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six or seven months of the next summer's culture, before a crop is 

 produced. Again, if the crop is continued to fruit the second or 

 third year, every one who has had experience with the nature of the 

 plant, knows that the labor of keeping the plants free from weeds 

 is enormous; while by the pot layering method of taking a fresh crop 

 each year, all such labor is dispensed with. 



Although it is difficult to give any list of kinds of strawberries that 

 will do well under all conditions, yet, taking the suburbs of New 

 York as a standard (which, with its great variety of soil, is likely to 

 be as good as any other), we find that the best six kinds, having the 

 greatest combination of good qualities, that we can select from a 

 collection of fifty leading sorts, are the following, which we name in 

 the order of their excellence : 



THE HENDERSON. This new strawberry originated with Mr. George 

 Seymour, South Norwalk, Conn. , who named it in our honor. It is 

 doubtful if there is another strawberry in cultivation having such a 

 combination of good qualities as the " Henderson." The fruit is of 



HENDERSON STRAWBERRY. 



the largest size, rich, glossy crimson in color, looking as if 

 varnished, early and exceedingly productive, but its excelling 

 merit is its exquisite flavor and aroma. Whether for family or 

 market use the " Henderson " is certain to become a standard sort, 

 and its strong and healthy growth will adapt it to almost every soil. 

 It is a perfect flowered variety, and, therefore, will never fail to 



