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TIu Canaiian Hoi ticiiltitrist. 



giving more or larger berries, but it 

 would not ship to a distant market. 



2. Logan. — I must not forget this, 

 though it is of earlier origin than the 

 former. It is one of the most attrac- 

 tive berries we grow here. Its size, 

 color and productiveness makes it 

 valuable. 



3. Warjicld I have not fruited. It 

 is a grand plant and from what I 

 hear and read about it, it will drive 

 the Crescent from the field. 



This season after the berry-picking 

 was over it became so dry and ' hot ' 

 that plant growth was kept at a 

 standstill; but, since the late rain, 

 they are making up for lost time. 



If spared I will fruit more ' new 

 varieties ' next year, than on any 

 former one since I began growing the 

 strawberry. I am indebted to Mr. 

 Crawford and Mr. F. Thompson, of 

 the Cleveland Nursery Co., for what 

 I have — no doubt many of them 

 are valuable ; also some from Mr. 



Townsend, the originator of Eureka, 

 and Mr. Cleveland. 



From Mr. Crawford : Saltillo, 

 Ivanhoe, Lower, Marvell, Martha, 

 Viola, Osceola and others. 



From Mr. F. Thompson; Florence, 

 Clingto, Bubach 132 -|- 24, and seven 

 varieties of his seedlings. 



From Mr. Townsend : seven seed- 

 ling varieties. 



From Mr. L. J. Farmer: eight 

 varieties, seedlings. 



Also a number from London, 

 which I have fruited and not a bad 

 one among them. To these I must 

 add Miami ; which the originator 

 claims is the best variety in the 

 world ; also Stayman's No. i, and 

 last, but not the worst, Shaiv, the 

 plant that bore the eight berries, that 

 filled a quart basket. 



Don't you think, sir, that I have 

 varieties enough to keep one man's 

 attention pretty bus}' ? 



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