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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
I'AuarsT, 
and is worthy the attention of those wiio prefer 
quality to quantity. 
Ladies' Pine.—P. Fruit small, round, pale 
orange scarlet, not very firm; sweet and of the 
most delicious flavor. Despite its small size and 
unpleasant color, this is the very best berry, as 
to flavor, with which we are acquainted; Unfor¬ 
tunately it is not productive, and it commends 
itself only to those amateurs who prefer a quart 
of good fruit to a bushel of poor. It is well to 
have a bed of this as a standard of flavor, and 
veiy few varieties can stand its test. 
“ Burr’s iN'ew Pine." — P. A medium sized, 
conical, light scarlet berry, very early and pro¬ 
ducing well with good culture. Mr. Knox re¬ 
gards it as his most valuable early variety. This 
is in most collections under the above name, but 
Ohio pomologists declare that this berry is not 
the true Burr’s New Pine, which is a much 
lighter colored fruit, and is now, as far as they 
know, lost to cultivation. Whatever the berry 
may be that now goes by the name of the “ lost 
tribe,” it is a fruit of great excellence for the 
family garden or for early marketing. 
Agriculturist. — H. This variety was fully de¬ 
scribed, and some of the larger specimens fig¬ 
ured in August, 1863, and we now engrave an 
average specimen from a basket put up for 
market, from a bed which had been allowed to 
run. We have no interest in this variety, oth¬ 
er than that which naturally comes from the 
fact that we were instrumental in introducing 
it, and in disseminating it free, more widely than 
any other variety was ever distributed. We of 
course tvish it may do elsewhere as well as it 
has done Avith us. Tliat it Avould do so every¬ 
where, was not to be expected, with this or any 
other fruit. In some places it has not borne 
well, but in the majority of instances, it has 
proved valuable, and there is, perhaps, no one 
variety tliat may be planted at a venture more 
safely than this. Tlie only very large crop of 
strawberries Ave have seen this season, Avas at 
Mr. Parry’s, Cinnaminson, N. J., of this varie¬ 
ty. We saAV good crops of it at Mr. Pullen’s, 
Ilightstown, N. J., E. S. William’s, Montclair, 
N. J., a fair one at F. Brill’s Newark, N. J.,and 
a poor one at Mr. Knox’s. It is perfectly hardy 
and fruited this year Avhere the Wilson failed. 
G^reeii Prolife. — P. Fruit large, depressed 
globular; seeds slightly sunken; pale orange 
scarlet; flesh solid, colored, soft, very juicy, acid 
and not high flaA'ored. As a fruit this can not 
rank as first class, but it has an unequalled vigor 
of foliage, great productiveness, large size, and 
showy color, and is altogether a variety of re¬ 
markable character, and will commend itself to 
those who do not look for high quality. This 
is one of the parents of the Agriculturist which 
is a cross betAveen this and tlie next. 
Peabody. — IT. Fruit medium to large, of a rich 
crimson color, and Avith a long distinct polished 
neck; flesh solid and colored to the center; 
sweet, and of excellent flavor. Tiiis is an old 
variety, Avhich originated in Georgia. It is a 
poor bearer, and Ave only mention it by the side 
of the Green Prolific, as being tlie other parent 
of the Agriculturist. We have examined sever¬ 
al hundred seedlings of the Agriculturist and 
found many plants Avith fruit Avhich seemed 
quite like that of one or the other parent. 
Burand's Peedling.—IT. Fruit large, of a pe¬ 
culiar oblong shape, and flattened; seeds but 
slightly sunken; color, a peculiar light bright 
scarlet; flesh firm, solid, nearly Avhlte; juicy and 
well flavored. This Ave have only seen in the 
grounds of Mr. F. Brill, Newark, N. J., Avhere 
it seems to be an abundant bearer, and to pro¬ 
duce fruit a long time. From what we have 
seen of it, we regard it as a variety of great 
promise for family and market pui'poses. 
Perry's Seedling — H. Fruit medium to large, 
nearly globular, with a slight neck; seeds de¬ 
pressed in well defined cavities; color bright 
crimson; flesh colored, but not uniformly so; 
moderately firm, SAveet and with a rich spright¬ 
ly flavor. Introduced by Geo. Perry & Sons, 
Georgetown, Conn. We have seen the fruit 
only of this variety, and it appeared to be like 
McAvoy’s Superior (uiiAvarrantably called Buf¬ 
falo). It is sutfleient praise to this fruit to say 
that it is as good as the McAvoy, and Ave have 
the assurance of the proprietor that it is perfect, 
hardy, and very productive. To be looked after. 
Meadls Seedling. — H. Fruit conical, often flat¬ 
tened, and Avith an obtuse apex; seeds prominent, 
and Avhen fully ripened, much darker colored 
than the lively light crimson of the surface; 
flesh very solid and firm, juicy, and of a spright¬ 
ly, but not very high flavor. This variety orig¬ 
inated with Peter B. Mead, Esq., and has merits 
which should not be OA'erlooked. We have not 
seen any but recently set plants, and can only 
quote others who say that it produces Avell. 
