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seen so fine a basket of apples, and Mr. Johnson deserves 

 great credit for his skill in the growth of this very desirable 

 variety. 



New Seedling Strawberries. — Our transatlantic friends 

 are just now deluged with new seedling strawberries ; no 

 less than five or six being offered for sale, each of which is 

 advertised as possessing superior properties. As some of 

 our amateur cultivators of strawberries may like to procure 

 some of these new sorts, we give their names and reputed 

 merits : — 



La Deliceuse. — Its distinguishing characters are, — the 

 plant of hardy habit and great productiveness of bearing ; 

 fruit rather above medium size, and of exquisitely rich flavor ; 

 color amber, like a Bigarreau cherry ; season late ; fruit 

 remaining good longer after ripe than other varieties. 



Kitley^s Goliah. — Hardy, large, fine in color, a most ex- 

 cellent flavor, and forces well ; all parties who have seen it 

 growing, or tasted the fruit, have expressed their entire satis- 

 faction with it. 



Wilniofs Prince Arthur. — Combines qualities which no 

 other kind at present in cultivation does possess, being of 

 delicious flavor, and coming in after the principal strawberry 

 season is over. The fruit is of the largest size, perfectly 

 formed, a most abundant bearer, and, if planted at the dis- 

 tance recommended, it will produce double the weight per 

 acre of any other variety. 



MijaWs Surprise. — Raised from the British Q,ueen, which 

 it resembles, though of a more robust habit, and a very free 

 bearer, producing a greater abundance of those large angular 

 shaped berries than any other variety, and finishing ofl" the 

 fruit of a good size. 



Britannia. — Possesses a combination of qualities, not to 

 be met with in any other at present in cultivation, being a 

 very strong grower, and an abundant bearer. It is as late as 

 the Elton pine, and much larger. It ripens well in any sit- 

 uation, and bears six or eight fruit on one stem 



We venture to say that not one of all these will compare 

 with Keen's Seedling for general cultivation in the climate 



