350 SUCCESS WITH SMALL FRUITS. 



A pretty berry, with a varnished appearance, but neither 

 productive nor vigorous on my grounds, thus far. New. 



Helen, — New. Plant tall, vigorous, with dark green foli- 

 age, very downy ; truss 5 to 7 inches, branched ; berry 

 light scarlet, flat, conical ; flesh white, firm ; flavor fine ; 

 calyx close ; season late. I fear the foliage is inclined to 

 bum badly. Staminate. 



Henry Davis. — New. Plant taJl, rather vigorous, with 

 light green foliage ; leaf-stalk smooth, except when young ; 

 tmss 5 to 6 inches ; berry bright scarlet, shouldered, obtusely 

 conical, glossy ; flesh very light pink, firm ; flavor good ; 

 calyx close ; season medium ; productive. It has seemed 

 to me the most promising of Mr. J. B. Moore's seedlings. 

 The berry resembles the Jucunda somewhat. Staminate. 



Hovefs Seedling. — One of the most famous of the histor- 

 ical berries, and still raised quite largely around Boston. 

 It was originated by Mr. C. M. Hovey, and was first fruited 

 in 1835. Its introduction made a great sensation in the 

 fruit world, and the fact of its being a pistillate gave rise to 

 no end of discussion. Many who first bought it set it out by 

 itself, and of course it bore no fruit ; therefore they con- 

 demned it. When its need of fertilization was understood, 

 many used wild plants from the woods for this purpose, 

 and then found it to be the largest and most productive 

 strawberry in cultivation at that period. Such large crops 

 were often raised that the theory was advanced by many 

 that pistillates as a class would be more productive than 

 staminates, and horticulturists became as controversal as the 

 most zealous of theologians. The berry and the vexed ques- 

 tions that it raised have both ceased to occupy general at- 

 tention, but many of the new varieties heralded to-day are 

 not equal to this old-fashioned sort. Mr. Downing thus de- 

 scribes it : *' The vines are vigorous and hardy, producing 



