^6 Notes on some of the nezver Strawberries, 



its tropical atmosphere, is, above all others, the place to rear the young 

 plants ; and that flower-pots are greatly injurious, retarding and dwarfing 

 such plants as are not killed by the act of removal to them. No trans- 

 planting but the final one to the open bed is required ; but, if moved, let 

 the plants be put into another spent hot-bed to obtain more room. 



LUTHERVILLE, Md. (J^ ]Y. R, 



NOTES ON SOME OF THE NEWER STRAWBERRIES. 



Gl€cde''s Perpetual Pine. — I procured plants of this variety direct from 

 the originator last year, but, as I allowed all the runners to grow for 

 plants, saw no indications of its perpetual character, as it exhibited neither 

 fruit nor flowers during the whole season, though planted early in spring. 

 The present season, it bore a good crop of full medium-sized berries of a 

 delicate, rich, pine flavor. Flesh white, moderately firm. The plants are 

 vigorous, foliage strong, enduring winter freezing and summer heat admira- 

 bly. The first crop is now exhausted ; and a few plants, from which I 

 have kept the runners rigidly pinched off, are already (July i) putting 

 forth new fruit-stems. My experience would indicate that this course is 

 imperative to induce second or ever bearing. 



Charles Downing. — Fruited upon plants set last fall ; and was very sat- 

 isfiictory as to habit of growth, size, quality, and productiveness. Stood 

 the winter remarkably well, and may be considered a very promising 

 variety. 



Diirand^s Seedling. — Handsome and productive ; berries large, but 

 entirely too sour and flavorless. To my taste, hardly equal to Wilson in 

 quality. 



Higky^s Ever-hearing. — Hardy, and apparently a true ever-bearing sort, 

 of the Alpine class. Fruit small ; berries long and slender ; deep, hand- 

 some red ; but poor, sour, and insipid in flavor. 



Juciinda. — My high estimate of the value of this variety increases 

 with each succeeding year. It was this season the largest, most pro- 

 ductive, and very nearly the best in quality, of any strawberry I grew. 



