CATALOGUE OF STRAWBERRIES. 



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45. ^Magnificent, P, very large, obtuse cone, light scarlet, 



good flavor, very productive, very valuable 



46. *MeIrose, P, secondary size, conical, bright scarlet, fine 



sprightly flavor, juicy, productive 



47. *Maximus Swainstone, H, very large, obtuse cone, dark 



crimson, high flavor, a fair bearer. All the va- 

 rieties of the Swainstone should be cultivated in hills, 

 and be kept free from suckers, and they will then 

 produce good crops 



48. McAvoy's No. 1, P, very largo, conical, bright light scar- 



let, very showy, very productive, acid, not high fla- 

 vored, ripens late, vigorous foliage and growth. A 

 seedling of the Iowa 



Ditto, per 1,000 $12 00 



49. McAvoy's Snperior, P, veiw large, averaging fully as 



large as Hovey's seedling, rounded, glossy crimson, of 

 a good color in the medium sta;?e, but becomes, when 

 full ripe, rather dark, very juicy, good flavor, very 

 productive. This is a highly valuable family fruit, 

 but will not do for market, as it is tender, bruises 

 easily, and speedily decays. It may be deemed a 

 rather early variety, and continues with a long suc- 

 cession of fruit, and in a strong soil will often throw 

 up a succession of scapes, that bloom at the period 

 the first crop is ripening. Those who have con- 

 demned this fruit, could not have possessed the gen- 

 uine variety. McAvoy's Extra Red we reject, it 

 being the sourest and most worthless of all Straw- 

 berries. It is astonishing that Mr. Longworth should 

 have so perverted his judgment as to recommend it. 



Ditto, per 1,000 $12 00 



50. *Melinda, P, early, rather large, purse shaped, scarlet, 



very good flavor, productive 



51. Malvina, P, larere crimson, obovate, good flavor and firm. 



much resembling Hovey's seedling in appearance, not 

 quite so large, but of a more equal size, of brighter 

 color and better flavor, and therefore more valuable 

 for market, very productive ; foliage luxuriant, the 

 whole habit and foliage of the plant resemble Ho- 

 vey's seedling, which must have been its parent. . . . 



52. *Monstrous Swainstone, H, large, dark scarlet, obovate 



or roundish, delicious flavor, numerous trusses, very 



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