APPENDIX. 



NEW VARIETIES. 



NEW STRAWBERRIES. 



The Jewell. — I quote the following description by the origi- 

 nators : " This new variety was raised from seed by P. M. 

 Augur & Sons, in 1880, and is one of a lot of seedlings pro- 

 duced from one quart of Jersey Queen and one quart of Prince 

 of Berries (the seed being sown together and taken from ex- 

 hibition berries). The Jewell is the finest growing variety we 

 have ever seen, producing an abundance of very large, high- 

 colored fruit, of fine quality. Season medium; color bright 

 red, changing to crimson when very ripe ; flower pistillate ; 

 enormously productive ; berry very solid and firm, promising 

 to become the great market strawberry. The plant is robust 

 and vigorous, and has never shown any signs of rust or blight." 

 It has received the following high praise from Hon. Marshall 

 P. Wilder: '' The large size, good form, bright color and re- 

 markable solidity and productiveness will make it a permanent 

 variety for years to come." 



Parry. — "All things considered, this surpasses any novelty 

 that has appeared for many years. Fruit extra large, firm, 

 handsome, and good; plant vigorous and productive. We can 

 recommend it both for market and the home garden. Early to 

 medium." — J. T. Lovett. This is high praise of a fruit pro- 

 duced by a rival fruit-grower, and does credit to the fairness of 

 the writer. The Parry strawberry was produced from seed 

 of the Jersey Queen, planted in the summer of 18S0 by Mr. 

 William Parry, the veteran fruit-grower of New Jersey. He 



