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ripe berries on one fruit-stem,) thus the fruit 
rested one berry on another in a circle 
about the plant, as will be shown in an en¬ 
graving now making by a careful artist. 
The news soon spread among the lovers 
of fruit of the city of nurseries, and early 
next morning our leading pomologists, 
men whom we all delight to honor, came to 
inspect the newest wonder. After these 
came the younger enthusiasts, the foremen 
and others who desired to see for themselves 
if half were true that had been told them. 
It was known that we intended to intro¬ 
duce the James Vide this season, but a 
gentleman who has charge of one of the 
largest nurseries of the country said we 
would not have enough plants to supply 
the demand, its he thought the large linns 
could sell 100,000 plants of the James Vick. 
Mr. V ick and Mr. Charlton also thought 
the supply of plants would he wholly inad¬ 
equate, and ad vised holding the Ja mes Vick 
over until another season. Mr. Charlton 
said that as soon as the Norfolk, (Ya.) and 
other large strawberry planters knew of the 
value of the James Vicki or market, and 
shipment, the demand would be something 
wonderful. But as our plans had been 
made we thought it not best to change them. 
We received the following from the Geo. 
A. Stone Nursery, Rochester, N. Y:— 
“Dear Sir: I saw the James Vick to-day at 
Roches er. It would certainly seem to pos¬ 
sess all desirable qualities . It is very pro¬ 
lific, firm of texture, and of line fla vor." 
Geo. S. Wales, the Bannockburn nursery¬ 
man, said he had seen nothing equal to the 
James Vick. 
Secretary P. C. Reynolds, of Rochest r, 
N. Y., considers the quality of James Vick 
very good , and well suited to his taste, 
which, I will add, is exceedingly critical. 
With possibly one exception he has not 
seen anything to equal it in productiveness. 
He considers it more productive, larger and 
of better quality than the Manchester. 
The roots indicate great vigor, the largest 
we have seen on any variety. Mr. Peter B. 
Mead remarked that they were something 
unusual. We sent fruit of the James Vick 
to Mr. J. T. Lovett, over 300 miles distant, 
and he reports that it came' in .fine- con¬ 
dition. As a shipping variety it is parti¬ 
cularly desirable. The points of merit of 
the James Vick are briefly : 
(1) Fine quality, unusual vigor, and her¬ 
maphrodite (or perfect) blossoms. 
(2) Color, form and firmness of berry, 
which approach the ideal. No white tips, 
uo coxcombs. 
(3) Ability to stand on the vines a week 
after ripening, without becoming soft, or 
rotting, or losing quality or much lustre. 
Instead of softening it shrinks a trifle, and 
becomes firmer than when first ripe. 
(4) Uniformly large size, and productive¬ 
ness unequalled by any other variety. Two 
hundred and eighty berries were counted 
on one average plant, and from one row 
about 100 feet long nearly two bushels of 
berries were gathered. 
Observtitions of Rev. CJabe Tucker. 
You may notch it on the palm's as a mighty resky 
plan, 
To make your judgment by the clo's dat kivers up a 
man; , 
For I hardly needs to tell you how you often come 
er cross 
A fifty-dollar saddle on a twenty-dollar hoss. 
An', wukin' in de low-grouu’s you diskiver as you 
SO, 
Dat de fines’ shuck may hide de mealies’ nubbin in 
a row! 
I think a man has got a mighty slender chance for 
Heben 
Dat holds on to his piety but one day out of sebeu; 
Dat talks about the sinners wid a heap o’ solemn 
chat 
An’ neber drops a nickel in de missionary hat; 
Dat’s foremost in de meetin-house" for raisin' all <le 
cliunes, 
But lays aside his Tigion wid his Sunday pantaloons! 
I neber judge o’ people that I meets along de way 
By the places whar dey come frum an' de houses 
whar dey stay; 
For de bantam chicken’s awful fond o' roostin pret¬ 
ty high, 
An' de turkey-buzzard sails above de eagle in de 
sky; 
Dey ketches little minners in de middle ob de sea. 
An’- you finds de smalles’ ’possums up de bigges' 
kind o’ tree! — Scribner's Magazine. 
How Women Keep “Expense 
Books.” 
It is a touching sight to see a woman be¬ 
gin to make up her expenses, having firmly 
resolved to put down every cent she spends. 
