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the bed, before his presence is observed. This, and the prolific charac- 

 ter of the staminates, has led many of our first Horticulturists, and 

 among them Mr. Do"wning, to believe that pistillate plants become sta- 

 minate by running. For our knowledge of the sexual character of the 

 plants, even our learned botanists and gardeners, are indebted to a 

 thoughtless remark of the son of an illiterate market gardener, who 

 lost many thousands of dollars by the casual remark of his son. He 

 made an independence by selling his strawberries from twenty-five to 

 fifty cents per quart. The discovery reduced the price so much, that he 

 turned his attention to vegetables. 



Cincinnati, March, 1852. N. Longworth. 



THE STRAWBERRY. 



This is one of the most abundant fruits of the west. Im- 

 mense quantities are raised for the Cincinnati market, one in- 

 dividual (Mr. Culbertson), having sent to market, in a single 

 day, four thousand quarts, and employing sixty hands to 

 gather them. All the famous eastern varieties are cultivated 

 here, and do well. Beside these, very fine Seedlings have 

 been raised by Mr. Mottier, Mr. Longworth, and others, 

 that are as large, prolific, and high flavored, as have been 

 described by eastern writers. The plan of shipping them to 



Note. — These cuts represent the difference of the flowers of the 

 Strawberry plant. No. 1, is the staminate. No. 2, is the pistillate. 



STRAWBERRY BLOSSOMS. 



No. 1. No. 2. 



Staminate or Male Blossom. Pistillate or Female Blossom. 



