170 Notes and Gleanings. 



of the row being fifteen inches, and the breadth about or nearly two feet. Tlie 

 berries are medium in size, very uniform, or neither large nor small, and are 

 quite handsome in ajipearance. It has been tried several years, and proves 

 more productive than the Wilson. It is a pistillate. 



Green Prolific. — A great grower, the rows conspicuous ; the berries rather 

 too soft for long shipment to market. In productiveness, it is variable, bearing 

 less in wet seasons than in dry, as the tendency is then to run too much to leaf. 

 The plantations last long. It grows well on all soils, poor as well as rich. 



Agric2ilhirist. — This well-known variety, famed for its variableness, and fail- 

 ing in so many localities, grows here with great success. In productiveness, it 

 is about equal to the Wilson ; and the masses of berries were a sight to behold. 

 At South Bend, where the soil is lighter, it was worthless. 



Nicanor Ao&s, not succeed well, but had been cultivated only in the matted- 

 row system. We have understood it always succeeds when in hills with cut 

 runners. 



DHrand\& a magnificent berry ; but the plant is quite weak. It has not been 

 long enough cultivated to know its degree of productiveness. 



Rippiriuain is a poor bearer, and of little or no value. 



JucHuda. — This variable sort succeeds well on these grounds; and the ber- 

 ries are of the great size, and possess the same rich, glossy, golden appearance, 

 as on the grounds of Knox at Pittsburg. It is quite productive ijt hills. 



Trioniphe de Gand yields about one-half as much as the Wilson ; and, 

 selling high in market, is profitable. At South Bend, it yielded scarcely a berry 

 to the plant. 



Napoleon III. is a fine large berry, and promises well 



Dr. Nicaise proves an entire failure. 



Feast's Fillmore is a strong upright grower, medium for hardiness. Like 

 Jucunda, it does not succeed on all soils. 



Barnes'' s Mammoth (from Poughkeepsie) gave high promise last year for 

 productiveness, good quality, great size, and general value. This year, it has not 

 borne well ; a result which may perhaps be attributed to a heavy accidental 

 flooding of the plantation. 



Romey7i''s Seedling\?,X\-\Q>\.\^\\.\.o be identical with Triomphe de Gand. On 

 tasting the berries of the two kinds, we could perceive no difference ; nor could 

 any be seen on close examination. The plants were obtained from headquarters. 



Golden Queen, generally supposed to be identical with Trollope's Victoria, is 

 believed by Purdy & Johnston to be distinct ; for although they resemble each 

 other so closely as to be scarcely distinguished on the table, if at all, they found 

 at South Bend that the Golden Queen far exceeded the Trollope in productive- 

 ness. 



Lennig''s White, fine and valuable. 



On inquiring for a list of the best market-sorts, we were told, that, on account 

 of the variable character of many, no list could be made suited to all localities ; 

 but on this soil, which is an admirable light loam, the Wilson, Triomphe de Gand, 

 and Agriculturist were perhaps the best three, while some others were scarcely 

 inferior. In other places, the two last named would be worthless. The Wilson 

 appears to be the only sort valuable everywhere. — Country Gentleman. 



