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FromR. W. S. Cleveland, of Burlington, N.J. — Fine specimens of Straw- 

 berries without a name. Fruit large, roundish, sometimes ovate; dark red; 

 seed of the same color, set in superficial depressions; calyx reflected; stamens 

 persistent; flesh yellowish-white, saccharine, high flavored; quality "best;" 

 the fruit and leaf clearly indicate the variety to be a Hautbois, probably the 

 Lafayette. It is to be regretted that this luscious class of Strawberries is so 

 little cultivated. 



From Mr. Stuart. — Beautiful specimens of Strawberries, Hovey's Seed- 

 ling, of last year's planting; some nearly four inches in circumference; quali- 

 ty "very good." 



From Mr. Gerhard Schmitz^ of JPhilad'a. — Fine specimens of two of his 

 Seedling Strawberries: 



1. Tlie Pennsylvania. — This variety was a seedling of the Moyamensing, 

 and was exhibited by Mr. Schmitz last season for the first time. Fruit large, 

 broadly conical, dark crimson; seed crimson, and when shaded, yellow, set in 

 depressions not very deep, with roundish intervals ; flesh red ; flavor fine ; 

 quality "best;" sexual character pistillate; leaf large, deep green, serratures 

 crenate. The committee award a premium of five dollars to this variety,- as 

 the best new American Seedling Strawberry of superior quality, after two 

 years' trial. 



2. Schmitz s No. 3. — A seedling of the "Washington, exhibited now for the 

 first time. Fruit large, roundish ovate, sometimes inclining to conical; light 

 crimson; seed crimson, often yellow, set in rather 'deep indentations, with 

 intervals somewhat ridged ; flesh pale red; flavor pleasant; quality "very 

 good;" sexual character pistillate. Leaf large, light green* 



From Caleb Cope, Esq. — Specimens of four varieties of Strawberries: 



1. McAvoy's Superior. — This variety originated with Mr, McAvoy of Cin- 

 cinnati, and was formerly known as his No. 12. In May 1851, it received 

 a premium of one hundred dollars from the Cincinnati Hort* Society. Mr. 

 Cope's specimens were of great size and beauty, some of them measuring 

 five and a half inches in circumference ! Fruit very large ; roundish ovate, 



occasionally slightly necked ; deep brilliant crimson; seed crimson, sometimes 

 yellow, set in indentations not deep, except in the the largest specimens, 

 when the intervals are also somewhat ridged ; flesh red ; flavor exquisitely 

 fine; quality "best ;" sexual character pistillate. 



2. McAvoy' s No. 1. — Large, roundish, deep scarlet; light crimson seed ; 

 indentations rather deep, intervals not ridged ; flesh whitish, partly stained 

 with red ; flavor agreeable ; quality " good," perhaps " very good ;" sexual 

 character pistillate. An abundant bearer. 



3. McAvoy' s Extra Red. — Large, roundish ; scarlet; seed red, sometimes 

 yellowish ; indentations tolerably deep, intervals somewhat rounded ; flesh 



