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to become a good market fruit. Has not a very high fla- 

 vor. Eecommended by Messrs. Buchanan, Ernst, and 

 Warder, for the locality of Cincinnati. Vastly hardy, 



Peabody's I^ew Seedling. Flowers, hermaphrodite ; 

 color, rich, deep crimson ; form, irregular, and somewhat 

 compressed ; beautiful, attached to the calyx by a polished 

 coral-like neck without seeds ; size, 1 (of the largest, mea- 

 suring six and seven inches in circumference) ; use, table ; 

 quality (not yet known here) ; flavor and flesh, firm, melt- 

 ing, and juicy; season (unknown here). 



Eemarks. — It is said by the proprietor and originator 

 that the fruit is borne on tall foot-stalks, is of the most 

 exquisite fine flavor, and bears transportation better than 

 any strawberry ever yet cultivated. He further states 

 that as a proof of the keeping qualities of this new straw- 

 berry, on the morning of the 9th of May, he packed a 

 case of the berries, took them to Columbus, six miles, in 

 his buggy, sent them from Columbus to Savannah, 300 

 miles, by railroad, and from Savannah to New York, 900 

 miles, by steamer, to Messrs. Thorburn & Co. Mr. Thor- 

 burn stated that they came to hand on Tuesday, sound 

 and in very good condition, retaining an unusually strong 

 strawberry aroma. They observed that their dark color 

 gives them a richer look, approximating to the English 

 Hautbois, grown at New York. They added that the 

 berries had wilted down only a very little up to that time, 

 Eriday morning, 16th May. This new seedling has been 

 produced by crossing the Eoss Phoenix with a wild straw- 

 berry of Alabama. Being hermaphrodite, it requires, of 

 course, no impregnation, and is said to be a capital im- 

 pregnator for pistillate varieties ; a hardy, vigorous 

 grower, withstanding both cold and heat without injury. 

 In good soil, the vine is said to grow to an enormous size ; 

 single plants can not be covered by a half-bushel measure. 



