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THE MANCHESTER STRAWBERRY 
For the above cut of the Manchester 
Strawberry we are indebted to our friend, 
Mr. J. T. Lovett, of Little Silver, N. J., who 
is now introducing this variety under the 
broad claim of “the greatest strawberry on 
earth.” It is a chance seedling found grow¬ 
ing in an old garden by Mr. Jesse Battey of 
Manchester, N. J., who has grown it for 
market for the past seven years.. Thus it 
has been well tested, though offered to the 
public this fall for the first time. It is de¬ 
scribed as of large size, supremely firm, 
(being even firmer than the Wilson and 
keeping its color much longer,) of perfect 
form and exceptionally uniform in size and 
shape, brilliant scarlet color, with promi¬ 
nent bright golden seeds, and ripens all over 
at once, rendering it of the greatest beauty 
imaginable. Quality superb, wonderfully 
productive and extremely vigorous, forming 
large stools. The blossom is pistillate and 
its season is medium until very late. 
A large party of eminent horticulturists 
assembled at Mr. Battey’s last June for the 
purpose of inspecting this variety, and their 
unanimous verdict was that it possessed 
real merit. It was christened upon this 
occasion by vote of the company. Taken 
altogether no one can say that it has not 
been honestly and fairly introduced, and 
we will hope it is one of the few which 
has come to stay. 
STRAWBERRY NOTES . 
On July 9, we paid a visit to the grounds 
of Mr. Sisson, of this place, and found them 
still picking Strawberries fas large as wal¬ 
nuts. Five years ago it w^as almost im¬ 
possible to get enough for dinner the 
Fourth. Then the Wilson was the main de¬ 
pendence, for a market berry, and the last 
pickings were very small and imperfect. 
Mr. Sisson has for years been more largely 
engaged in growing Strawberries for mar¬ 
ket than any one else in this section, and 
has tried nearly all the newer varieties, as 
they have appeared. Until recently he has 
found none, among the many offerings, to 
