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of New York, but were not in good condition, and, therefore, the 

 Committee dedine to express any opinion as to their merits. No 

 other new varieties of marked character have been shown. 



The whole number of baskets and dishes of strawberries exhibited 

 was sixty-five, a much less number than last year. Annexed will 

 be found a description of Col. Wilder's seedlings. Hero, Abundant, 

 and Dorchester ; also, Prouty's Seedling : 



Hero. — Very large; form varying from long conical to cocks- 

 comb ; surface, polished crimson ; seeds not deeply sunken ; flesh, 

 red, not XQvy juicy or high flavored. 



Abundant. — Large; conical, flattened, tolerably regular ; seeds 

 general!}^ sunken and red ; color, crimson ; flesh, red, solid, juicy, 

 and good ; flowers, pistillate. 



Dorchester. — Of good size, but not as large as the two preceding ; 

 conical, sometimes flattened laterally or cockscombed ; seeds pretty 

 deeply sunken and red ; color, crimson, or inclining to scarlet ; flesh, 

 white, of tolerable flavor ; flowers, pistillate. 



Probity's Seedling. — Medium size ; generally long, irregular, 

 conical, sometimes cockscombed ; seeds not deeply sunken ; when 

 freshj bright crimson, but becomes dingy ; flesh, red, juicy, with a 

 not very pleasant acid. 



Cherries. — We have nothing particular to say about cherries; 

 the old varieties, Black Tartarian and Coe's Transparent, have 

 taken the principal prizes. 



Raspberries. — inly 13th and 20th the first prizes for this 

 fruit were awarded, respectively, to the Saunders and the Pride of 

 the Hudson ; the latter being a new variety shown b}' E. P. Roe, 

 of Cornwall, on the Hudson. It appeared to be of good size and 

 fair quality, but not equal in either of these points to some 

 berries shown later in the season. 



Currants and Gooseberries. — The exhibition of currants was 

 as fine as usual. There were no new varieties of marked excel- 

 lence exhibited. The same remarks would apply to gooseberries. 



Blackberries. — There was not a large show of blackberries 

 this year, many of the bushes being winter killed ; much the finest 

 basket Avas the Dorchester, shown by James Nugent, August 3d. 



Amelanchier. — On the 13th of July, Benjamin G. Smith 

 exhibited fruit of Amelanchier Canadensis, var. oblongifolia T. and 

 G., or Dwarf June Berry. This has been procured and tested at 

 considerable expense by Mr. Smith, and as it is hardy and pro- 



