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I have not tested far enough to compare 

 it with the older varieties but consider 

 it very promising." 



T. T. Lyon (president of Michigan 

 Horticultural Society) writes : "For all 

 soils and under all kinds of culture, good, 

 bad and indifferent, including ability to 

 bear transportation, I must say Wilson 

 still : and omitting transportation, Cres- 

 cent. Under good culture and intelli- 

 gent management, BidweU, or for near 

 market, Longfellow. Best three sorts 

 for market, with thorough culture: 

 Miner's Prolific, Bidwell, Longfellow. 

 Best six, with thorough culture: Mi- 

 ner's Prolific. Bidwell, Longfellow, 

 Champion (or Oliver Groldsmith), Cum- 

 berland, Seneca Queen, (or Marion,) 

 where it will bear the sun as it 

 does with me). About an even 

 thing between the Seneca Queen and 

 Sharpless, the former more productive. 

 From a single season's trial, I think 

 Arnold's /*Hc/e, a new seedling of Charles 

 Arnold of Ontario, likely to exceed all 

 others except in firmness." 



Wm. C. Barry (late president of Am- 

 erican Nurserymen's Association), says : 

 " I would name Sharpless as the best 

 market berry. During the season it sold 

 here at retail for 15 to 20 cents per 

 quart, while other varieties were selling 

 at 8 to 10 cents. Best three sorts in 

 the order of ripening: Duchess, Cum- 

 berland, Sharpless. Best six for all 

 purposes, in the order of ripening: 

 Duchess, Bidwell, Cumberland, Wilson, 

 Sharpless, Golden Defiance. Charles 

 Downing merits a place among the six, 

 and by some persons would be preferred 

 to Cumberland. The best flavored sorts 

 for the table are Duncan, Black Defiance, 

 Seth Boyden, President Lincoln, Sharp- 

 less, and the Alpine varieties, Montreuil 

 and Royal Hautbois. Manchester I 

 have not tested yet. Jersey Queen is 

 larger and high flavored, and the plant is 

 vigorous." 



E. B. Underhill of Poughkeepsie 

 makes the following remarks: " I regard 

 the Orescent as the best strawderry for 

 local market. No well-tried sort dis- 

 places the "Wilson yet as the best ship- 

 ping berry. While Sharpless, during 

 its season (late only) is unrivalled for 

 profit, as it is certainly the largest berry 

 of value we have. Crescent or Cumber- 

 land will pick nearly as late and a week 

 or more earlier, and as single varieties 

 are invaluable and preferable to any I 

 think of. It is very difficult to say 

 which are the three best sorte; however, 

 I will venture to say Crescent, Miner, 

 and Sharpless, — not without a misgiving 

 at leaving out Mt Vernon, Champion 

 and Cumberland, and even our old 

 friends, Kenlsucky and Charlas Down- 

 ing. As a promising variety, Bidwell 

 stands high, but the trouble with my 

 beds of that variety is that promise and 

 performance are not equal. Its foliage 

 is rather slender, except with highest 

 culture ; the berry is of medium size a^ 

 value. At Mr. Roe's it appeared to 

 lead the van. With me I cannot place 

 it above Seth Boyden. For very early, 

 Crystal City will pay here, and Mt. 

 Yernon I picked for market when Ken- 

 tucky, Miner and Sharpless were gone. 

 In company with Charles Downing I 

 looked over Mr. Roe's beds, and we 

 were then all enthusiastic with Bidwell. 

 Since then my beds have not accom 

 plished half they seemed ready for." 



G. H. & J. H. Hale of South Glaa 

 tonbury, Ct., sent the following notes. 



Another year's experience with th« 

 strawberry, testing one hundred or mort 

 sorts, and marketing hundreds of bush- 

 els from our own grounds, as well as 

 visiting fruit-growers in fifteen States 

 and the Canadas during fruiting season, 

 have not materially changed our opinion 

 of last year, except in regard to one or 

 two of the newer varieties. 



Manchester f for market, is by far the 



