THE STRAWBERRY 



843 



isli, oval or slightly conical, deep shining scarlet, seeds 

 slightly imbedded ; flesh firm, with a rich agreeable flavor, 

 nearly equal to Bishop's Orange. Pistillate, originated by 

 0. M. Hovey, of Boston. 



Burros New Pine. — Lai ge light orange scarlet, always 

 of the highest and most delicious flavor. With me it often 

 shows fruit most of the season ; but so far it is not suffici- 

 ently productive, and it lacks the hardiness of the forego- 

 ing varieties. Plants seem to be easily killed by extremes 

 of heat or cold. The hardiness and productiveness of 

 Hovey"s Seedling would render this the most desirable 

 of strawberries. Needs further trial. 



McAvoy's Superior. — This won a prize of $100 at Cin- 

 cinnati, as the best pistillate variety for size, flavor, and 

 fruitfulness. Leaf dark green, serrate ; foot-stalk long, 

 trusses of fruit, full; berry large of rich dark coJ or, irregular, 

 roundish conical, seeds large slightly sunk ; flesh crimson 

 and white, tender and juicy, core of rather open, coarse 

 texture, too soft for market. With me not as desirable as 

 Hovey or Moyamensing. 



Moycmensing. — Fruit rather large, roundish, conical, 

 deep crimson ; seeds crimson set in rather deep depressions, 

 with rounded intervals ; flesh red, flower very fine, qual- 

 ity "best," pistillate; Jeaf large with creuate serratures. 

 This is first rate with me in every respect, a capital mar- 

 ket fruit from its firm texture. 



Of these the first, second, third, and sixth, are most 

 desirable. Walker's Seedling, a staminate variety, pro- 

 mises well. McAvoy's Extra Red will probably prove a 

 good market fruit. Boston Pine occasionally bears well, 

 and is of excellent quality. Crescent Seedling proves here 

 nothing remarkable. Longworth's Prolific I have tried 

 but one season, when it did not do very well, but may- 

 prove a good sort. 



