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Egyptian Bean of Pythagoras, and the Sacred Lotus so profusely 

 sculptured on the sacred monuments of Egypt, would at any time 

 possess an interest. The scarcely paralleled liberality of Mr. Cope 

 in throwing open his grounds to the Horticultural public, and the 

 free inspection of his rare pets, will doubtless be taken ad vantag e 

 of by many of our friends before the close of the season, to see this 

 fresh "stranger on our waters." . 



McAVOY'S EXTRA RED STRAWBERRY. 



In the Western Horticultural Review, in reply to some observa- 

 tions of the "Prairie Farmer," Mr. Longworth says, "Mr. Meehan 

 has not got the true Extra Red. I have never seen one perfect 

 blossom on my plants." I reply, as I replied to Mr. Prince, that if 

 Hermaphrodite plants can be obtained from runners of Pistillate 

 ones, the sexual unchanging theory is overthrown, no matter 

 whether the plant which we employ is "the true kind" or not. In 

 the case before us the different kinds of sexes are actually on the 

 same plants. When Downing produced his strawberry, it was pro- 

 nounced "not Hovey's." When I did mine, still the same, "it is 

 not Hovey's." I thought two distinct scapes on one plant must 

 settle the question, but again comes up Banquo's Ghost, "it is not 

 the Extra Red." However, I will prove my kind genuine. About 

 the first week in August, 1852, we received three plants which came 

 directly from either Mr. McAvoy's or Mr. Longworth's hands, 

 through the most reliable source in Philadelphia. These plants 

 were planted by themselves by myself. Still, it may be objected, 

 an unusual accident may have occurred even with these gentlemen. 

 When the plants flowered, their mixed sexual character was no- 

 ticed by me in the Farm Journal. In a letter dated June 3rd, Mr. 

 L. writes what I extract as follows : 



"I raised the Extra Red in my garden, and never noticed any 

 staminate or Hermaphrodite blossoms on it. My gardener this sea- 

 son informed me that he did. It seems you observed the same. 

 There is no reason w T hy pistillates should not have some Herma- 

 phrodite blossoms." 



