ROSACEA. X. Fragaria. 



543 



phrodite; stamens long; receptacle middle-sized; carpels nu- 



' H. 



merous ; 



Native of France. 



herries. 



calyxes erectly adpressed after flowering. 



i;- 



depart ; the fruit sometimes changes from globular to ovate, and 

 from ovate to globular, while fertile plantations will produce run- 

 To this species belong the following straw- ners that may perhaps be sterile; and seedlings many of which will 



prove so. The latter ought to be extirpated. In all the sorts 

 r Frasier de Bargemont^fr. en etotle^ Majaufe. Fruit round- of hautbois there exist prolific and sterile plants, which last have 

 ish, ovate, reddish, small. A second-rate sort, ripening begin- 

 ning and middle of July. 



2 Frasier vineux de champagne^fr. dechampagne^fr. vineux, 

 Majaufe de champagne. Fruit conical, small, green. A second- 

 rate sort, ripening' in the beginning of July. 



Clt. ? 



PL 



I foot. 



Majaufe Strawberry. Fl. Apr. Jun. 



6 F. Bresli'ngea (Duchesn. in Lam. diet. 2. p. 533.) leaflets 

 plicate, rather coriaceous, green ; pili long and firm ; petals 

 narrow, whitish, yellow ; sepals erectly adpressed after flower- 

 ing ; receptacle adherent ; carpels rather turgid. 



Var. a, abortiva (Duchesn. 1. c. p. 534. no. 11.) almost ste-^ 

 rile; leaves thin, less pilose; branches elongated; receptacle 

 depressed, greenish, red ; carpels hardly adhering. Commonly 

 called Frasier coucou and/r. aveugle. 



Var. ^^ nigra (Duchesn. 1. c. p. 535. no. 12.) very sweet- 

 scented, usually sterile ; branches short ; leaves usually 5-lobed ; 

 stolons numerous. Commonly called BresUnge d'Allemagne. 



Var, y, pendula (Duchesn. 1, c. no. 13.) receptacle pear- 

 shaped, adpressed, red, without any carpels at the base, 

 of France. 



Native 



long stamens, and are commonly called males ; these ought in 

 all cases to be destroyed. The varieties o{ hautbois strawberries 

 are as follow ; 



1 Black hautbois^ new hautbois. Fruit ovate, large. A first- 

 rate sort, ripening end of June and beginning of July. 



2 Brown hautbois. Fruit large. A second-rate sort, ripen- 

 ing the same time as the last. 



3 Caperon framboise^ frasier framboise^ frasier d'apricot. 

 Fragaria elatior /3, dioica, Duchesn. in Lam. diet. 2. p. 53&. no. 

 18. F. magna, Thuill. fl. par. p. 254. Flowers always dioe- 

 cious from abortion. There is a variety of this with curled 

 leaves. 



.4 Common hautbois^ hautbois^ original hautbois^ old haulhots, 

 dioecious hautbois, hautbois or musky, frasier de Bruxelles. Fra- 

 garia elatior a, moschita, Duchesn. in Lam. diet. 2. p. 53G. 

 no. 17. Fragaria mosch^ta. West, bot. 2. p. 327. — Nois. jard. 

 fr. p. 40. 1. 13. f, 1. Fruit roundish or ovate, middle-sized. A 

 second-rate sort, ripening end of June and beginning of July. 



5 Globe, caperon ordinaire, Antwerp or musk, Danish. Fruit 



Commonly called Frasier marteau and BresUnge roundish, middle-sized. A second-rate sort, ripening in the 



it Bourgogne. 



Var. h, hispida (Duchesn. 1. c. p. 14.) plant humble, robust ; 

 stolons numerous ; branches rather prostrate ; receptacles elon- 

 gated, purple. This variety of strawberry is known in France 

 under the names of BresVmge de Longchamp and Frasier de 

 Longchamp. 



Vfir. e, viridis (Duchesn. 1. c. p. 536. no. 15.) leaves late, 

 greyish ; petioles usually appendiculate ; peduncles long ; re- 

 ceptacle roundly turbinate, greyish green, hardly coloured. Nois. 



end of June and beginning of July, 



6 Large flat, white, Bath, Salterns, Formosa, Lowder^s, IVey- 

 mouth. Fruit roundish, large. A first-rate sort, retains its 

 character better than any of the other sorts of hautbois. It 

 ripens in the end of June or beginning of July. 



