GENESEE FARMER. 



July. 



BURR'S NEW PINE STRAWBERRY. 



Mr. John Burr, of Columbus, Ohio, a few 

 years ago originated from seed some six or eight 

 varieties of Strawberries, all of which had pecu- 

 liar merits and were very favorably noticed by 

 Committees of Horticultural Societies, as well 

 as by individuals. Amongst all of these the Ne,w 

 Pine, the subject of this notice was generally 

 and unanimously conceded to be the best. 



When at Columbus, last season we heard 

 much said in commendation of Mr. Burr's 

 Strawberries, and particularly of this New 

 Pine, so that our expectations regarding it were 

 raised pretty high. Now we are happy to state, 

 that, so far it has sustained its Ohio reputation 

 well. M. G. Warner, Esq.,* of this city, who 

 was more fortunate than many of his neighbors, 

 in saving the plants sent out by Mr. Burr last 

 autumn, has exhibited fine specimens at our Hor- 

 ticultural Exhibitions, and we have examined 

 the plants in his garden, loaded with fruit, and 

 we have no hesitation in saying that it is really 

 a valuable acquisition. 



The plant is very hardy, having passed through 

 the last severe winter without sustaining the 

 least injury — grows very vigorously, has large 

 handsome foliage, and is a great bearer, pro- 

 ducing great bunches of perfect, uniform fruit. 

 Fruit large— not so large as the largest of Hov- 



* Mr. Warner, ns will be peropived by his ndvertise- 

 nient, lias a limited supply of plnnis for .sale. Those who 

 may order them from him may rely on being supplied with 

 the genuine article, or none. 



ey's Seedling, but more uniform in size, and 

 regular in form ; of a pale red color and high 

 aromatic flavor, of unsurpassed richness^,; flow- 

 ers pistillate : produced, we believe f»m seed 

 of Hovey's Seedling, fertilized by a staminate 

 seedling of Mr. Burr's, known as Burr's 

 Seedling. 



As far as it is proper for us to judge of this 

 strawberry, at this time, we think, all things 

 considered, that it has no superior ; and those 

 who plant it in well prepared soil cannot fail to 

 reap a rich and abundant crop. 



The Hemlock Spruce as a Hedge Plant. 



Dear Sir : — In the perusal of some numbera 

 of the Genesee Farmer, I noticed, (in an article 

 on Evergreen Hedges, and the plants most suita- 

 ble for making them,) that no mention is made 

 of the Alias Canadensis, or Hemlock, as such; 

 which, in my humble opinion, is well worthy of 

 public notice and extensive culture as a Hedge 

 Plant. 



I had in my rambles through the woods, par- 

 ticularly where the hemlock abounds, often 

 noticed where nature had placed two or three of 

 them in a line, that from its naturally fine habit 

 of growth, accompanied wilh the beauty and 

 density of its foliage, it was a plant well adapted 

 for hedging. But in this I am now fully per- 

 suaded, after visiting the well known establish- 

 ment of Messr-s. Leslie & Co., of the Toronto 