Jucunda, 700.— II. Fruit large, conical, reg¬ 
ular in shape and size; bright crimson; flesh 
firm, white, hollow, juicy, and of a flavor that 
will please those who like Triomphe de Gand. 
This variety has been described by Mr. Knox, 
as well as by horticultural editors and commit¬ 
tees, and Ave feel a little hesitation in giving an 
opinion after so many distinguished persons 
have put themselves on record. In this disas¬ 
trous year it is the best producer Mr. Knox has 
upon his grounds, and Avith his system of cul¬ 
ture, has a good crop. The fruit is large—very 
large—showy, of good shape, and carries Avell, 
as we knoAV from the state in Avhich Ave found a 
basket Avhich reached home on the fourth day 
after picking. These are all good qualities, but 
its flavor is not to our individual taste, it being 
much like but hardly equal to that of the Tri¬ 
omphe de Gand, whichis not a flxvorite Avith us. 
On good soil, and Avith close culture, it produces 
a great crop of large and very shoAvy berries. 
Golden Seeded. — H. Fruit medium to large, 
bluntly conical, and flattened, crimson, Avith 
prominent jufllow seeds. This Avas produced by 
Mr. Read, the originator of the Ladies’ Pine, and 
is not generally cultivated. Mr. Knox regards it 
as one of his best early varieties, and it is pro¬ 
ductive and shoAvy, and a valuable market A’ari- 
ety with him. Not esteemed at the East. 
Lennig's White. — H. Globular or depressed, 
white with a fine blush; flesh solid, buttery, and 
of excellent flavor. This variety is called White 
Pine Apple, and by sCA^eral other names. It is 
a specialty with Doct. Hexamer, of Westchest¬ 
er Co., Avho raises it in great perfection. It is 
really a fine fruit, very productive, and the best 
of all the Avhite strawberries. 
Lady Finger. —Elongated conical, sometimes 
broadly so; seeds sunken deeply in Avell defined 
depressions; color brilliant scarlet; fle.sh solid, 
remarkably firm, someAvhnt colored, not very 
juicy; sweet and of good flavor. This variety 
originated in Burlington Co., N. .1. Mr. Wil¬ 
liams of Montclair, N. J., states in hiscatalogue 
that it combines more good qualities than any 
other berry that he groAVS. It is certainly a 
most handsome fruit on account of its brilliant 
color, and beautifully honeycombed surfiice, has 
a firmne.ss that is unusual, and Avith good cul¬ 
ture produces fair crops. Scott’s Seedling, a 
very different fruit is sometimes sold for it. 
"Scotch Runner." —Under this , name there 
arc brought to the N. Y. market great quanti¬ 
ties of a small berry, much like the Lady Fin¬ 
ger as to color and surface, but much smaller, 
and more acid. It is a more generally elon¬ 
gated fruit. It is also called “ Pine Apple” and 
Scarlet Runner, and probably has other syn¬ 
onyms. It is small, very shoAvy, of a good straw¬ 
berry flavor, and an esteemed market variety. 
Fi?;. 1. —A magnified flower of a common green Orchis, 
called by Botanista Platantkera orbiciilnin; front view, 
a—One of the two pollen-masses with its stalk and sticky disk. 
Insects and Plant Fertilization. 
THIRD ARTICLE. 
If there ever was a floAver made for being 
fertilized by moths or butterflies, and absolutely 
dependent on their aid, it isone like this Orchid, 
fig. 1, a floAver from the larger Green Orchis, 
called in strict botanical language, Platanthercv 
orbiculata. The same may be said of most Or¬ 
chids, although the Avays, or contrivances, as Ave 
must call them, are different in the different sorts. 
Four years ago lilr. Darwin published a most 
interesting A'olumc “On the various Contri- 
A'ances by Aviiich British and Foreign Orchids 
are fertilized by Insects,” Avhich opened up this 
Avhole subject. This Green Orchis will show 
in a general Avay Avhat lakes place in all our Or¬ 
chises, although some are arranged to be served 
by insects of a certain sort or size, and some 
by another. Take this, then, as a specimen. 
The greater part of thecentre of the blossom. 
Fig. 1, consists of the anther, the two cells of 
which, splitting down lengtlnvise, show the pol¬ 
len Avithin, and are continued forward into the 
two Avidely separated horns. Each horn bears 
at its tip a miniature button (the disk), the face 
of Avhich is very stick}^ and Avill adhere to the 
finger or Avhatevcr 3^11 touch it Avith. As you 
remove the finger, a’ou bring aAva}’’, sticking to it, 
this little button or disk and all that belongs to 
it. Adz.; the Avhole contents of the anther-cell, 
fig. 1, a. The button, it appears, is, borne 
on the end of a slender stalk; and the large 
mass at the other end of the stalk is the pollen, 
not here a light poAvder, as in most plants, but 
its grains are stuck together in little masses or 
coarse grains, and these grains strung together 
and tied fast to the main stalk b}' threads as 