-fruited 



Fruit oblong, small. A second- 



rate sort, ripening about the beginning of July. 



8 Prolific or conical, double-bearing, hermaphrodite, Hudson 



^tjard. fr. t. 13. f. 2. There is a kind of this with yellowish and grove, caperon royal, caperon hermaphrodite, caperonnier royal. 

 snorter petals. To this variety belong the following strawberries. Fruit large, conical. 



^BresUnge d^Angleterre, frasier de Pennsylvanie. Fruit 

 small, green, roundish, ovate. A worthless sort, ripening in the 

 beginning of July. 



■ Caucasian strawberry. Fruit roundish, middle-sized. A 

 second-rate sort, ripening in the middle of July. 



Une 01 the best ot the hautbois, ripening 

 end of July or beginning of August. Flowers the largest of the 

 class. Receptacle broad. Stamens long, permanent round the 

 base of the fruit, even to the period of its maturity. 



d-f^ 



Fruit roundish-ovate, small. A 



Vi 



ble 



(Duche 



-) uiaiicnes Short; stolons short; leaves small; receptacle 

 jj>und, adhering to the calyx ; pulp rather brittle, very tumid. 



• vesca pratensis, Lin, spec. 709. ? Flowers usually rising 



etore the leaves. This strawberry is called in France Frasier 

 ^^ Brugnon and BresUnge de Swede 



oreslinge Strawberry, ""' * 



%. Ciu PL ^ to I foot. 



n 99 N ,^^^'^^^R (Ehrh. beitr. 7. 

 J' ^*^.) leaflets plicate, rather co- 

 jaceous, green; flowers usually 



Fl. Apr. 



FIG. 71. 



, from abortion ; sepals 



atlength reflexed on the pedun- 

 .} P^^^s snow white, roundish ; 

 l", f,5/eceptacle firm, adhering 

 J^thttle to the calyx! 1/. H 



snS'' i N^^t^ America ; in the 

 reV-?"S^^"^' in groves, but 

 rr; "'^i^'^'^g^'^«t.2197.Cape- 

 ^5S'' ^"^'^esn. in Lam. diet. 2. 

 L« . ^^^ hautbois are the 

 tyj J^^able of all strawberries, 



fron. T^^^^^'^ ^ general character 

 ^ ^vhich they naturally do not 



first-rate sort, ripening beginning of July. 



10 Russian. Fruit ovate, small, A worthless sort, ripening 



beginning of July. 



11 Swedish. Fruit roundish, small. Habit dwarf. Un- 

 worthy of cultivation. 



Taller or Hautbois Strawberry. Fl. Apr. May. Brit. PI. 1 ft. 



8 F. Virginia'na (Mill. diet. ed. 8. Ehrh. beitz. 7. p. 

 25.) flowers late, dioecious from abortion, rather campanu- 

 late ; petals ovate ; leaflets coriaceous, not plicate ; petioles 

 short ; peduncles and pedicels length of leaves ; receptacle very 

 tumid, pendulous; styles very long. 1(. H. Native of Vir- 

 ginia. Duchesn. in Lam. diet. 2. p. 53d. no. 24. Nois. jard. 

 fr. p. 46. t. 12. f. 2. Flowers white. Fruit deep red when 

 ripe. To this species belong the following kinds oi strawberry ; 

 they are commonly called scarlet strawberries. 



1 American scarlet, black American, new American scarlet, 

 new roseberry, Thomson's roseberry. Fruit conical, middle-sized. 

 Requires plenty of room. Leaves tall. Fruit rich and sweet, 



coming in late. 



2 Autumn scarlet. Fruit ovate, middle-sized. A second- 

 rate sort, ripening beginning of July. 



3 Bishop's seedling. Fruit round, middle-sized, ripening end 

 of June or beginning of July. A great bearer and almost of 

 first quality, 



4 Black cone. Fruit conical, middle-sized. A worthless 

 8ort. rioeninn' end of June. 



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