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kept surrounded by moveable wire fences, which are moved 

 daily. Guinea pigs will answer the same purpose, on a small 

 scale. 



NEW STRAWBERRIES. 



Mr. Carpenter, from the committee appointed to examine and 

 report upon Mr. Fuller's seedling strawberries, stated that the 

 committee had made a careful and thorough examination, and 

 submitted the following report : 



"We have been much assisted in forming a correct and reliable 

 opinion, as Mr. Fuller has growing, beside his seedlings, and re- 

 ceiving the same care and cultivation, the following popular 

 varieties : Wilson, Hooker, Boston Pine, Jenny Lind, Triomphe 

 de Gand, Oscar, La Constante, Wonderful, Wizzard of the North, 

 and many others, enabling the committee to compare his seed- 

 lings with these. From the great number of seedlings, compris- 

 ing many thousand plants, one hundred kinds might be selected, 

 none of which would be inferior to some of the varieties now 

 propagated for this market; yet the committee believe that the 

 number now in cultivation should be reduced. A selection of 

 six varieties would be a sufficient number to furnish a succession 

 of fruit. This select list of varieties should be adapted to 

 general cultivation. With all the boasted success with new and 

 improved seedlings, there seems to have been little progress made 

 toward completing such a list. The committee can name but 

 two varieties, the Wilson and Triomphe de Gand, that they could 

 recommend for general cultivation, and the first of these is con- 

 sidered by some far from being perfect. The great effort now 

 being made to ameliorate the condition of this fruit must result 

 in the production of greatly improved varieties, and the com- 

 mittee hope Mr. Fuller will feel encouraged from his past success 

 to persevere until he has accomplished his desire, viz: the pro- 

 duction of a perfect strawberry. The committee feel the respon- 

 sibility of recommending new varieties that have been tried but 

 one or two years. Many of the new seedlings that have lately 

 been introduced have been overrated, and they would caution the 

 public against purchasing any new variety without its first hav- 

 ing been tested by responsible parties for at least three years, for 

 the true character of a strawberry cannot bo established in less 

 time than this. They trust Mr. Fuller will not allow his seed- 



