Foe the Southern States. 



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Crescent Seedling. Not sufficiently tested to be recommended for 

 general planting, big stories are written of its prolific qualities, we will 

 continue experimenting. Being a pistillate this must also be fertilized 

 with perfect kinds. 



G-reat American. — Largest berry known with us, it has proved 

 worthless. 



Sharpless.—Yevy promising berry, large, sweet and well colored. 

 We think it worthy of a place in every collection, not sufficiently tested, 

 however, to plant on a large scale. 



We are testing about twelve new and highly lauded kinds, if the 

 season is propitious will be able to write more understanding^ of their 

 merits during the season of 1880. Like all enthusiasts and lovers of 

 fruit we continue to plant even in the face of almost certain failureof 

 berries which have received high recommendations from noted northern 

 small fruit growers, hoping to acclimatize the plants and produce some- 

 thing better than we have. Our success belong to the fruit loving 

 citizens of the South. Our failures are our own. Strawberry growing 

 is in its infancy in Louisiana, and we think it will yet bring many 

 thousands of dollars every year to our State, which now goes elsewhere. 

 We have the soil, climate, easy transportation, a good market, and 

 many advantages unknown to less favored localities. Why then should 

 we not stand prominent in the culture of small fruits? We believe 

 we will. To pursue this subject in all its details is already occupying 

 too much space. 



