NOTES ON FRUITS. 



By K. Manning, Editor. 



The following are tlie notes on fruits shown at the Horticultural 

 Rooms, in the absence of the Fruit Committee, referred to in their 

 Report, and published as supplementary to it. 



Strawberries. — Caroline. — From John B. Moore, July 6. 

 Large, roundish, irregular ; the largest specimens cockscombcd but 

 not wrinkled ; seeds slightly sunken ; color, crimson, polished ; flesh 

 scarlet next the outside, paler at the centre, a little open at the 

 heart ; flavor rich and sprightly. Foliage large and robust, foot- 

 stalks long and stout. 



Grace. — A new seedling from Mr. Moore, July 7. Large, but 

 not quite as large as Caroline ; very irregular in form, furrowed, 

 often with a projecting point on one side ; seeds considerably 

 sunken ; color, rich polished crimson, paler towards the summit ; 

 flesh white, except next the outside, solid, rich, juicy, and fine 

 flavored. Foliage dark green. 



Another seedling had large fruit ; roundish, conical, and pretty 

 regular in form ; seeds slightly imbedded ; core large and open ; 

 juicy and good. Fruit borne in clusters on very tall and strong 

 stalks. 



Late Pro/(/?c,-<— Large ; irregular, roundish inclining to cocks- 

 comb ; color, light crimson ; flesh red, somewhat open at core, 

 tolerably firm ; of fair quality, pretty rich, but tlie acid a little 

 harsh. 



Champion. — Large ; roundish, or sometimes conical and some- 

 times inclining to cockscomb ; seeds deeply sunken ; color, deep 

 crimson ; flesh red, solid at core, rather firmer than Late Prolific 

 but of similar quality. 



All the above were exhibited by Mr. Moore. 



Messrs. Ilovey & Co., exhibited their seedling. No. 10, from 

 the President Wilder, and strongly resembUng it in appearance. 

 It was deficient both in flavor and juice, but had probtibly been 

 injured by unfavorable weather, so that no conclusive opinion of 

 its merits could be formed. Very much the same may be said of 

 their seedling. No. 13, but it was thought by some to be a little 

 more spirited. 



