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prove to be desirable. A fine dish of Hautbois was exhibited by Mr. J. B. 

 Moore, asking for a name. Though unusually large, it was probably La Belle 

 Bordelaise, a variety of which many would be fond, and which deserves more 

 e.xtended culture for home-use. 



" By invitation from Col. Wilder, your committee visited his estate on the 

 7th of July, for the purpose of inspecting his beds of seedling strawberries, es- 

 pecially the one which he has designated as No. 13. Without dwelling upon the 

 many objects of interest, and the bountiful hospitality of our host, we confine 

 our report to the strawberries in question. We found the seedlings growing 

 in several locations in beds from one to three years old, and in proximity to 

 standard varieties, such as the Hovey, the La Constante, and the Triomphe de 

 Gand. All the beds seemed to be under good but not extraordinary culture ; the 

 older kinds yielding only an average crop. Seedling No. 60 compared very 

 favorably with the Hovey ; but it does not at present sufficiently indicate supe- 

 riority to older kinds to require a more extended description than has been given 

 in previous reports. It should here be stated, that during the absence of Col. 

 Wilder in Europe, by some misunderstanding, the Nos. 13 and 60 were inter- 

 changed in our report of last season. The description of No. 13, as given in the 

 report, belongs to No. 60,* and vice versa. The varieties are quite distinct, and 

 are entirely separate in the grounds of Col. Wilder. 



'• No. 13 was the chief object of interest, and fully maintained the reputation 

 of two previous years. As there are many indications that La Constante is one 

 of its parents (though there are also strong points of difference), we may with 

 propriety compare it with this variety. In health and strength of foliage, the 

 beds of No. 13 were in marked contrast. In quantity of fruit, there was the 

 same contrast ; the amount on La Constante being small, as is usual ; while there 

 was a great profusion on all the beds of No. 13 growing side by side. The foli- 

 age seemed to be just sufficient to secure the uniform maturity of all the berries. 

 A marked peculiarity in the quality of No. 13 is a distinct Hautbois flavor, not 

 too strong to be objectionable to anv taste, and which will be most agreeable to 

 those who are fond of this flavor. As there is not a trace of this flavor either 

 in La Constante, Hovey, Triomphe, and the varieties which have surrounded 

 it, and from which it sprang, it is singular that this aroma, so noticeable both in 

 taste and fragance, should be found in the offspring. This seedling has only been 

 fruited on the grounds of the originator, and it is not safe to give a positive opin- 

 ion as to its adaptedness to the various soils and climates of our country. And 

 yet we may say that we have seen it for three successive years in various local- 

 ities under Col. Wilder, and cannot doubt that it is hardy, vigorous, highly pro- 

 ductive ; of largest size, superior in quality, beautiful in appearance, firm enough 

 for market-purposes ; and, should it sustain the character with othet cultivators 

 which is indicated on the estate of the originator, it will prove to be the most 



* The report for 1867 should read as follows : " The favorable opinion entertained last year of the 

 seedling strawberry of Hon. M. P. Wilder — a cross between La Constante and Hovey's Seedling, and 

 now designated as No. 13 — is confirmed this season. The fruit is of the largest size, of good flavor, in 

 appearance a medium between its parents, not so polished or glazed, and with seeds more embedded than 

 in La Constante. An examinatioQ of the bed gave indications of vigor and decided productiveness." 



