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sylvania, &c. This must be the Fr. Canadensis of 

 Purshj &c. 



All these varieties afford excellent fruits, rather 

 small, but highly flavored, they are red, seldom white, 

 and ripe from May to June, the blossoms appear in 

 April and May. Strawberries are deservedly esteem- 

 ed as pleasant and healthy fruits, and have long been 

 tenants of gardens: the wild ones are always as good 

 ^s those cultivated. 



Fragaria belongs to the natural family of Senti- 

 COSES next to Riibiis and Comariim. and to Icosan- 

 dria polygynia of Linnaeus. 



Locality — Strawberries are scattered all over the 

 globe, in cold climates, or on the high mountains of 

 warm countries. They are found on the Himala 

 mountains of the centre of Asia, arid from Natolia to 

 Siberia and Japan in that Continent ; they grow all 

 over Europe, on Mount Atlas of Africa, on the moun- 

 tains of the Polynesia Islands, and in America all 

 over the Andes from Oregon to Chili, also from Alas- 

 ka to Canada. In the United States, they are found 

 «very where in woods, glades, &c. 



Qualities — The whole plant has a subastringent 

 taste, the flowers have a honey smell, the fruits have 

 a peculiar fragrant smell, and ambrosial acid flavor. 

 The plant contains tannin: and Strawberries contain 

 the malic and tartaric acid, some sugar and much 

 water, besides an essential oil giving the Aroma. 



PROPERTIES— Although Strawberries have been 



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