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therefore sought to meet it, as before, by giving 

 the advice of those whose opinions are well 

 entitled to respect. 



Dr. Hexamer, who has had great and varied 

 experience, writes as follows : " A neighbor of 

 mine who has for years bought nearly every new 

 strawberry when first introduced, has settled on 

 the Duchess and Cumberland as the only varieties 

 he will grow in the future, and thinks it not worth 

 while to seek for something better. Confined to 

 two varieties, a more satisfactory selection could 

 scarcely be made. But you want six or seven, 

 either being, I think, about the right number for 

 the home garden. I will give them in the 

 order of desirability according to my judgment, 

 Cumberland, Charles Downing, Duchess, Mount 

 Vernon, Warren, Sharpless, Jewell." 



The selection which places the Cumberland 

 Triumph at the head of the list is but another 

 proof how kinds differ under varied conditions. 

 On my place this highly praised sort is but mod- 

 erately productive and not high-flavored, although 

 the fruit is very large and handsome. I regard 

 the list, however, as a most excellent one for most 

 localities. 



The Hon. Marshall P. Wilder's choice for the 

 latitude of Massachusetts : " Charles Downing, 

 Wilder, Hervey Davis, Sharpless, Cumberland, 



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