that when desirous of obtaining sweet and fine-flavored Seedlings, we must select the 

 seed from parents possessing these qualities. "We now offer a few of our superior Xew 

 Seedlings with descriptions, and there is not an acid or inferior one among them. Of 

 the following assortment, 40 of the most splendid varieties, designated by an asterisk (*). 

 were originated in our own Nurseries, and selected from thousands of seedlings. Several 

 of these have white flesh, and there is not one of them that is not superior in flavor to 

 Russell's Prolific, and to aU the Wilson Seedlings recently announced. The American Va- 

 rieties possess the advantage of great hardihood and productiveness, and are suitable for 

 field culture. Hermaphrodite Varieties should be grown in rows or hills, but Pistillates 

 may be allowed to cover the entire ground. The latter will require one-tenth of Her- 

 maphrodites to fertilize them, which can be grown in distinct beds, and as these are also 

 fruit bearing, no space is lost, as has been alleged. If the beds are within 50 feet 

 of each other, the impregnation will be perfected. It is a positive normal fact, based on 

 physical structure, that the Pistillate Varieties of any species of the Strawberry, will 

 produce a crop fifty per cent, greater per acre than the Hermaphrodites can possibly do, 

 as has been fully "demonstrated in an article on the Fragraria Family, read before the 

 American Institute, and t^ie pubhshed in their forthcoming Transactions. Any person 

 who ignores the natural^Pcistence of Pistillates, furnishes us an evidence of his 

 ignorance of Nature's facts and purposes ; and any one who will devote ten minutes 

 to a search in the forest can obtain proof of the fact. In field culture, when planted 

 in rows 2 by -I^^ feet, it requires 9,000 plants to an acre. H, denotes hermaphrodites — 

 P, pistillates.' 



We invite all Amateurs to inspect our collection at the fruiting season, it being 

 the most extensive and at the same lime the most select one in our country and linequaled 

 in Europe, and the only one where all the species of the Strawberryfamily are assembled. 

 Amateurs can here form a correct judgment as to the aVerage size and productiveness 

 of the Varieties, whereas the exhibirions of selected and often of misnamed berries 

 are deceptive, and result in disappointments. The precision and accuracy in our gar- 

 dens is such, that we have oflered SlOO, if one erroneous plant could be found. "We refer 

 to Professor Huntsman, our best-informed amateur, to Jokn W.Chambers. Esq., Secretary, 

 of the American Institute, and to Dr. Tremble^ of Newark, N. J., as to the great superi- 

 ority of our collection over aU others, and as^its systematic arrangement. We caution 

 the public against such acts as have, been practiced with the Bartlett and others, by 

 giving new names to old varieties ; 'by selling Lennig's "White under three names as if 

 distinct, and also forcing on the public such comparatively poor vari|ties as will be 

 found named in our Rejected List, at page 12. ' " 



5. 



§ cts. 



50 



NOKTH AMEEICAN YARIETIES. ^ 



Abington, H . (Kolil), a Pennsylvania seedling,! 

 from the Wilson [ 



Albion White, see Lennig's Vihite. 



Alice Maud, worthless. Eejected by Pom. Society. I 



Amateur (J. A. Pain), P, a new seedling \ 00 



Angelique, H, nevr, large, conical, bright'scarlefc 



juicy, excellent; plant vigorous, productive. . . j2 00 



"Augustine, P, new, very large, conical, light 

 scarlet, splendid, good, flavor, exceedingly pro- 

 ductive 



Austin, H, Shaker (lowensisV very large, ovat€, 

 orange scarlet, soft, sub-acid, juicy, vigorous, 

 prodtictive 



Baltimore Scarlet, crimson, an early market- 

 berry 



Bartlett. This was sent out as a new seedling, but 

 l^roves to be an old variety. ' 



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