330 Horticultural Societies. 



From H. W. S. Cleveland, of Burlington, N. J., fine specimens of straw- 

 berries Avithout a name. Fruit large, roundish, sometimes ovate, dark red ; 

 seed of the same color, set in superficial depressions; calyx reflexed ; 

 stamens persistent ; flesh yellowish white, saccharine, high flavored ; quality 

 " best." The fruit and leaf clearly indicate the variety to be a Hautbois, 

 probably the Lafayette. It is to be regretted that this luscious class of 

 strawberries is so little cultivated. 



From Mr. Stuart, beautiful specimens of strawberries, Hovey's Seedling, 

 of last year's planting ; some nearly four inches in circumference ; quality 

 " very good." 



From Gerhard Schmitz, of Philadelphia, fine specimens of two of his 

 seedling strawberries : 



1. The Pennsylvania — This variety is a seedling of the Moyamensing, and 

 was exhibited by Mr. Schmitz last season for the first time. Fruit large, 

 broadly conical, dark crimson ; seed crimson, and when shaded, yellow, set 

 in depressions not very deep, with roundish intervals ; flesh red ; flavor fine ; 

 quality " best ;" sexual character pistillate ; leaf large, deep green, serra- 

 tures crenate. The committee award a premium of five dollars to this 

 variety, as the best new American seedling strawberry of superior quality, 

 :afler two years' trial. 



2. Schmitz's A'b. 3. — A e eedling of the Washington, exhibited now for 

 ,tke first time. Fruit large, roundish ovate, sometimes inclining to conical, 

 light crimson ; seed crimson, often yellow, set in rather deep indentations, 

 with intervals somewhat ridged; flesh pale red; flavor pleasant; quality 

 " very good ;" sexual character pistillate ; leaf large, light green. 



From Caleb Cope, specimens of four varieties of strawberries ; 



1. McAvoyfs Superior. — This variety originated with Mr. McAvoy, of 

 Cincinnati, and was formerly known as his No. 12. In May, 1851, it re- 

 ceived a premium of one hundred dollars from the Cincinnati Horticultural 

 Society. Mr. Cope's specimens were of great size and beauty, some of 

 them measuring /I'e and a ludf inches in circumference. Fruit very large, 

 roundish ovate, occasionally slightly necked, deep brilliant crimson; seed 

 crimson, sometimes yellow, set in indentations not deep, except in the 

 largest specimens, when the intervals are also somewhat ridged ; flesh red ; 

 flavor exquisitely fine ; quality "best;" sexual character pistillate. 



2. McAvoifs JVo. 1. — Large, roundish, deep scarlet; light crimson seed ; 

 indentations rather deep, intervals not ridged ; flesh whitish, partly stained 

 with red ; flavor agreeable ; quality " good," perhaps " very good ;" sexual 

 character pistillate. An abundant bearer. 



3. McAvoxfs Extra Red. — Large, roundish, scarlet; seed red, sometimes 

 yellowish ; indentations tolerably deep, intervals somewhat rounded ; flesh 

 .yellowish, slightly stained ; sub-acid flavor ; quality only " good ;" pistillate ; 

 extraordinarily productive. 



4. LongwortKs Prolific—This fine variety originated ^vith Mr. Schneicke, 

 .of Cincinnati, and was formerly known as Schneicke's Hermaphrodite. 



.Very large, roundish ovate, brilliant crimson ; seed of tiic same color, 

 sometimes yellowish, set in ratlier deep indentations with rounded intervals ; 



