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bines all the best qualities, being large, early, rich in 

 color and flavor, and abundantly productive. 



Parry. One of the earliest large berries, of great 

 beauty, excellent quality, prolific, and one of the very 

 hardiest and strongest growers. 



. 108. -THE JEWELL STRAWBERRY. 



Jewell. (See figure 106.) Anew variety, originated in 

 1880 ; is of the largest size, perfect form, color bright 

 red changing to crimson, of medium earliness ; enormous 

 cropper, sometimes reaching 400 bushels per acre. 



The Hoffman*. This is now the most popular berry for 

 the Southern States. It is of medium size, average flavor, 

 but it is a most abundant bearer and strong grower, and, 

 above all, has the requisite solidity or firmness essential 

 for distant carriage. 



Crescent and Wilson are yet popular varieties, the 

 former being of a light, the other a dark, crimson. Both 

 are inferior in size and quality to any of the large varie- 

 ties above described, but they are both early, strong 



