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the Philadelphia had failed the Turner had stood. Could not speak 
certainly about the productiveness of the Turner. It is the earliest 
to ripen and continues to ripen for a long time. Obtained 50 cents 
per quart for this when the Philadelphia did not bring 30 cents, but 
they were marketed with great care. 
Mr. Jewell :—Have had it for two years. It is perfectly hardy, 
multiplies by suckers more rapidly than the Philadelphia. Got a 
few berries the first year and a few last year, but not enough for a 
picking from 200 plants. The season is long—six weeks. 
Mr. Smith :—Have set all of this kind in preference to Philadel- 
phia, but none yield so much, in so short a time, as the Philadelphia. 
Mr. Bunnell :—The Philadelphia stood with me last winter on a 
light soil with a northern exposure, 
Hart’s Seedling Strawberry. 
Mr. Elliot :—The Society should recognize the new strawberry of 
Mr. Hart. Mr. Hart has experimented with varieties of strawber- 
ries for several years and this is the best he has found or produced. 
The quality is as good as most of the large varieties, better than 
the Wilson. 
Mr. Smith :—Better than the Wilson, and the finest berry I saw 
last summer. Mr. Hart says it is more prolific than the Wilson. 
Mr. Harris:—Some specimens I received last summer were the 
best I ever saw. 
Strawberry Cultivation. 
The paper of Mr. Seth H. Kenney on Strawberry Cultivation was 
called for and read by the Secretary, after which it was ordered that 
the paper be abridged by the Secretary and published in the Trans- 
actions. It is as follows: 
STRAWBERRY CULTURE. 
MORRISTOWN, Rice County, Minn., Jan. 9th, 1876. 
Mr. President and Members of this Society: 
I received an invitation from the Secretary of this Society asking me to 
write a paper on strawberry culture, and without waiting for areply, stated 
that he had already placed my name on the programme, and hoped I would 
find it agreeable and convenient. &c., leaving me no honorable chance to say 
no. My love for the cultivation of smal] fruits is so great, there is so much 
to learn, andI have made so little progress in this interesting branch of 
