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really delicious for a market sort. It 

 is abundantly productive too, — but the 

 berries mildewed. Only one sort on my 

 grounds suffered similarly ; this was the 

 Early Canada, which mildewed abomin- 

 ably to the great detriment of its crop. 

 One patch thereof was near the May 

 King, and may have caused the disease 

 in the latter. I certainly hope the May 

 King, in another season and in a better 

 situation than the hot slope where 

 I have it, will be all right, for it is 

 otherwise so fine ; but the facts must go 

 as they are. 



Parker Earle — Is another splendid 

 sort with just one " bvt " among its 

 characteristics. The foliage is varie- 

 gated, and last year this variegation 

 assumed such a straw-colored tint as to 

 present the aspect of disease. But it 

 was supposed this might be the result 

 of so extreme a change of climate, (it 

 is a seedling from Texas). This hypo- 

 thesis appears plausible, for this year 

 the plants, though still yellowish here 

 and there, do not appear to suffer ma- 

 terially in fruiting. In the matted 

 row they have yielded an abundance of 

 large good-flavored berries, which are, 

 without exception, the most attractive 

 I have ever seen. The color is of the 

 richest rose ; the shape very regular ; 

 conical ; slightly elongated ; the surface 

 smooth like satin, that glistens as if 

 varnished. If this variety becomes 

 fully acclimatized it must create a stir, 

 as, in addition to its good qualities just 

 stated it is a remarkably vigorous 

 grower. 



Cornelia — Is not vigorous enough on 

 my light sandy loam. The fruit is fine 

 but the plants want clay loam and 

 plenty of manure, with clean cultiva- 

 tion. I cannot recommend it for gen- 

 eral culture. 



Mrs. Garfield — A good grower, and 

 productive of large scarlet fruit of 

 modemtely firm texture and fair quality. 



It might be in great request for market 

 plantings if we had not the more pro- 

 ductive Crescent. 



Atlantic — On rich clay loam, with 

 clean culture, this variety is very pro- 

 ductive of good-flavored long berries 

 which are firm, very handsome, large 

 to very large in size, and very late. 

 On light poor land the plants make 

 royal attemps to bear well, but they do 

 not seem able to stand the strain of pro- 

 ducing berries of such excellence with- 

 out the strong land and clean culture 

 which I have indicated. Still I consi- 

 der it valuable. 



Lacon — " Here's your Lemonade in 

 chunks !" In dry weather and on poor 

 land this sort runs more to acid than 

 any other kind I know of. Not the 

 slow watery sour of a just-red Crescent 

 that would make you lean against the 

 fence and wish for a low place to climb, 

 but a rich fierce acid that pitches you 

 over the fence and chases you to the 

 house for the sugar bowl. In vigor of 

 growth and great productiveness the 

 Lacon, perhaps, cannot be beaten, and 

 the berry though not very smooth, is fine 

 and large. As a market sort, in seasons 

 varying from moderately moist to im- 

 modercitely wet, it will be found, I 

 believe of great value, as it is then 

 sweet and rich. But persons who want 

 a sweet berry always, may take warn- 

 ing from a little exaggeration, and plant 

 something else. 



Prince of Berries — Is not productive 

 with me. Evidently it must have rich 

 soil and good culture. But it is the 

 sweetest and most delicious strawben'y 

 I have ever tasted. The berries are 

 large, smooth, firm and handsome. 



Fairy — Many people would like this 

 better than the preceding, because 

 though not quite so sweet it is of rich 

 flavour. The berries are of a creamy 

 white in the shade ; but in the sunshine 

 they turn pink. The plants are both 



