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Btammiites. TVe recommend a trial for market pur- 

 poses, and at first of course in a small way, of Monro - 

 Scarlet, McAvoy's Extra Eed, Moyamensing Pine, 

 and Jenny's Seedling. 



PHODUCTION. 



The past year, 1S55, was, on account of the fre- 

 quent early rains, an unusually favorable one for the 

 strawberry. 



The crops were larger than usual, and the markets 

 generally were well supplied. 



An extended correspondence, personal examination 

 and inquiry has been undertaken to ascertain, or at 

 least approximate to, the consumption during the last 

 season in some of our principal cities. From all that 

 has been accumulated on the subject our estimates are as 

 follows : 



Xevv' York City 47 to 54,000 bushels. 

 Philadelphia 10 to 14000 " 

 Boston 9 to 11,000 



Cincinnati 11 to 14,000 



We are assured that Xew York City received many 

 days more than 500,000 baskets, or over 3,000 bushels 

 for its own consumption ,and for the supply of its sub- 

 urbs. A single county in Xew Jersey from a single 

 port, over twenty-five niiks distant, sent us by steam- 



