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All the species and varieties of this fruit are highly esti- 

 mated in Britain, where they are cultivated in great perfec- 

 tion. Berries have been known to weigh from one to two 

 ounces, which have been grown to the circumference of 

 eight inches and upward. It may be gratifying to the lovers 

 of this excellent fruit to be informed that some of the best 

 kinds are attainable here. The late Jesse Buel, Esq., of 

 Albany, informed us, in the Albany Argus, of June 23, 1830, 

 that he had grown the Downton, (a variety of the Chili, 

 crossed by Mr. Knight,) two years in succession, 4$ inches 

 in circumference. He said, that " he picked a pailful that 

 morning of the Methven Scarlet Strawberry, which had an 

 average circumference of three inches each. Several mea- 

 sured four inches, and one four and a quarter inches. Sixty- 

 three, divested of the calyx, weighed a pound, which is a 

 trifle more than four to the ounce." Several of the choicest 

 kinds have been lately transplanted from the London Socie- 

 ty's Garden into the American Nurseries, and some fine 

 native seedlings have been lately propagated, which will 

 bear comparison with many of the best foreign varieties. 



WALNUT 

 NOYER. Juglans. 



FROM the circumstance of our having an abundance of the 

 fruit, from the many species of this genus of trees growing 

 spontaneously around us, it is presumed that the culture of 

 the Juglans regia, commonly called English Walnut, or 

 Madeira Nut, has been neglected by many of our citizens. 

 It is a native of Persia, and is cultivated in France, England, 

 and in other parts of Europe, both as a fruit and timber 

 tree. The fruit, in England, is mnch used in a green state 

 for pickling, and also as an adulteration of soy sauce. In 

 France, an oil, which supplies the place of that of Almonds, 



