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the crop in this vicinity being in perfection about the 25th 

 of June, while the average crop of Strawberries is at its 

 best by the i5th of June in the locality of New York. 



LONGFELLOW IMPROVED. A seedling raised by a 

 blacksmith named Adams, of Hudson County, New 

 Jersey. It is the most beautiful Strawberry I have ever 

 seen. , It was admired as the finest in the exhibit of over 

 two hundred sorts at the New York Horticultural Society's 

 rooms in June of 1883. It is of the largest size; a dark, 

 glossy crimson, with prominent golden seeds, and of 

 excellent flavor. 



PRINCE OF BERRIES. A seedling of Mr. Durand's, 

 who has never introduced anything that has not proved 

 good. This one is of large size, deep crimson color, and 

 of excellent flavor. 



BIDWELL. One of the very best, abundantly pro- 

 ductive, large size, excellent flavor, and one of the very 

 earliest. Plants set out from pot layers on August 5th, 

 1880, had fruit ripe June 5th, 1881, ten months from 

 date of planting. The plants averaged one quart of 

 fruit each. There is one fault of the Bidwell; it is so 

 enormously productive, that if the soil is poor half of the 

 berries often fail to mature. 



NECTAR. Another new kind that will be offered for 

 the first time this year, (1884.) It is of fine appearance, 

 full average size, and a richness of flavor surpassing 

 anything yet in cultivation. 



SHARPLESS. With the exception of Jersey Queen, the 

 largest and one of the heaviest berries of this collection. 

 It is of fine flavor, a good bearer, and has now become 

 a standard sort. 



JUCUNDA. This is an old, well-known sort, possessing 

 so many good qualities, that I place it as one of the best 

 ten in preference to scores of others of later origin. It is 



