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* Empress Eugenie,' 'Elton,' 'Enchantress,' ' Frogmore,' 'Gaudy,' 

 4 Garibaldi,' ' Grove End Scarlet,' ' Glenfield Beauty,' ' Hautboys,' 



* James Veitch,' 'Jubilee,' 'Jesmond,' 'Keen's Seedling,' ' La Chalon- 

 naise,' ' La Grosse Sucree,' ' La Marguerite,' ' Lee's Prolific,' ' Leonee de 

 Lambertyne,' 'La Constant,' 'La Grosse Sueve,' 'Melon,' 'Mikado,' 

 ' Myatt's Pine,' ' Myatt's Surprise,' ' Monarch,' ' My Favourite,' 

 ' Marshal,' ' Milner's Perfection,' ' Mammoth,' ' Noble,' 1 Oscar,' 

 'Pauline,' 'Pink's Prolific,' 'Pioneer,' 'President,' 'Princess Alice 

 Maude,' 'Red Chilian,' 'Rifleman,' ' Roi Albert de Saxe,' 'Royal 

 Sovereign,' ' Sensation,' ' Sharpless,' ' Shuckless,' ' Sir Joseph Paxton,' 

 4 Stirling Castle Pine,' ' Superba,' ' Trollope's Victoria,' * The Creswell,' 

 and ' White Chilian.' — H. G. C. 



Strawberry and Vegetable Notes for 1901. By L. R. Taft 

 and M. L. Dean (U.S.A. Exj). Stn., Michigan State Agr. College, Hort. 

 Dep., Bulls. 195, 196 ; January 1902). — Bulletin 195 is a critical catalogue 

 of all the new varieties of Strawberry produced in America, followed by 

 tables of the results of observations as to the possession of qualities 

 desirable in a Strawberry by these and a number of older varieties. 

 These results are given by means of dates and marks, placed respectively 

 under the headings of "Bloom" (i.e. date of), "First ripe," "Last 

 ripe," "Vigour," "Hardiness," "Per cent, of bloom killed by frost," 

 "Size," "Form," " Colour," " Quality," and "Firmness." 



It appears that in Michigan ; Clyde ' is the best all-round early 

 Strawberry. ' Gladstone ' is the first ripe, and bears longest. ' Parker 

 Earle ' is the latest bearer and ' George's Triumph ' is the best all- 

 round late variety. 



Bulletin 196 in the same cover gives similar accounts of new varieties 

 of Beans, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Lettuce, Peas, Sweet Corn, Potatos, and 

 Tomatos, which were principally grown from seed supplied by American 

 seed growers, whose names are given. 



Among Lettuces the writers recommend ' Hamilton Market ' and 

 ' Early Curled Simpson,' with ' Grand Rapids ' for forcing. ' Giant 

 Glacier,' 'Golden Queen,' and 'Crystal Palace' are said to be choice 

 varieties ; and among the larger kinds we are told that there are few 

 better sorts than 'Leviathan,' 'Maximum,' and ' New York.' 



Peas that they recommend for market-garden purposes are' Scorcher,' 

 ' Prolific,' ' Early Market,' and ' Earliest of All,' though for quality 

 ' Gradus ' or ' Thomas Laxton ' is superior. As main-crop varieties 

 are suggested ' Hosford Market Garden,' 'Master,' and 'American 

 Wonder,' with ' Stratagem ' and ' Champion of England ' as standard 

 late varieties. ' Monarch ' and ' Blue Imperial ' are promising new late 

 sorts. 



' Michigan ' is said to be the leading white early Potato, followed by 

 'Acme,' 'Andes,' and 'Cole.' 'Daughter of Rose,' 'Ohio,' and "White 

 Ohio ' are good second early kinds ; and among desirable late varieties 

 are ' Carman,' No. 1 and No. 3, and ' Sir Walter Raleigh.' 



For a succession of good Tomatos are given ' Earliana,' 1 Early 

 Michigan,' 'Noble,' 'Rosalind,' and 'Success,' with those of the 

 Ponderosa type as later varieties. — M. L. H. 



