As one of the objects of the Horticulturist, is the dissemination of correct information in respect to the varieties and character of fruits, I propose to give what I have reason to believe is the true history, at least in part, of the Princess Alice Maud Strawberry. In an article " on Strawberries and their culture," in the last number of the Horticulturist, by Dr. Hull, of Newburgh, it is stated that "a plant which has gained great reputation in our neigborbood, under the name of Alice Maud, has proved, under Mr. Downing's examination, to be identical with Willey." It is there classed as a pistillate variety. This, of itself, is sufficient proof that it is not the true variety, for the Princess Alice Maud is a perfect staminate plant, with a very large and beautiful flower. It is of English origin; and in the same number of the Horticulturist, under the head of "Foreign and Miscellaneous Notices," is an extract from the Florist, p. 337, where this variety, among others, is "recommended as the best, by Mr. Whitney" This character is fully sustained in this part. of the country

This variety may have been imported by persona in other sections, but all under that name here, were obtained from John Slates, an Englishman, and now a market gardener in the vicinity of Alexandria, Va., who imported them from England a few years ago, and disseminated them amongst us.

He cultivates the strawberry largely, for the supply of Washington market, and prefers this variety before any other, as with him it is more productive than any he has cultivated. This opinion is sustained by Dr. Bathe, of the same vicinity, who, by the bye, not only cultivates fruit largely, but is an excellent judge of such things. He not long since considered Hovey's Seedling as the best variety fur him, but now acknowledges that the Princess Alice Maud is the best market fruit, and he cultivates largely for market; whether this character will be sustained in all soils remains to be seen. The soil of both Dr. Bathe and Mr. Slater's gardens is a fine sandy loam, interspersed more or less with rounded pebbles and gravel, similar to much that is met with in the vicinity of tide water rivers. The ground of the latter is but a few feet above tide, while the former is, perhaps, as high as 150 feet.

This strawberry is a strong grower, and succeeds best in rows, say two feet apart; the flowers very large staminate, fruit conical, color darker than Hovey's Seedling, and more glossy, flavor more sprightly, and a more abundant bearer. Yard let Taylor. Loudon co., Va., 8th mo., 9th

[Our correspondent is quite correct in his account of the Alice Maud Strawberry - an English variety of excellent qualities, well known in this state also - -the blossoms staminate, and the flavor delicious. Dr. Hull did not intend it to be understood that he supposed the pistillate strawberry described by him, to be the Alice Maud - he only mentioned the fact that it had been wrongly disseminated under that name. Ed.