Enormous Shipment Of Strawberries

The total amount of shipments of strawberries from the Delaware Peninsula to market during the spring season of 1874, amounted to no less than 665 car loads, or 5,280,000 quarts. Prices have been decidedly unremunerative - the supply has exceeded the demand, and there has been general gloom - the old story of the Vineland and Hammonton strawberry fever has been repeated, and we are glad of it. It is full time growers should learn that strawberries are not to be grown as extensively or as cheaply as potatoes, nor on as large a scale. No grower can clear any profit on berries at less than 10 cts. per quart.

The close of the season has its incidents - some of them humorous. The Seaford Citizen says: A gentleman who has devoted his time and labor in the shipment of strawberries this season cleared just $1.00 over and above his entire expenses. Another man, who was largely engaged in growing and shipping finds himself $13.00 in debt.

An Enterprising Nursery Firm

The White Springs farm, formerly belonging to James O. Sheldon, and located near Geneva, has been purchased by the nursery firm of Nicholas & Newson. It contains 300 acres of the most fertile land, suitable for nursery purposes, and is worth not far from 890,000.

This enterprising firm are still young in the business, having commenced but five years ago. They already have 150 acres of nursery land, and in past years have been quite successful in their sales. Some idea of their trade is gained when it is mentioned that this summer they have budded 300,000 apple and 200,000 pear trees, with other stocks in same proportion.

Eoa

A beautiful flower; delicate peach color; centre fine and very round.

Epacris Obtusifolia, Sm. Nat. Ord. Epacridaceae

Native of New Holland. About a foot high, with compact somewhat rigid habit. Leaves elliptical or linear lanceolate, obtuse, rigid, and mucronate. Flowers axillary, and solitary, sessile. Calyx divided into five acute short teeth, with a closely imbricated involucre of several greenish membranous bracts. Tube of the corolla short and wide. Limb of five bluntly ovate, concave segments, white. Stamens five, attached to the tube of the corolla, with very little of their filaments free. Anthers brown. Style erect, rigid, longer than the stamens. Stigma capitate.

Epilobium Spicatum, (Willow Herb.)

A strong plant, often six feet high, with long spikes of purple flowers. It is usually found in rich lands, recently stripped of their growth of timber.

Epine Dumas

Mr. Walker: A poor grower. Mr. Hooker, Rochester: Affords good crop. Hardy. Good for general cultivation. Mr. Berckmans: Consider it second. Mr. Terry, Conn.: The difficulty with me is overbearing. It is my best pear. Keeps till mid-winter. Mr. Wilder: Hardy, full bearer in Massachusetts. Mr. Hovey: Necessary to thin the fruit, it bears so fully.

Epipogon Gmelini

Our practical Botanists should keep a good look out for novelties in their respective districts. In the immediate neighborhood of the longest settled localities much of value to science may be discovered. Even in little and densely populated England, which one would think explored to every square inch of its surface, new plants are occasionally met with. The above plant, a pretty little orchid, supposed heretofore to be indigenous to the continent of Europe only, has recently been discovered there by a lady botanist. P.