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man, of that city. Mr, Tucker gives the following account of thig 

 variety: — 



"On visiting the garden of Mr. James Wilson, nurseryman, of 

 this city, one day last weei<, he called niy attention to a lied of straw- 

 berries, whii;h were raisetl from the seed by Mr. Alexander Ross, of 

 Hudson. On exaniiniUion, I found they were not only larijer, but 

 much more productive than any other kind on his prenn'ses. On a sin- 

 gle stem which he picked forme, there were twelve or fifteen berries, 

 three of which were ripe, and measured three and a half, four, and 

 four and a half inches. Of these three I have had a drawing made, 

 and shall insert a cut of them in the August number of the Cultiva- 

 tor. Not being aware of their value, they were planted in a very 

 poor soil, and no pains had been taken with them. Under such cir- 

 cumstances, I thought them the more worthy of notice, and on see- 

 ing Mr. Wilson to-day, I proposed to him to send you a specimen 

 of the fruit. He said the finest bunches had been gathered, but that 

 he would send me a small box, if I would take the trouble to for- 

 ward it. Not having opened the box, I do not know how favorable 

 a specimen he was able to get, but if any thing like the bunches he 

 favored me with, I ihiidc you will be pleased to see them. — Respect- 

 fully yours. Luther Tucker, JUbany, June, 1842." 



The specimens siMit us were somewiiat damaged, and we could 

 not jud^e fully of their flavor, but the variety appears exceedin;,'ly 

 jiroductive, the beri'ies of good size, slightly cox(;omb-shnped, of a 

 dark C(dor and handsome a))p(^'irance, but rather acitl, and not very 

 high flavored. Picked fresh from the vines, however, makes a ma- 

 terial difference in the flavor of this fruit, and it would be unfair to 

 judge of it from specimens picked two days, and much bruised from 

 carriaije. If a hardy vine, we should consider the variety well wortiiy 

 of cultivation. — Ed. 



Live Plants, Seeds, Bulbs, S,-c.,from the Exploring Expedition. — 

 The ship Vincemies, one of the vessels attached to the Exploring 

 Expedition, lately arrived at New York. Messrs. Brcckenrid^^e and 

 Pickering, the botanists who accom[)anied the Expedition, have also 

 arrived, brinsini.' with them live plants, seeds, &c., which have been 

 sent on to Washington, and the plants de|)Osited in our correspond- 

 ent's, Mr. Dou;;las's, garden. We learn that there are over one hun- 

 dred species of live ones, and a great variet}' of roots, bulbs, seeds, 

 ^c, from diflerent parts of the world. It is also said that the total 

 nundier collected by the Exj)edition amounts to over ten thou- 

 sand specimens of different species, probably not including dupli- 

 catf's. — Ed. 



Hovey^s Seedling Strawberry. — Your strawberry offers to l)e a 

 beautiful fruit, and very prolific: [)erhaps it is not so rich in flavor as 

 some, yet it will be a leading article for the market. It appears to 

 grow almost as fist as Jonah's gourd. — Respectfully yours, R. Buist. 



[Mr. Buist did not receive his |)lants till last autunm, quite 

 late, and of course his bed, this year, would not be even a fair spe- 

 cimen. Another season, he will be better able to judge; and we are 

 very greatly mistaken if he does not find it superior to amj other va- 

 riety cultivated in this country; at least, such is the opinion of many 

 good judges who have tried it. — Ed.'\ 



