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and of good medium flavor. It seems to be growing 

 in favor for private gardens. 



WILLEY. 



This is a great bearer of round, medium-sized fruit 

 of pleasant, sprightly, although not high flavor. This 

 and Monroe Scarlet are the only strawberries I have 

 ever seen that bear apparently in clusters. It is not 

 unusual for the Willey to produce sixty and seventy 

 berries on a plant, and should never be cultivated in 

 masses. It is solid enough for market, and its main 

 defect is its size and second-rate flavor. 



PRINCESS ALICE MAUDE. 



A handsome, long, oval, English fruit, of large size, 

 fair productiveness, and medium flavor. It is unique 

 in appearance, very early, and in the vicinity of 

 Washington City it has become very popular, Profes- 

 sor Page having succeeded in inducing it to adopt the 

 ever-bearing habit. Its main defects are moderate pro- 

 ductiveness and want of high flavor. Staminate, and 

 good for market. 



BOSTON PINE. 



A good staminate seedling of Mr. Hovey, of Boston, 

 and for our own cultivation we should give it a very 

 early place in our list ; but with the mass of cultiva- 

 tors it is not so popular. It wants the best clean culti- 



