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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Green Prolific, very sure, prolific and 

 profitable for a near market. Some 

 members suggested that it is no longer 

 needed since we have the Crescent. 



Henry Davis, a good amateur berry, 

 does not bear heavy crops, but is of 

 good quality. 



Hovey's Seedling, originated fifty 

 years ago, was the first hybrid straw- 

 berry of American origin ; still retains 

 its quality. 



Jenny Lind, little grown outside of 

 Boston and its vicinity. 



Jucunda, once so popular, has ceased 

 to be satisfactory. 



Kentucky, one of the best market 

 berries in Arkansas, the late market 

 berry of Ohio. It takes care of itself. 



Long worth's Prolific, is the great 

 berry of California. 



Matilda, generally unsatisfactory. 

 Miner's Great Prolific, one of the 

 finest and largest of all the strawberries. 



Monarch of the West, uncertain, 

 liable to be injured by spring frosts. 



Newman's Prolific, the popular berry 

 of Charleston, South Carolina, quality 

 often poor elsewhere. 



Nicanor, very early and hardy, some 

 say earlier than Duchess and Wilson. 



Pioneer, an early variety and a strong 

 grower. 



President Wilder, of the finest qual- 

 ity, under high cultivation, handsome 

 and unsurpassed. It has stood for 

 twenty years as one of the best in form, 

 color and quality. 



Prouty, superseded. 



Rocky Hill Triumph, same as Cum- 

 berland Triumph. 



Russell's Prolific, superseded. 



Russell's Advance, of good quality; 

 stands the sun well, hardy, soft. 



Seneca Chief, little known; of no 

 value. 



Seneca Queen, of good quality, pro- 

 ductive, uniform in size and shape, a 

 little later than Duchess. 



Boyden's No. 30 (Seth Boyden), 

 sweet, valuable in some places, especi- 

 ally with abundant moisture. 



Sharpless, fruit not good in a wet 

 season; large and prolific under good 

 treatment; quality usually good, mis- 

 shapen only when overgrown. The 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 gave it the first premium this year. 

 It is less prolific the first season. 



Springdale is very fine for home use. 



Triomphe de Gand, the type of high 

 quality, and on suitable soil will give 

 the best results ; keeps well. 



Triple Crown, of very high flavor. 



Victoria (Golden Queen), unsatisfac- 

 tory. 



Windsor Chief, a fine berry. 



Manchester, a very promising berry, 

 uniform in size, prolific, as large as 

 Cumberland Triumph ; said to thrive 

 on poor soil. 



Kirk wood, a vigorous plant, profit- 

 able for a near market, precisely like 

 Mount Yernon. 



Longfellow, said to be very valuable. 



Warren, of good quality, but very 

 uncertain, resembles Seth Boyden. 



Cetewayo, one of the strongest 

 growers. 



Gypsey, hardy, good quality. 



PINCHING MELON, OUCUMBER AND 

 SQUASH VINES. 



A practical gardener makes the fol- 

 lowing important statement : " Last 

 year, as a test of a frequent practice 

 among growers of melons and squashes, 

 I pinched the ends of the long main 

 shoots of the melons, squashes and 

 cucumbers, and left some to run at their 

 own will. The squash plant sent out 

 a single stem, reaching more than forty 



