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their superior productiveness, it being considered that quantity, as 

 well as quality and variety, is usually required." 



The old or common scarlet is considered as the best for 

 flavouring ices. For preserving, the oblong scarlet, Methven 

 scarlet, and Vernon's scarlet; and for jam, Bishop's seedling 

 scarlet, are recommended. 



The roseberry, when forced, and the plants turned out, 

 generally bears a second crop in the autumn ; the Grove End 

 is one of the best strawberries for forcing; the Duke of Kent's 

 scarlet is the earliest of all the sorts, ripening at least a week 

 before the old scarlet ; the Grimstone scarlet has the sweetest 

 fruit, and the Scone scarlet contains more acid than any other 

 known strawberry. The Bostock is the greatest bearer, but it 

 is destitute of flavour ; the roseberry and Downton are also 

 great bearers ; the latter preserves well, makes sweetmeats of 

 great excellence and richness, and mixes particularly well with 

 cream. 



Mr. Barnet is gone down to Scotland : supposing he had 

 been going to Botany Bay, with permission to take only three 

 sorts of strawberries with him, what sorts would he have 

 chosen ? the old pine, the old scarlet, and Keen's seedling ? 

 We will thank Mr. B. for his opinion on this subject for our 

 next Number. 



" When a perfect knowledge of all the different sorts of straw- 

 berries has been obtained, reduction of the numbers will be the 

 immediate consequence ; for when cultivators become acquainted 

 with the characters of the whole, they can make their selection 

 without hesitation or anxiety, because they will be certain that 

 their choice will fall on the sorts possessing the properties most 

 desired ; and the consequence will be the rejection, and ultimate 

 annihilation, of those of inferior merit." 



It is always desirable to know the origin of such names of 

 fruits or flowers as either indicate, or seem to indicate, some- 

 thing respecting their nature. In looking over Mr. Barnet's 

 list, we find that the scarlets, as may be supposed, are so 

 called from the colour of the fruit; the Roseberry, or rose 

 strawberry, is so named, not from any thing on the flower or 

 fruit, but because the original plant grew under a rose-bush ; 

 a most improper circumstance for bestowing a name, because 

 it leads a stranger to this piece of history to suppose that the 

 appellation of rose has reference to some property in the 

 flower or fruit. With due deference, we think the Horticul- 

 tural Society ought to have designated it Davidson's scarlet, 

 or the Cadenhead scarlet, having been raised by Robert 

 Davidson, Esq. and given to Messrs. Cadenhead, nurserymen, 

 Aberdeen. We do not wish to change the name now, because 



