120 THE CANADIAN HOIITICULTUIilST, 



SOME OF THE NEW STEAWBEEEIES. 



The writer had occasion to visit the fruit gardens of one of the 

 Directors' recently, Mr. A. M. Smith, of Druinmondville, and embraced 

 the opportunity thus afforded of examining some varieties of the 

 Strawberry which are of recent introduction and comparing tliem with 

 our older sorts. 



The New Dominion, which originated at this place, in the hands 

 of Mr. Biggar, proves to be an excellent variety for a near market. 

 It does not yield as many berries as the Wilson under the same treat- 

 ment, l)ut more of the berries attain to a large size, and on this account 

 there Mill be very nearly or quite as many quarts of berries on an acre. 

 The fruit does not ripen quite as early as the Wilson. The bright 

 -color of the berries and their uniform good size make them very 

 attractive. 



The Monarch of the West does not seem to be a heavy cropper, 

 and the berries when ripe do not color up well, there being usually a 

 white spot at the point of the berry, giving it the appearance of not 

 being fully ripe. The size is good, and the flavor, but it is not a 

 berry to plant for profit. 



The Great American is a very large round berry, showy, and 

 bearing a good crop, though by no means equal to the Wilson as a 

 cropper. It will require to be planted in larger quantity and observed 

 for a year or two before a just estimate can be made of its worth. 



The Crescent Seedling does not seem to maintain its western 

 reputation for great yield of fruit, though the yield of runners fully 

 equals all that is claimed for it in this particular. In Ohio it is said 

 to bear enormously with but little culture, not requiring to have the 

 runners kept down, which indeed multiply so fast as to take possession 

 of the grouncf and choke out the weeds. 



In addition to these there was also a considerable plantation of a 

 variety not yet sent out, which originated on Mr. Smith's grounds, and 

 seems to have some points of interest. The vines seemed to be 

 healthy and hardy ; the fruit in size, form, color and flavor, to be 

 exactly like the Wilson, so that it seemed to be impossible to 

 distinguish it from that variety, put it ripened a few days earlier. 

 The crop does not all ripen up before the Wilson, but one or two 

 pickings can be taken from this before the first berries of the Wilson 



