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tity of fruit that it will yield. There are two trou- 

 bles in connection with it: the berries are rather 

 soft, and in a wet season the heavy stems tip over 

 and rot, while in a dry season the plant is quickly 

 affected, and the berries are small. Senator Dun- 

 lap is a new variety of very high quality, yielding 

 a huge crop of rather large berries, of splendid 

 quality. It will also be good for a home bed, 

 where sale is not thought of. Parsons' Beauty is 

 another new sort that I have tried with satisfac- 

 tion. The plant is very large, the foliage dark- 

 colored, and the roots very long and strong. It 

 yields immense crops of dark-red, conical berries. 

 The quality of this berry is rather tart than sweet. 

 Downing's Bride, sometimes called Kitty Rice, is 

 another variety that can be recommended in high 

 terms for a home garden. The fruit is large, of 

 fine shape, and in quality probably not surpassed 

 by any other. If you wish for a berry of the most 

 remarkable size and quality, but a poor bearer 

 unless grown in hills, take Marshall. Where you 

 are petting your strawberry bed, this variety and 

 Howell, grown side by side, will give you immense 

 pleasure. Gibson is rather susceptible to frost, 

 but is a wonderfully fine grower, while the berry is 



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