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variety, which at first was call ‘“‘Schnecke’s Herma- 
- phrodite,” but afterwards named by the Cincinnati 
Horticultural Society, ‘‘ Longworth’s Prolific,” in 
honor of Nicholas Longworth, 
Esq. Itisa great favorite with 
the gentleman whose name it 
bears, who says “it will do 
what no other variety in this 
country or Europe has ever 
done—bear a full crop of good 
fruit standing alone.” In a 
note to Mr. Barry in the fall of | toxewonra’s rroume. 
1853, he says, “You will find the Prolific of more 
value than all the seedlings ever raised.” Mr. Elliott, 
in his Guide, says, ‘‘For market culture we regard 
it of more value than McAvoy’s Superior;” and we 
have heard Dr. Warder bear the same high testimony 
to its excellence. 
It has been almost impossible to get the genuine 
variety. In our attempts, we have had repeated 
failures, until, at last, Mr. D. McAvoy politely took 
up for us two plants, while in bearing, and enclosed 
them in a letter. The plants lived, and we have been 
enabled to experiment with them intelligently. We 
have also seen the genuine in a few other gardens, 
hundreds of miles apart, during the last two seasons; 
and everywhere we have seen it, if it had a fair 
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