WORTHY GEN Kit AL CULTIVATION. 



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GARDEN STRAWBERRY. 

 In one hundred and sixteen grains of the ashes 



CLASS I. Worthy General Cultivation. 



BURR S NEW PINE. 



Originated at Columbus, Ohio, in 1846, on a 

 clayey soil. Flowers, pistillate, large for the sex ; 

 vines, hardy, vigorous, very productive ; fruit, 

 large, obovate or rounded, light pale red ; seeds, 

 slightly imbedded ; flesh, whitish pink, delicate 

 aromatic flavor, sweet and delicious ; core, firm, 

 long, rounded, too tender for a market fruit, highly 

 desirable in gardens. Ripens among the very 

 earliest. 



WESTERN QUEEN. 



Originated at Cleveland, by Prof. J. P. Kirt- 

 land, in 1849, on gravelly loam, flowers, pistil 

 late ; vines, very hardy ; foot-stalks, long ; foliage, 

 dark, acuminate; truss, well spread, very pro 

 ductive ; fruit, medium to large, regular, rounded, 

 conical, very little inclination to form a neck ; 

 color, rich dark glossy red ; seeds, dark ; flesh, yel 

 lowish stained, firm, juicy, sub-acid, sprightly and 

 agreeable flavor ; core, long, conical. This variety 

 bears carriage well, and being less acid as well as 

 larger than Hudson or Willey, should supersede 

 them. 



