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raising some varieties, as the British Queen, and others, 

 which have done wonders in England, but in our climate, 

 OUT American seedlings have completely surpassed them. 

 Mr. Hovey raised his seedlings from the seeds of Keen's 

 Seedling, and some others, all English. 



Hooper's Seedling. Flowers, staminate; form, coni- 

 cal ; size, 2 ; color, dark rich red ; quality, 2 ; season, late. 

 Eemarks. — Of good flavor, and not productive. 



HUDSON, or Hudson's Bay, Late Scarlet, American Scar- 

 let. Flowers, pistillate; form, ovale, often with necls ; 

 size, 2 to 1 ; color, rich dark, glossy red ; season, May to 

 June. 



Eemarks. — Most extensively cultivated, particularly 

 round Cincinnati. Hardy, and rather late. Fine and 

 rich, but of rather acid flavor. Excellent for preserving 

 and for market ; firm in carriage. In the new, fresh 

 wood soils in this neighborhood it produces -great crops 

 and large fruit ; not, however, quite so ^ure a crop as the 

 Hovey ; yet not much difference. Should hang until fully 

 ripe.' Eecommended by Messrs. Buchanan, Ernst, and 

 Warder, for the locality of Cincinnati. 



IOWA MALE, or Washington. Flowers, staminate ; 

 form, roundish conical ; size, 2 to 1 ; quality, 1 to 2 ; color, 

 pale red ; season, quite early, before the Hovey and Hud- 

 son, etc. 



Eemarks. — ^American. Delicate and good, and peculiar 

 in flavor. A good impregnator. Immense crops of this 

 most productive fruit are raised by the field cultivators in 

 Kentucky, back of Newport, and are brought to Cin- 

 cinnati market. Most valuable for its earliness. 



Jenny's Seedling. Flowers, pistillate ; form, very 



