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Kentucky. Jewell is very promising." A. S. Ful 

 ler, for latitude of New York : " Charles Downing, 

 Sharpless, Miner's Prolific, Wilson's Albany, Cham- 

 pion." P. C. Berckmans, for the latitude of 

 Georgia: "Wilson, Sharpless, Charles Downing, 

 Triomphe de Gand, Glendale." The Hon. Norman 

 J. Colman's choice for Missouri and the West: 

 " Crescent, Captain Jack, Cumberland, Champion, 

 Hart's Minnesota, Cornelia." 



If I gave a hundred other lists, no two of 

 them probably would agree in all respects. Mr. 

 Downing often said to me, " Soil, climate, and 

 locality make greater differences with the straw- 

 berry than with any other fruit." This is far 

 more true of some varieties than others. I be- 

 lieve that the excellent kind named after Mr. 

 Downing, if given proper treatment, will do well 

 almost anywhere on the continent. It will be 

 noted that it is on all the lists except one. I 

 should place it at the head of garden strawberries. 

 It is a kind that will endure much neglect, and it 

 responds splendidly to generous, sensible treat- 

 ment. Its delicious flavor is its chief recommen- 

 dation, as it should be that of every berry for the 

 home garden. 



I have tested many hundreds of kinds, and have 

 grown scores and scores that were so praised 

 when first sent out that the novice might be 



