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the British Queen, Keen's Seedling, and some other kinds. 

 We shall give a full account of them as soon as the fruiting 

 season is over. 



Strawberries in Cincinnati. — The Cincinnati Horticul- 

 tural Society have lately been engaged in discussing the 

 merits of McAvoy's Seedling strawberry in comparison with 

 Hovey's Seedling, and quite a spirited series of meetings have 

 been held, and majority and minority reports submitted, the 

 former of which was carried, after much discussion. In an- 

 other page we have printed both of the reports, that our 

 readers, and all who are interested in strawberry culture, may 

 know the views of the leading cultivators of the West in 

 reference to the best varieties. 



The discussion and reports were the result of a communi- 

 cation in the Cincinnati Daily Times, w^hich we also publish 

 in another page, by Mr. Stoms of that city. It appears by 

 the last proceedings of the society that on the 2d and 9th of 

 June, 1855, two exhibitions of strawberries took place, for 

 the premiums offered for this fruit, and that at both meetings 

 Hovey's Seedling, raised by Mr. James Youtcy and presented 

 by Mr. Stoms, obtained the first prize, in competition with 

 McAvoy's and other kinds. No report of those awards 

 WAS EVER published, and it was in consequence of this neg- 

 lect by the society to do an act of justice, that Mr. Stoms 

 brought up the subject for discussion. The public have now 

 all the facts before them, and can correctly judge whether 

 the one-hundred-dollar prize, given to the McAvoy Superior as 

 a better strawberry than Hovey's Seedling, was really merited 

 or not. 



The Brighton Pine Strawberry. — This new and fine 

 variety, raised by Mr. Scott of Brighton, who was awarded 

 the silver medal of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society 

 last year for fine specimens, is now offered for sale, and ama- 

 teur cultivators have an opportunity to give it a trial. We 

 think both this and the Jenny Lind fine early varieties, 

 possessing qualities which must render them very popular 

 sorts. They are very hardy, exceedingly vigorous, and 

 abundant bearers. 



