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ness and aroma should make it eagerly sought after by all who want a 

 genuine strawberry. In the open market, it already often brings double 

 the price of Wilsons. In the home garden, it has few equals. With some 

 exceptions, it does well from Maine to California. The narrow row 

 culture greatly increases its size and productiveness. I have had many 

 crates picked in which there were few berries that did not average five 

 inches in circumference. Mr. Jesse Brady, of Piano, Illinois, gives me the 

 following history : " The Monarch was raised by me in 1867, from one of a 

 number of seedlings, grown previously, and crossed with Boyden's Green 

 Prolific. The said seedling was never introduced to the public. I raised 

 fourteen, and cultivated three of them several years. They were pro- 

 duced from an English berry, name unknown to me." For illustration, 

 see page 259. 



Martha (Photo.). -A fine, large berry, but, as I have seen it, the 

 foliage burns so badly that I think it will pass out of cultivation unless 

 it improves in this respect. Staminate. 



Neunan's Prolific (Charleston Berry). Foliage tall, slender, dark 

 green ; fruit-stalk tall ; berries light scarlet, inclined to have a neck at the 

 North, not so much so at the South. First berries large, obtusely conical ; 

 the later and smaller berries becoming round; calyx very large and 

 drooping over the berry ; exceedingly firm, hard, indeed, and sour when 

 first red, but growing richer and better in flavor in full maturity ; usually 

 a vigorous grower. It was originated by a Mr. Neunan, of Charleston, S. C., 

 and scarcely any other variety is grown in that great strawberry center. 



Napoleon III. A very large foreign berry, often flattened and cox- 

 combed. I found that its foliage burned so badly I could not grow it. 

 Mr. P. Barry describes the plant as " rarely vigorous, and bearing only a 

 few large, beautiful berries." 



New Jersey Scarlet. An old-fashioned market berry that succeeded 

 well on the light soils of New Jersey. Once popular, but not much grown 

 now, I think. Mr. Downing describes it as medium in size, conical, with a 

 neck; light, clear scarlet; moderately firm, juicy, sprightly. Staminate. 



Nicanor. A seedling of the Triomphe de Gand, that originated on 

 the grounds of Messrs. Ellwanger & Barry, and is described by Mr. Barry 

 as "hardy, vigorous, productive, early, and continuing in bearing a long 

 time; fruit moderately large ; uniform, roundish, conical; bright scarlet; 

 flesh reddish, rather firm, juicy, sweet; of fine flavor." I found that it 

 required heavy soil, high culture, with clipped runners, to produce, on 

 my place, fruit large enough to be of value. The fruit ripened very 

 early and was of excellent flavor. Staminate. 



