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notice of cranben-ies, as the culture of these has not so much as heen 

 attempted in our county, althougli we have not very far from our 

 homes very fruitful natural plantations of cranberries, from which has 

 been gathered large quantities of very fine fruit. Next after my 

 notice of strawberries slmll follow that of raspberries and blackberries, 

 as being closely related in interest on the list of small fruits in this 

 country. There may follow brief notices of gooseberries and currants, 

 being of considerable interest to our people and also in our markets. 



STRAWBERRIES 



iftay be mentioned in tlie following ^order, as being those of greatest 

 importance : Sharpless, Captain Jack, Duncan, Glendale, Arnold's 

 ^laggie and Briglit Ida, Marvin, Col. Cheney and New Dominion. 

 IXiese are all good varieties, and were I not afraid of provoking your 

 smiles, I should like to have added to the list Wilson's Albany and 

 Charles Downing, as still the leading and most profitable varieties. 



Crescent Seedling is undoubtedly the coming market and family 

 strawberry, having characteristics to fit it for extended and general 

 cultivation. It is hardy in plant, large and uniform in fruit, of fine 

 liavor, bright, tempting color, and possessed of considerable solidity for 

 transportation. It takes well in the market. 



Cumberland Triumph is also a very promising sort, in many points 

 resembling Crescent, but by some thought to be of far finer flavor. It 

 is characterized by great productiveness and uniformity of berry, and 

 well deserves a place. 



Windsor Chief is a new, early and fine fruit ; large size, good color 

 and fine fiavor, but unfortunately too soft for distant shipping, 



Sharpless is a very highly puffed up variety — puffed up, probably, 

 more for the purpose of money making than to promote the interests 

 of fruit culture. It has not, in our experience, fulfilled the promises 

 made for it, though we believe it has proved very satisfactory in some 

 localities. With the exceptions of its large size and solidity of berry 

 it has no points to fit it for general favoritism, or to recommend it to 

 the public as either a profitable family or market sort. 



Captain Jack is a comparatively new but very promising strawberry 

 of the Wilson tj\ie. The plant is hardy, and a good grower and bearer, 

 and the fruit is solid and of fine cotor and flavor. Would be profitable 

 for market. 



