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believe this end attainable, and consider the hybrids as one step towards 

 its accomplishment. I have recrossed them with the Monthly Alpine, and 

 other varieties having a tendency to bear an autumn crop ; and shall prob- 

 ably repeat the operation with the second generation of seedlings, if neces- 

 sary. I think this continued infusion of the ever-bearing quality must 

 finally produce the desired result. 



The last year, I fruited a thousand new strawberry seedlings ; and have 

 a collection of five hundred or more, which will fruit this season for the 

 first time. I have also several thousand young seedlings which were 

 raised last year. All of these seedlings were produced by crossing the 

 best varieties in cultivation, and recrossing my best seedlings with each other 

 and with the largest native and foreign varieties known. I raise no seed- 

 lings according to the Van Mons plan, having failed years ago in producing 

 any thing of value by that method. I was thereby led to adopt the true 

 system of producing new and improved varieties of fruits. If I have learned 

 any truth concerning horticulture by experience, it is that the cross-breed- 

 ing of varieties will produce results far superior to those which can be ob- 

 tained by the Van Mons method. Jacob Moon. 



Rochester, N.V., April, 1867. 



NEW APPLES. 



Sawyer. — In the month of April, there was received from N. J. Colman, 

 Esq., editor of " The Rural World and Valley Farmer," of St. Louis, Mo., 

 a box of beautiful apples. They were reported to have been procured 

 from Mr. Amos Saviyer of Hillsborough, 111., who asserts that this variety 

 was grown from the seed of the Winesap, which it resembles slightly in 

 shape, and from which it differs in other respects. 



The tree is said to be vigorous and of upright habit, and a very early 

 bearer. It is now but six years old, and has produced three crops of fruit. 

 The apples hang well to the twigs. 



The fruit, as received, was in very good condition, of full medium size, 

 conic, truncated, regular ; surface smooth, waxy yellow, with a faint blush 

 of crimson ; dots small, scattered, gray. 



