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Monarch of the West. — Origin Illinois. Plant vigor- 

 ous and productive; fruit large, roundish; bright red, 

 showy; flesh moderately firm and of good quality; season 

 medium. Atone time very popular, but gradually losing 

 favor. 



IVeunaii's Proliflc— A popular variety at Charleston, 

 S. C. 



IVicanor. — Origin Rochester, N. Y. Plant hardy, 

 vigorous, productive, ripens early and continues a long 

 time; fruit uniform, moderately large, roundish-conical; 

 bright scarlet; flesh reddish, rather firm, juicy, rich, 

 sweet. 



President Wilder. — Originated by Hon. M. P. Wilder, 

 of Massachusetts. Plant vigorous, hardy, productive; 

 fruit large and handsome, obtuse-conical; bright crimson- 

 scarlet; flesh Juicy, firm, rich, sweet, excellent. Succeeds 

 well in some localities. 



Sharpless. — Origin Pennsylvania. Plant remarkably 

 vigorous and luxuriant, hardy and prolific; fruit very 

 large, generally oblong, narrowing to the apex, irregular, 

 often flattened; clear, light red, with a smooth, shining 

 surface; flesh firm, sweet, with a delicate aroma; excel- 

 lent quality; season medium to late. A. S, Fuller, in 

 describing it, says: ''A genuine surprise to strawberry 

 growers generally, because it has proved to be all that 

 was claimed for it at the time of dissemination." Of all 

 the strawberries introduced within the last ten years, no 

 other has become equally popular. It produces its best 

 crops grown in hills or narrow rows, and requires good 

 culture. 



Wilson's Albany.— Origin New York. The most 

 widely grown and universally successful and profitable of 

 any strawberry yet produced. Plant very hardy, vigor- 

 ous, and very productive, early to ripen and on tinn- 

 ing to the latest ; fruit large, conical ; deep crimson ; 



