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profitable; for, people on the markets, buy by the eye r 

 not of the palate. Few in the world have a delicacy of 

 taste. Brought up on fried fat meats, and sweetmeats > 

 the flavor or the palate has been as much destroyed as 

 in that of the drinker of poor liquors. Let us hope for 

 improvement in the education of those who are to super- 

 cede us in life. 



Of others outside of the Alpines and Hautbois, there are 

 also a few varieties that should always be in the possession 

 of those who grow strawberries. The Lennig, La Con- 

 stant * Triomphe de Gand, are of delicacy and richness. 

 A new seedling under the name of Mary White is much 

 after the style of Lcnnig's, only a little more flattened in 

 form. Another called Sterling is after the Triomphe de 

 Gand, when well and fully ripened. In form it is more 

 conical or obovate conic, in color a rich glossy vermillion,. 

 red flesh, a little acid. 



We take up some of the older sorts. Lady Finger one 

 of the old varieties, is in favor with many, while others 

 think it too flavorless. French Seedling, too soft, and also- 

 wanting in flavor. Ida, small but prolific ; one of the 

 earliest and latest to ripen, of a quality that, when ripe, 

 everybody likes, and one that amateurs who have grown 

 it declare they cannot dispense with. Michigan, too 

 small and unproductive, but of good flavor. Green Pro- 

 lific is an abundant bearer, but in quality no better than 

 Wilson, and not near as firm for market purposes. Tri- 

 omphe de Gand holds its own as a fine, large and valuable 

 sort, when well cultivated in rich, strong soil. 



La Constante, Emma and Hooker are all fine flavored 



