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37. Russell's Prolific. — Strong, vigorous, and productive • 

 large foliage; berry large, irregular, dark crimson; suited to many 

 localities, and widely known. 



38. President Wilder.— Prolific in suitable soils; late, hand- 

 some, firm, very large; promising, 



39. RiPAWAM. — Very large, but of poor quality ; uncertaint 



40. Star op the West. — New; not well known, but very prom- 

 ising; hardy, productive, large, handsome. 



41. Triomphe de Gand.— Old, from Belgium ; aremakably good 

 berry in diflferent soils ; remains long in bearing, with high culture 

 and care. Berry large, firm, handsome, and of good quality; pro- 

 lific; somewhat irregular in shape. 



43. Wilson's Albany. — Very hardy and productive; large to 

 medium; irregular, dark crimson, firm, good, tart; early. Flowers 

 perfect; an excellent fertilizer for other early sorts. 



Many more might be named, but the foregoing will suffice. Doubt- 

 less, many valuable sorts have been omitted ; sorts quite as valuable 

 as many here named. 



Among them all, the Wilson's Albany may be regarded as the 

 standard strawberry, as the Concord is the standard grape, and tho 

 Dolittle Black-cap the standard raspberry. It is the standard as to 

 hardiness and productiveness — not in quality. It will yield more 

 berries than any other sort, and should be in every collection. Yet 

 it has one serious drawback. Although its earliest fruic is of good 

 size, its later pickings are sure to be small, unless under peculiarly 

 favorable circumstances ; and if a dry season, many of the later ber- 

 ries will be worthless. 



In conclusion, we would urge all who have leisure and taste for it, 

 to experiment with seedlings. The great want is a strawberry as 

 hardy and prolific as the Wilson, as luscious and handsome as the 

 President Wilder, and as large as the Jucunda or Monarch of the 

 W^est. That perfection has not yet been reached — is, indeed, a way 

 off — may be positively asserted. Who will originate the Coming 

 Strawberry ? 



