The unfavorable frosts of last May hardly gave us a successful year for strawberries, yet the comparative merits of the new varieties may be relied upon :

Jessie

As this is the home of the Jessie, we are gratified to be able to report that it stands at the head of feet in blossom, it is a good pollinizer. On some soils there are unfavorable reports, and from other sources the evil comes from spurious and mixed plants.

Bubach No. 5 is the best large pistillate berry, and is a splendid accompaniment to the Jessie for fancy and profit. I know of none better for near market.

Warfietd No. a stands at the head of the pistillate varieties for productiveness, beauty and best shipping qualities. It is even more firm than Wilson, and the two varieties may be picked and shipped in the same crate. It is equally as productive as Crescent.

Haverland is a splendid variety, a great bearer and stands side by side for vigor, productiveness and profit with Bubach among the pistillates. Now we want a mate for it of the same shape, size and color, so that they can be planted side by side and marketed together. I know of nothing yet introduced better than Jessie to plant with it. This also needs a near market.

The productiveness of Jessie and Bubach may be illustrated by the following measurements: After the beds had been picked six times, I marked a few plants-July 1st I cut 11Jessie from one stem whose addedcir-cumference was 33 5/8 inches; another with 9 berries measured 30¼ inches. One stem of Bubach, 11 berries measured 35 5/8 inches, another of 8 berries 25¾ inches. These were four out of fourteen stems measured, with but little variation, and all picked from matted rows where plants were dug very close; if plants were grown in hills and given nice attention more than double these figures would have been reached.

From my experience with 100 varieties of strawberries, I would class the principal ones as follows: Wilson and Warfield No. 2 for shipping and canning, Jessie and Bubach No. 5 for home use and near market, Jessie and Haverland for home use and near market, Jessie and Crescent for home use and near market. Wilson. Miner, Capt. Jack and Mt. Vernon are all good for fertilizing. Two rows of these and four of the pistillates may be successfully grown, but pistillates will bear better if every other plant in the same row is perfect-flowering. We have many new varieties on trial which we will report on in due time. Gandy and Lida are late, but not productive. We plant in long rows two rows of perfect-flowering kinds and two rows of pistillates ; plants set 3 feet by 1 foot, and kept in narrow matted rows, mulched with marsh hay in November, and do not remove the mulch in the spring. - Geo. J. Kellogg, Wisconsin.