146 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Strawberries. — The exhibitions of forced strawberi'ies have 

 been quite equal to those of former seasons, the first being on 

 March 21st, b3' J. B. Moore, who continued to exhibit every 

 week until May 9th, most of his specimens being very fine. On 

 June 6th and 13th, Charles Garfield exhibited some very fine 

 strawberries from plants raised in a frame from which he removed 

 the glass the last of May. There were no new varieties during 

 the season worthy of particular mention. 



June 24th, J. B. Moore was awarded the first prize for early 

 strawberries (Jenny Lind). At the Strawberry Show, July 2d 

 (postponed from June 24th), we had one of the finest exhibitions 

 ever made by this society. There may have been some single 

 dishes of larger and handsomer berries shown in previous years, 

 but never so large a competition for the first prize for the best 

 four quarts of any variety ; which prize was awarded to B. G. 

 Smith, of Cambridge, for Jucunda. There were nearly one hun- 

 dred dishes and baskets of fruit on the tables, which is believed to 

 be the largest number shown at any one time ; Jucunda, Triomphe 

 de Gand, President Wilder, and Wilson were the leading varieties. 

 William C. Child was awarded the first prize for the best fifty ber- 

 ries of any variety (President Wilder) , which were very fine. The 

 first prize for the best two varieties, four quarts each, was given to 

 J. B. Moore, for Hovey's Seedling and Augusta. Mr. Moore 

 also received the first prize for the best four varieties — Jucunda, 

 President Wilder, Seth Boyden (No. 30), and Triomphe de Gand, 

 John C. Park made a fine display of fifteen varieties of one quart 

 each, for which he was "'awarded the first prize. We regret that 

 this fine collection was not placed in nice fancy baskets or the 

 society's dishes instead of market baskets, as it would have 

 added very much to his exhibition and also to the general appear- 

 ance of the tables. 



In John B. Moore's collection we noticed the Black Defiance 

 and Champion. Warren Ileustis had in his collection the Colonel 

 Cheney, which is a very large and showy strawberry, but unless 

 the quality proves better in future years than the present season, 

 it will not be of great value.. October 10th, Joseph Weston made 

 quite a display of strawberries. 



Of Seedlings, J. B. Moore exhibited his No. 1, or Augusta, 

 which has been mentioned in previous years, and was one of the 

 varieties for which he received the first prize ; he also had on ex- 



