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judges of plants, predicts that this is one of the new sorts that 

 have come to stay. 



George Balderston, of Maryland. It is a vigorous and healthy 

 grower, but what surprised me was the great quantity of roots each 

 plant possesses — mare than on any other variety I ever handled. 

 I have not tested the fruit. 



P. M. Augur, of Connecticut. Whoever plants it must under- 

 stand that good feeding must be given any variety that is as prolific 

 as the James Vick. 



Atlantic. Dr. F. M. Hexamer, of New York, spoke of extraordi- 

 nary crops of this new variety being grown on the sands of New 

 Jersey. 



Harfs Minnesota. J. H. Hale said of this that is very fair, of a 

 glossy color, early, — a good amateur berry. 



Mt. Vernon. E. Satterfchwait, of Pennsylvania. I fruited this 

 year for the first time about two acres of this variety, and it proved 

 to be the most profitable of about a dozen of the best sorts, includ- 

 ing the Sharpless. It is late, good size, the right color for market^, 

 sufficiently firm and very productive. 



Oliver Gibbs, Jr., of Minnesota. I have kept careful watch of the 

 new sorts fruiting in Minnesota this year, and this is the only on& 

 of them I have cared to add to ray list. 



P. M. Augur. It is a good fertilizer for other late sorts. 



Prof. Beal publishes in the report the following table from the 

 Rural New Yorker, showing the preferences uf its readers for twenty 

 varieties of strawberries, according to their answers to an inquiry 

 for a statement of their choice : 



Crescent 45 



Wilson 37 



Downing: 30 



Sharpless 27 



Manchester 23 



Kentucky 23 



Cumberland 22 



Bidwell 15 



Miner's Prolific 14 



Mt. Vernon 12 



Glendale 10 



Captain Jack 9 



Windsor Chief T 



Green Prolific 7 



Duchess 5 



Jersey Queen 5- 



Downer's Prolific 4 



James Vick 4 



Jucunda 3- 



Crystal City 3^ 



CURRANTS. 



Fay's Prolific. J. T. Lovett, of Little Silver, New Jersey. This^ 

 is a signal success in our State, fulfilling well the claims made for 

 it. 



C. A. Green, of Rochester, N. Y. It is vigorous and productive^ 

 and appears to be an improvement over any variety we have. 



