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had been long famous for their fine large raspberries, which 

 always obtained the prize at the several Horticultural so- 

 cieties where they were exhibited. On the 1st of August, of 

 last year, the fruit was exhibited by Messrs. Youell before 

 the London Horticultural Society, and obtained a prize. 

 Mr. Thompson, to whom the fruit was sent, states that "he 

 finds it merits all that has been stated in favor of its excel- 

 lence. The fruit which we have received is very large, 

 obtusely conical, and of rich flavor, far exceeding in this 

 respect some other new and large varieties. The plants 

 bear abundantly and in long succession." 



Messrs. Youell & Co. state that " it continues in high 

 perfection throughout the autunmal months, and has main- 

 tained its superiority in the most unfavorable soils and sit- 

 uations, and requires no other than the ordinary treatment 

 of the old varieties." Another season, we trust its merits 

 will be tested in our climate in comparison with the Fran- 

 conia. 



Our correspondent, Capl. Lovett, of Beverly, has raised 

 several seedling raspberries, some of which appear to pos- 

 sess superior qualities: they have not, however, been fully 

 tested; the present season will enable him to do thus; 

 when if any of them prove superior, we shall give some ac- 

 count of their qualities. 



Strawberries. — The following new kinds have been 

 raised in England, and some of them have already been 

 imported, viz: — Princess Alice Maud, Deptford Pine, 

 Haig's Scarlet Pine, Emperor, Victoria and Prince Albert. 



The British Queen has fruited in the collection of G. C 

 Thorburn, Astoria, New York ; but the berries were only 

 four and a half inches in circumference; possibly the plants 

 from which they were picked were young and not strong 

 enough to produce large fruit. Five inches, in the present 

 improved size of the strawberry, is not very large, many of 

 our seedling measuring five and a half, and some six inch- 

 es, in circumference, and of regular form. 



Bayne's Extra Early and Bayne's Incomparable are 

 names of two kinds produced from seed by our correspond- 

 ent, Dr. Bayne, of Georgetown, D. C. They are described 

 in the American Orchardist, and the latter is stated to be 

 large and unsurpassed in productiveness. The former we 

 lately saw in bearing at Mr. Wilder's garden, and it was 

 not so early as the Virginia by at least ten days. 



