account of their unproductiveness : but the Victoria. Other Pasha, Vi- 

 comtesse Hcricaxit, Formosa Superba, Compte de Flandres. Triomphe de 

 Gaud, and some others are cultivated as "Fancy Vaiie&es." — They pos- 

 sess in Europe but one Pistillate Variety, except such as they have ob- 

 tained from America. Every recommendation of thes>: foreign Her- 

 maphrodites as productive and valuable for market is a gross imposition. 

 Dr. John II. Bayne, of Alexandria, a highly Intelligent cultivator, says, 

 " All the English varieties have proved with me worthless trash." ' C. M. 

 Hovey, says, " It is impossible to cultivate the European Varieties with 

 success." In fact, it may be taken as a general guide, that no Herma- 

 phrodite (Staminate) Variety whatever can yield more than \ to \ the 

 crop that a Pistillate will produce, and even Wilson's Albany, the Tri- 

 umph, and Hooker are not exceptions. All arguments to the contrary 

 are based in ignorance, as the Staminates are physically incapacitated. 

 Therefore to call a plant "perfeetV as to its frnit-crop, based on the pre- 

 cise point that renders it imperfect in that respect, is the grossest of falla- 

 cies. A perfect flower is one that never faih to mature its fruit. The fact is 

 incontrovertible that Pistillate varieties can alone be relied on for 

 abundant 'and regular crops. It is from such blind guidance, as has been 

 proffered by many, that some Nursery Catalogues still continue to rec- 

 ommend to their customers, miserable unproductive Hermaphrodites, 

 and other worthless kinds. 



Of the following Assortment, 63 of the most splendid varieties, 

 designated by an asterisk (*), were originated by us, and selected from 

 thousands of seedlings during the past 15 years, and many are now 

 offered for sale for the first time and the most of them are not in the 

 possession of any other Nursery. These Americetn varieties possess the 

 advantage of great hardihood, whereas many of the foreign varieties 

 are burned by our sun, and much affected by our winters. Amateurs 

 should visit and inspect the different Nurseries, and decide understan- 

 ding^. P. denotes Pistillate, and H. Hermaphrodite varieties usually 

 termed Staminate. 



Remark. — All the following Strawberries, up to No. 108, and 121 to 

 143 inclusive, are varieties of the Scarlet. Vine and Chilian species, which 

 are indigenous to America ; and every large-fruited variety that has 

 ever been produced in Europe has been grown from seeds of the Ameri- 

 can species, the native European species' being small and contemptible 

 in comparison, and combining only the Hautbois. Wood, and Alpine 

 varieties. 



0&*New Varieties. — We make it a point to obtain all New Varieties 

 of merit and can therefore supply them whether in our Catalogue or not. 



Terms. — No less than a dozen are sold of any one variety, 

 and no orders are desired for a less amount than $10. Persons ordering 

 must specify the Edition- of the Catalogue. Terms Cash. 



Prices. — We wish it expressly understood that we will at all times 

 supply the different Varieties of Strawberries as low and usually lower 

 than they are obtainable elsewhere. and the purchaser can refer to any oth- 

 er Catalogue, if there be any priced lower than our own. — We say nothing 

 in regard to the superior accuracy of our Collection over all others. 



