinary merit to entitle a new sort to attention. 

 We have tested many new foreign sorts so fully as to warrant an opinion on their 

 value here. 



Bicton pine I still think well of; indeed I think more of it than ever. It is like 

 most other foreign sorts, not so hardy as our native varieties, which liave mostly 

 the scarlets for their type, but with a trifling protection, it may be wintered safely 

 anywhere, and bear a good crop of large handsome flesh colored berries, having an 

 agreeable musky aroma. 



Crcmont Perpetual, which created a sensation some years ago around I'aris, 

 proves to be not a perpetual as the famous "Crescent Seedling," but we have 

 gathered from it this season a crop of magnificent berries. 



Bdlc Blanche from France, proves to be identical with Bicton Pine. 



Tr'iompli de Gand from Belgium, is a large handsome light crimson fruit, of 

 rather indifferent flavor, and bears well. 



Due de Brabant from Belgium, rather large, long conical, bright shining red; 

 flavor musky and agreeable. Very early, well worthy of trial. 



Oolii Prolific, (English) shows a wonderful profusion of bloom and ?ets a fair 

 crop of berries; large, roundish, slightly flattened, dark red, flavor medium. 



Trollopes Vietoria, promises better than any other English variety ever received 

 here. The plant is hardy, vigorous, and bears a large crop of magnificent fruit, 

 rivalling the British Queen in its best condition; roundish ovate, light shining red, 

 flavor would rank as good. Among fifty sorts this has borne away the palm in 

 appearance. Jiifjram's Prince of Wal^s from England, Jlonncur de Bchjiqur, and 



