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tionably the British Q,iieen is the best kind in cultivation, pro- 

 ducing a good crop, if liberally treated, equal to any in size, 

 and superior to all large kinds in its deliciously sub-acid fla- 

 vor ; being at the same time free from the coarse woolly tex- 

 ture which pervades all the former race of large strawberries 

 derived from crosses with the Chili Pine." 



Myatt's Cinq,uefolia Strawberry. — Some time since 

 (Vol. XVII, p. 400) we noticed a new seedling raised by Mr. 

 Myatt, remarkable for its size. He has since named it the 

 *' Cinquefolia," from the circumstance that each leaf stalk 

 is composed of five leaflets. It has not yet been sufficiently 

 tested to know any more of its character than that we gave 

 at the page referred to. 



Liberal Premiums for fine collections of Pears and 

 Apples. — The Massachusetts Horticultural Society, with a 

 view not only to render its annual exhibitions highly attract- 

 ive and interesting to lovers of fruit, but to subserve the cause 

 of pomology by encouraging amateurs and others, who have 

 the means and space, to introduce all the choicest kinds of 

 pears and apples, have added to their list of prizes two for 

 each of these fruits as follows : — 



For the largest and best collection of pears, not less than 

 three specimens of each, to be at the service of the Fruit 

 Committee for examination and trial, the Appleton Medal, 

 valued at $40. 



For the second best collection, $20. And two prizes of 

 the same amount and under the same conditions for apples. 



Art. IV. Floricultural and Botanical Notices of New and 

 Beautiful Plants figured in Foreign Periodicals ; with 

 descriptions of those introduced to, or originated in, Ameri- 

 can Collections. 



The Chrysanthemum. — The chrysanthemum has. always 

 been a favorite of ours, and we have often been surprised at 

 the little zeal manifested in its cultivation by many lovers of 



