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THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Manchester, fertilized with Seneca 

 Queen under ghiss, excelling both of 

 these varieties in every respect. It is 

 pistillate like all our productive kinds." 



Mr. M. Crawford, a member of our 

 own Association, living in Ohio, in a 

 report of new strawberries, writes as 

 follows : — " Itasca ; no better berry as 

 far as quality is concerned, has yet 

 appeared, I have seen twenty -five ripe 

 and two hundi'ed green berries on a 

 single plant. It is quite regular in 

 form, obtusely conical, bright i-ed, and 

 averages about an inch in diameter." 



As soon as we have tested the Itasca 

 we shall be very glad to give farther 

 information concerning it ; but at pre- 

 sent we can only say that any berry 

 which, upon thorough trial, may be 

 ranked along with the Crescent, Jewell 

 or Manchester, is certainly well worthy 

 of propagation. In the coming berry 

 we want excellence of quality, more 

 than we want productiveness. For the 



latter quality probably no berry sur- 

 passes the James Vick of which the ac- 

 companying cut is no exaggerated re- 

 presentation : but this characteristic 

 instead of commending it has proved to 

 be its fault, in these days when fruit of 

 small size, and ordinary quality is glut- 

 ting the markets, and scarcely pays the 

 expense of gathering and shipping. 



OTHER NEW STRAWBERRIES. 



BV M. CRAWFORD, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO. 



The Jessie. — I have fruited it twice, 

 and I have watched it with great in- 

 terest on account of the wonderful 

 reports that reached me concei*ning it. 

 I am imable so far to find one weak 

 place in it. The plant is all one could 

 ask for size, vigorous growth, health, 

 hardiness, and productiveness. Blos- 

 som perfect. With me it is wonderfully 

 productive, veiy lai'ge, of good form and 

 color, and one of the best in quality. 

 It ripens all over at once, and is firm 

 enough for distant ti'ansportatiun. 



Anna Forest. — From D. Brandt, of 

 Bremin, O. Sent out as the largest 

 berry in the world. Not yet fruited 

 here. 



