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LongicortWs Prolific. — It seems like goiog back a h^ilf a ceutury 

 to recommend the Longwortb, but we consider it among the 

 most valuable as a profitable kind for market, hardy, prolific, 

 but not first class for eating — too sour. It succeeds well in the 

 vicinity of Xew Orleans. 



Imperial. — TTere we called on to decide upon the best berry for 

 the table and especially valuable as a family fruit, we would 

 choose this variety above all. It is too soft for market, however, 

 unless it can be carried by hand ; not very prolific, unless cultur- 

 ed ill stools :' stands our climate well and runs tremendously. A 

 friend obtained over three hundred plants from two the first sea- 

 son 5 needs high cultivation and a rich soil. 



Charles Downing. — Has many friends, and deservedly so. Plant 

 hardy in Louisiana, lives well through our trying summer, produces 

 a very large fine-flavored berry, on foot stalks well off the 

 ground^ fruit most too soft for long transit. It has one serious 

 fault, viz.: a disposition to decay on the vines during a spell of 

 wet weather. 



Captain Jacl' — Plant hardy and vigorous, but it does not pos- 

 sess enough good qualities to entitle it to precedence over any 

 above mentioned. 



Mary Stuart. — A pistillate variety originating in Louisiana? 

 must be planted near some staminate plant to produce fruit. 

 Berry excellent quality and flaror in a dry season ; plant hardy, 

 prolific and healthy, like all fine flavored kinds, too soft for a 

 distant market. 



Crescent Seedling— Vi^e CRnuot recommend the Crescent, also a 

 pistillate variety, unless one desires to grow a large quantity of 

 very poor fruit. We have rejected it after two seasons' trial. 



Fresident Lincoln. — When it is desired to produce monstrous 

 specimens of ill-shaped fruit for exhibition, this kind will find 

 friends, especially among amateurs. Plant tolerbly hardy, and 

 moderately productive ; needs rich soil and high culture. 



Sharpless. — An excellent large-sized berry moderately healthy, 

 X)roductive and of good quality. We understand that it succeeds 

 well with good culture on bur high hammocks. We will accord 

 the Sharpless a further trial. 



Cuniherland Triumpli. — A large fine solid berry of regular shape 

 and good quality. The foliage of the plant is abundant, conse- 

 quently stands the heat of our summers well, fruit large, conical, 

 scarlet in color and very prolific. 



Continental. — Plant hardy and healthy, but a shy bearer with 

 us; we consider it worthless for southern culture. 



Jucunda. — With us worthless. 



Boyden^s Ko 30 — An excellent fruit of fine quality, but owing to 

 leaf flight, we have abandoned it. 



Miner's Great Frolilic. — This variety, so promising last season, 

 has failed us this year. We propose, however, to accord it a 



