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ence and observations of the peculiarities of the differ- 

 ent kinds as manifested to us during the last ten or 

 twelve years or less, and in a plain, distinct manner, 

 give our present views of them, not being confined to 

 or having much reference to the usual condensed po- 

 mological descriptions or classifications, which we think 

 are not so important to the popular mind, and we are 

 not writing a work to instruct botanists or learned 

 pomologists. 



The first six varieties named and described would, 

 all things considered, be our first choice in a selection 

 confined to that number. The next twelve will follow 

 very nearly, not entirely, in their regular order as our 

 next choice, reference being had to the particular de- 

 scriptions for the prominent characteristics of each, as 

 fitted for the amateur, the family, or the market-man. 



MAVOY'S SUPERIOR, 



The new $100 prize seedling of the Cincinnati Horti- 

 cultural Society in 1851. It was originated in that 

 city by Mr. D. McAvoy, in 1848, on loamy clay 

 soil underlaid with limestone, and was called out by 

 the offer of a premium of $100 by that Society, at 

 the instance of that energetic horticulturist, Nicholas 

 Longworth, Esq., for a pistillate strawberry which 

 should prove, on a four years' trial, to surpass all other 

 known varieties in size, flavor, an 1 productiveness. 



