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so decidedly as some of those we have quoted, yet we 

 can say we are much pleased with it, and hope it will 

 equal the high expectations excited ; so far, it seems 

 to excel any hermaphrodite of our acquaintance in 

 size and productiveness, and is of good flavor. The 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society had it on exhibi- 

 tion from the garden of Caleb Cope, Esq., in 1853, and 

 speak of it as " very large, roundish obovate, brilliant 

 crimson ; seed of the same color, sometimes yellowish, 

 set in rather deep indentations, with rounded inter- 

 vals ; flesh red, flavor fine, quality ' very good,' a 

 variety of great excellence, perfect in its sexual organ- 

 ization, and remarkably productive, a rare circum- 

 stance with staminate varieties of large size." The 

 plant is very vigorous and hardy ; large broad leaf, 

 long foot-stalks, setting the fruit well up in large full 

 trusses, productive and sure bearer; ripens at the 

 medium season, and only loses its fine color when 

 over-ripe. We have seen the fruit from four to five 

 inches in circumference. 



WALKER'S SEEDLING. 



The last of the six we name above is also one of the 

 new berries, not so extensively proved as yet. The Hon. 

 Samuel Walker, ex-President of the Massachusetts 

 Horticultural Society, originated and sent it out some 

 two or three years ago, when he politely sent us a 



