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ties, as far as we know, are hermaphrodite. In this 

 country very many of them fail from an imperfect 

 development of the pistils, and are consequently bar- 

 ren, owing doubtless to the effects of climate and cul- 

 ture. It is not necessary that the two should be in 

 close proximity ; they are sure to get impregnated, if 

 in the same garden, as the pollen is carried about from 

 one flower to another by insects. The beds of the 

 different sorts may be kept entirely separate. Mixing 

 them up is a bad way, as the one outgrows and over- 

 runs the other, and they become so confused that 

 nothing can be done with them. On this account 

 many have grown tired of keeping up the distinction, 

 and have resolved to cultivate hermaphrodite sorts 

 only. 



The following varieties are the best on the long list 

 of those we have tested on our own grounds : 



Pistillate. — Burr's New Pine, Jenny's Seedling, 

 McAvoy's Superior, Hovey's Seedling, Moyamensing, 

 Monroe Scarlet, and Crimson Cone. The finest flavored 

 variety among these is Burr's New Pine ; the largest, 

 Hovey's Seedling ; and the finest and best for market, 

 Jenny's Seedling and Crimson Cone. Hovey's Seed- 

 ling, in Western Ncav York, and in many parts of the 

 West, is a very moderate, and, in many cases, a poor 

 bearer. We have had no crop so heavy the past season 

 (when all bore well) as on the Monroe Scarlet. 



