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the varieties were afterwards named and sold, may prove 

 interesting, and give a clue to those who may care to trace 

 them. " Mrs Pollock," crossed with a green-leaved seedling 

 Zonal, produced some green-leaved, some golden varie- 

 gated tricolors, and one golden-edged variety after the 

 character of Golden Fleece. " Amy Hogg," crossed with 

 " Crusader/' gave the result sought after in " Evening 

 Star." " Governor," crossed with " Alexandra," also gave 

 the result sought after in " Clio." " Dr Hogg," crossed 

 with " Rebecca," again gave the result sought after in 

 " Pcean." " Model," crossed with " Firefly," gave also a 

 form intermediate between the parents, which was after- 

 wards named "Annibal." 



Leaving flowers, let us glance momentarily at fruits. I 

 have now growing in my nurseries a brood of seedling 

 Strawberries, the result of various crosses, the parentage 

 on both sides having been carefully preserved. As they 

 are not yet named, I can only speak of them as seedlings. 

 Two seedlings raised from " Sir C. Napier," crossed with 

 '' Myatt's Pine," are worthless. Of eight seedlings between 

 " Eleanor " and " Carolina superba," four are worthless ; 

 one is flat and rough in flavour ; one resembles " Keen's 

 Seedling" in appearance, but is of a much richer flavour; 

 one bears large fruit, remarkable for its solidity, of the 

 shape of " British Queen," with the fine rich flavour of 

 " Myatt's Pine ;" and one is a full-sized handsome fruit, 

 of fine colour and good flavour, bearing abundantly, and 

 of hardy constitution. Two seedlings between "Oscar" 

 and "Myatt's Pine" are deficient in flavour. Of eight 

 seedlings between " Sir C. Napier" and "Crimson Queen," 

 three are large handsome fruit, solid, heavy, of good colour 

 and rich flavour ; one is flat and insipid ; one is very acid ; 

 and three have no prominent character. Of five seedlings 

 between " Filbert Pine " and " Myatt's Pine," one is large, 

 of fine flavour, and very juicy ; one is small, of good 

 colour and flavour, solid, the flesh notwithstanding very 

 tender; and three are deficient in flavour, one of which 



