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SMALL FRUIT CULTURIST. 



Lennig's White, {Albion White, White P me Apple.) 

 — Large, obtuse-conical ; seeds prominent, and of a pink 

 or light crimson color ; fruit almost white, but with a 

 delicate blush when exposed to the sun ; flesh pure white, 

 melting, rich and sweet ; plant a Tigorous grower, and 

 moderately productive. This is evidently a seedling of 

 Fragaria grandiflora, but one of the most hardy and 

 productive, and, Avithout doubt, the best white variety 

 known in this country. It has been disseminated uuder 

 several names, either through mistake or design. I re- 

 ceived it under the three different names, and the lots 

 being cultivated in separate beds, I, like many others, 

 thought that they were distinct, until beds were pre- 

 pared in a similar soil, and the same cultivation given to 

 each, after which no difference could be discovered. I 

 have since learned through Mr. Meehan, editor of the 



Gardeners Monthly,"^ that the supposed three varieties 

 were all taken from the garden of the originator, Mr. 

 Lennig, of Germantown, Pa. 



Longworth^s Prolific. — Large, roundish, oval or oblate; 

 light crimson ; sprightly sub-acid, and good ; plant vigor- 

 ous and productive. An old variety but little cultivated, 

 although it is far superior to many new ones. Originated 

 in the garden of the late Nicholas Longworth, of Cincin- 

 nati, Ohio. 



Mclyoy^S Superior. — Large, irregular, roundish, the 

 surface being uneven, with prominent jorojections ; 

 color varying from light to very dark crimson ; the 

 flesh dark red, soft, sweet, variable, in some soils rich 

 and sprightly, in others insipid ; vigorous, and usually 

 very productive. Pistillate. The originator of this 

 variety was awarded a SlOO prize by the Cincinnati Horti- 

 cultural Society, about thirty years ago, but it has now 

 become obsolete, and was long since discarded. I retain 

 in the list on account of its history. 



