The following extract from Turner's Florist will show in what estimation American Strawberries are held in England, at least by some parties. The animus of the article will find a ready explanation in the indiscriminate denunciation of English Strawberries by some writers in the United States. The whole thing reminds us of the old proverb, that "Spanish chickens will come home to roost." The writer has fallen into several errors, from which a little more reading and experience would have saved him. - Ed.

"Are American Strawberries worth growing? is a question often asked of us, and doubtless it is a question likely to interest many of our readers, more especially now that the Strawberry is a fruit of especial notice, which is manifest by the number of seedlings continually coming before the public. uThere are now a great many varieties of American origin, and we may suppose that nine-tenths are worthless, judging from those we have grown, such as Hovey's Seedling, Ross's Phoenix, etc., which are considered by all American pomologists to be among the best in their collections. Now, those varieties are quite inferior to our class of Pine Strawberries; and Mr. Rivera, who is a good authority on the subject, having imported and proved a great many varieties of American fruit, says of the Strawberries, that they ' do not seem to be adapted to our climate and ' the best of them is Hovey's Seedling, which grows most vigorously, but is a sky bearer, and of a brisk, agreeable flavor, but not at all rich' And Downing, in a work on 1 American fruit, says,' that Hovey's Seedling is undoubtedly the finest of all varieties for this \ country, and is well known throughout all the States, and has everywhere proved superior for all general purpose to any other large-fruited kind.' Although we have not grown or heard of an extraordinary American Strawberry finding its way across the Atlantic, it is no reason why a good one should not some day come forth, that is, when they have passed through many stages of improvement like our own; for, in all probability, our original stock, from whence all our present excellent varieties sprang, were natives of America, viz., the Old Scarlet and Carolina.

" The Americans admit that some of the European varieties are superior to their own in size and flavor; still they say, 'It is impossible to cultivate them with success, and that every recommendation of these foreign hermaphrodites, as productive and valuable for market purposes, is a gross imposition? They are also termed fancy varieties, and Dr. Bayne, who is said to be a 'highly intelligent cultivator' says, All English varieties have proved with me worthless trash? Now, I think, we may return the compliment with a good grace; the only difference is, that we could grow the American varieties in this country perhaps better than they can themselves, only for this simple reason, that they are not worth growing in comparison with our own kinds.

"It seems evident that the climate of the States is not well suited to the successful cultivation of the Strawberry, and that none of our fine European varieties thrive so well as their own inferior strain of seedlings, which are mostly of the Old Scarlet class, and which nearly every grower in this country has ceased to cultivate, to give place to other kinds of superior merit.

"Lately we have received a descriptive catalogue of American Strawberries grown by W. R. Prince &, Co., of Long Island, N.Y., which enumerates 153 varieties, among which number, 63 named kinds, and said to be splendid, are their own seedlings, and sent out by themselves; now if all are as good as they are represented, we may suppose them to be the most successful raisers of Strawberries in the world; and in all, their catalogue contains 109 varieties of American origin, and mostly all the European kinds are rejected, among which are all My alt's seedlings; and, when we find that Nicholson's May Queen is described as of fine flavor, Omar Pacha very large and beautiful, and Sir C. Napier as a late kind, we cannot place much confidence in their display of judgment, or the correctness of the description of other kinds.

" We have also before us a circular respecting a new Strawberry, named Downer's Prolific Seedling, from J. S. Downer, a nurseryman near Elkton, Todd County, Ky. This wonderful Strawberry is reported to be ' ten times as productive as any of the 100 varieties cultivated in that vicinity, averaging 123 berries to each single plant,' and of course, in sice and flavor, equal to any other variety in cultivation, and not to be sent out till 25,000 plants are ordered; so Mr. Downer intends, if possible, to be on the safe side, as it is coming out at a very high price; and all who may think fit to favor Mr. Downer with an order will have to pay about £7 for 100 plants.

"We must leave our readers to judge for themselves whether it is all gospel that our American friends set forth; as for ourselves, we think no American variety would improve our present collection." - J. P., in Florist.