THE STRAWBEKRY. 671 



Hovey's Seedling. Ho v. Mag. 



This splendid Strawberry was raised in 1834, by Messrs. Ho- 

 vey, seedsmen, of Boston, and is undoubtedly, for this climate, 

 one of the finest of all varieties. The vines are unusually vigor- 

 ous and hardy, producing very large crops, and the fruit is al- 

 ways of the largest size and finely flavoured. It is well known 

 at the present moment throughout all the states, and has every- 

 where proved superior for all general purposes, to any other 

 large-fruited kind. The leaves are large, rather light green, and 

 the fruit-stalk long and erect. 



Fruit very large, roundish oval, or slightly conical, deep shin- 

 ing scarlet, seeds slightly imbedded; flesh firm, with a rich, 

 agreeable flavour. It ripens about the medium season, or a few 

 days after it. Flowers pistillate. 



Jenny's Seedling. 



An American variety, hardy, vigorous, and productive. Flow- 

 ers pistillate. Fruit large, roundish, conical ; colour rich dark- 

 red. Flesh firm, rich, sprightly subacid. An excellent variety 

 for market and preserving. 



Large Early Scarlet. 



Early Yirginia. 



An American vaiiety ; one of the earliest ; an abundant bearer ; 

 popular in many sections. Flowers staminate. Fruit medium 

 or below, roundish ovate, regularly formed ; light scarlet, seeds 

 deeply imbedded. Flesh tender, of a rich excellent flavour. 



Longworth's Prolific. 



Schneicke's Seedling. 



Orig-inated at Cincinnati on the lands of Mr. Longworth in 

 the Garden of Eden by Mr. Schneicke. Flowers hermaphrodite. 

 Vines vigorous and very productive ; foot-stalks long, stout ; 

 leaves large, not very thick, considerably ruflied. Fruit large, 

 roundish, broad at base, sometimes oblate ; colour light-crimson. 

 Flesh firm, scarlet, with numerous rays (the remains of the fila- 

 ments). Flavour rich, briskly acid. 



M'Avoy's Superior. 

 M'Avoy's, JTo. 12. 



Origin, Cincinnati, on the lands of Mr. Longworth. Flowers 

 pistillate ; vines hardy, very vigorous and very productive ; 

 leaves broad and dark ; foot-stalks long and stout ; trusses large 

 and ftill. Fruit large, roundish, irregularly oblate, more or less 



