VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES. 339 



Agriailturisi. — Originated with the late Mr. Seth Boy- 

 den, of Newark, N. J. Through the courtesy of an old 

 friend of Mr. Boyden, I am able to give his description of 

 his own berry, copied from his diary by a member of his 

 family : — 



"No. 10. — Name, Agriculturist. A cross between No. 5 

 and Peabody's Georgia ; a hardy, tall grower, with much foliage 

 and few runners ; berries very large, broad shoulders, slightly 

 necked, pften flat, and some coxcombed or double, high crimson 

 color to the centre; very firm, and high-flavored. A staminate 

 variety." 



(No. 5 is the Green ProHfic.) The Agriculturist was 

 once very popular, and is still raised quite largely in some 

 localities, but is flist giving way to new varieties. It is pecu- 

 liarly adapted to light soils, but on my place has scalded 

 and "dampened off" badly. It seem.ingly has had its day. 



Boyden' s No. 30 {^Scth Boyden). — I again let Mr. 

 Boyden describe his own seedhng : — 



" Plant above medium size ; round leaf, deep green ; bears 

 the summer heat well ; berries necked, rather long, large; abun* 

 dance of seed ; dark red ; has buds, blossoms, and ripe berries 

 on the same peduncle ; is of the Agriculturist family, and an 

 eccentric plant. Perfect flower." 



From the reference above, I gather that No. 5, or Green 

 Prolific is one of the parents of this famous berry. Mr, 

 Boyden speaks of some of his other seedlings more favor- 

 ably than of this, — another instance of the truth that men 

 do not always form the most correct judgments of their 

 own children. No. 30 will perpetuate Mr. Boyden's name 

 through many coming years, and all who have eaten this 

 superb berry have reason to bless his memory. No. 5 and 

 No. 10 are rapidly disappearing from our gardens. The 



