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accoii'it of tlieir unproductiveness : but the Victoria, Oraer Pasha, Vi- 

 comtcsse Ilericart, Formosa Superba. Compte de Flandres. Trioiiiphe de 

 Gand. and sorae others are cultivated as Fancy Yaridk^i." — They pos- 

 sess in Europe but one Pistillate Variety, except such as they have ob- 

 tained from America. Erery recommendation of thesi foreign Her- 

 maphrodites a~ prcdr.clive and "valuable for market is a gross imposition. 

 Dr. John H. Bayne. of Alexandria, a highly intelligent cultivator, says. 

 All the English varieties have proved with me ivorihle-ss trash.'' C. M. 

 Hovey. say^.. ■■ It is impossible to cultivate the European Varieties with 

 success." In fact, it may be taken as a general guide, that no Herma- 

 phrodite (Siarainar ?) Variety whatever can yield more than ^ to h the 

 crop that a Pistillate v-ill produce, and even "Wilson's Albany, the Tri- 

 umph, and Hooker are not exceptions All arguments to the contrary 

 are based in ig:iorance. as the Staminates are phyniadly incapacitated. 

 Therefore to call a plant ■• jyerfed" as to its frnit-crop, based on the pre- 

 cise point that re;id~-rs it iinperfec* >n t]"it rcspcd. is the grossest of falla- 

 cies. A ■ ';'?:f.'(:v' /:/;7^ to m-dure it'i fruit. The fact is 

 incontroverii\ie Th:.t Pistillato varijties can alone be relied on for 

 abundant and njidar cr:-ps. It is from such blind guidance, as has been 

 proffered by many, that some Xnrsery Catalogue^ still continue to rec- 

 ommend to their cus-omers, miserable unproductive Hermaphrodites, 

 and other vrorthlcss kinds. 



Of the follovriug A-sortment. 63 of the most splendid varieties, 

 designated by an : .-ti'ii-:: (*). \Yere originated by us. and selected from 

 thousands of seodlin^s during the past 15 years, and many are now 

 offered for sale for the hr^t time and the most of them are not in the 

 possession of any other Nursery. These American- varie'ies possess the 

 advantage of great hardihood, whereas many of the foreign varieties 

 are burned by our sun. and much aueeted by our winters. Amateurs 

 should visit and inspp-et the ditfereiit ^v'-ir^ories. and decide understan- 

 dingly. P. denotes Pistillate, and H. Hermaphrodite varieties usually 

 termed Stamiuate. 



7?,-,;i ;'.v. — Ail the following Strawberries, up to No, 108, and 121 to 

 143 inclr:-ive. are varieties of the Scarlet, Finp. and Chilian species, which 

 are indigenous to America ; and every large-fruited variety that has 

 ever been produced in Europe has been grown from seeds of the Ameri- 

 can species, the native European species br-ing small and contemptible 

 in comparison, and combining only the Hautbois, Wood, and Alpine 

 varietie.s. 



/Sf?"3' -i,- Yaridies. — We make it a point to obtain all New Yarietieg 

 of merit and can therefore supply them whether in out Catalogue or not. 



Term-''. — Xo less than a dozen arc sold of any one -variety, 

 and no ordT^ arc 'li^ired for a lei5s amount than SIO. Persons ordering 

 must specify rhe Ei inox of the Catalogue. Terms Cash. 



Fricc-i. — AVe wish it expressly understood that we will at all times- 

 supply the different Varieties of Strawberries as low and usually lower 

 than they are obtainable elsewhcre.and the purchaser can refer to any oth- 

 er Catalogue, if thereby any priced lower than our own. — AVcsay nothing 

 in regard to the superior accuracy of our Collection over all others. 



