380 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



Societies. 



CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL. 



The following Reports, made to the Cincinnati Horticultural Society, on 

 the Strawberry, have been published in the papers of that city. As they 

 are a sequel to what has already appeared in reference to the question of 

 the best varieties of Strawberries, we give them entire, to the exclusion of 

 other matter, as we believe they will be read with much interest. We 

 trust it may be the finale upon a subject which has now been so fully 

 discussed as to leave no room for further remark. 



Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society : — 

 Your Committee, to whom was referred the duty of visiting the strawberry 

 plantations in this neighborhood, beg leave to report that the first place, ac- 

 cording to their arrangements, visited, was Mr. A. H. Ernst's, near Mill- 

 creek. They found the soil a limestone clay, with a small portion of vege- 

 table mould above and yellow clay beneath, not diifering, however, from the 

 most favorable Kentucky or river-hill soils, except in age, and not adapted 

 generally, for this reason, to the successful or satisfactory cultivation of the 

 different kinds of the strawberry. The Committee's attention was first 

 directed to a Keen's seedling, from Indiana, a pistillate ; fruit large, of a 

 bright scarlet, uniform in size, plants vigorous and very productive ; flavor 

 good, but rather acid, trusses standing well up, and evidently quite suited 

 for a good market fruit. 



The next variety was Longworth's Prolific, which appeared better adapted 

 to Mr. Ernst's grounds than most of the other varieties seen there. This 

 fine kind being hermaphrodite, and vastly productive, nearly every bloom 

 setting, and requiring, of course, no impregnation from others, is most ad- 

 mirably adapted for both market and amateur cultivation, and is probably 

 equal to the Extra Red in productiveness. The Hudson appeared next, 

 uncertain in its bearing on the grounds compared with newer soils, and 

 more than usually acid, but, as usual, firm fleshed and of good flavor, and 

 excellently well adapted for preserving. La Grange or Hautboy did not 

 seem to impregnate well, being also late. McAvoy's Superior was found 

 true, but, owing to staminals not being near as well as numerous, was very 

 imperfectly impregnated. The Neck Pine was found, as usual, very pro- 

 lific, but small, yet tender and of good flavor ; also the Washington or Iowa 

 Male, easily distinguished by its leaf And Hovey's Seedling, very small, 

 with the exception of a few berries, with Keen's Pistillate, distinct from the 

 one named, a medium sized berry, but as there are so many larger and bet- 

 ter, not considered by your Committee worthy of much attention. Jenny's 

 Seedling, pistillate, blooming late, is much esteemed by Mr. Ernst, and is 

 pronounced by him almost a never-failing. 



The Extra Red, one of the greatest bearers, although very acid, is likely 

 to be a very profitable market fruit. Taylor's Seedling was not regarded as 

 worthy of cnltivation here. The Willey, though small, being very hardy 

 and a very great bearer, worthy of attention by cultivators. 



