68 WOECESTER COUNTY HOKTICULTORAL SOCIETY. [1880. 



ciated ; and is to be acted upon by some of our enterprising and 

 wide-awake members. 



Many new varieties have been introduced, in recent years ; 

 and a large number of tiiem, A. D. 1880, upon our tables, 

 illustrated the ambition of our local pomologists. Tastes differ 

 so extremely that it can be hardly worth the while to descant 

 upon their qualities. He who grows for the market may be 

 trusted to look out for his own interest, and. will require no 

 guidance in determining what will suit the palate of his cus- 

 tomers. But this Society does not consist of market-gardeners. 

 And the large majority : — whether desirous of purchasing a choice 

 kind, or of cultivating it themselves, at greater cost and uncer- 

 tainty of any return ; may well ask if aught has been developed, 

 since the Wilso?i was discarded, to surpass the Charles Doioning 

 for general good quality and adaptation to circumstances, or the 

 TrioTUphe de Gand and Jucunda for special excellence when 

 treated in such manner as to meet precise requirements. May 

 we not go further, and fare worse? 



A paragraph in the Oazette^ of this city, under date of June 

 12th, ult., will afford an inadequate idea of the demand for the 

 Strawberry, as an article of food or relish, in Worcester and its 

 close vicinity ; while, at the same time, it indicates how vast are 

 the possibilities, in the future, for the market-grower who will 

 devote both patience and skill to his work and be content with a 

 reasonable profit upon his investment : — 



" Some idea of the popularity of the Strawberry as an article of food 

 in this city, may be gained from the fact that the wholesale dealers 

 during the last week liave been handling from 7000 to 8000 quarts per 

 day. This does not include any native berries, a considerable quantity 

 of which have been picked and sold." 



The most of that large quantity of berries were small, but 

 partially ripened, — not over clean ; and were certainly not com- 

 mended to a taste^ in the least degree fastidious, by the manner 

 in which they were " deaconed " upon arrival. In fact, a person 

 is not required to be fastidious, to feel qualmish over the employ- 

 ment of wooden tooth-picks in the selection of tempting speci- 

 mens for the apposition of a top layer ! However, the demand 

 was greater than the supply — deserved. And the local crop, 



