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This species, known as the Chilian strawberry, or Pine strawberry, 

 •was introduced in Europe in 1712, and from this a little more than a 

 hundred years later sprang the earlier of our American varieties after 

 having been imported again to this country. These earlier varieties 

 were the Hovey, Boston Pine, and Wilson. The appearance of other 

 varieties of this species has brought about the practical extinction of 

 these early varieties. 



9. Fragaria virginiana-illinoiensis Prince, Gray's Man., Ed. 5, 155 

 (1867). — Prairie Strawberry. — A large plant with spreading hairs 

 on the petioles and flower-stalks; leaflets firm and coriaceous; flowers 

 often with imperfect stamens (pistillate); sepals, after blossoming, erect; 

 fruit ("berry") with small pits, containing the sunken "seeds;" fruit- 

 olusters below the large leaves. — Nativeof North America, from western 

 New York to Minnesota and westward. 



10. Fragaria virginiana Duchesne, Hist. Nat. Frais., 204 (1766). — 

 Large Eastern Straavberry. — A smaller plant than the preceding, 

 with the hairs on the petioles and flower-stalks silky-appressed ; leaf- 

 lets firm and coriaceous; sepals, after blossoming, erect; fruit ("berry") 

 with a narrow neck at base, the surface deeply pitted. — Common in 

 the eastern United States, 



11. Fragaria moschata Duchesne, Hist. Nat. Frais., 145 (1766). — 

 Hautbois Strawberry. — Leaflets plicate, subcoriaceous, smooth, 

 green; flowers often with impei'fect stamens (pistillate); sepals, after 

 blossoming, reflexed ; fruit ("berry") firm, adhering slightly to the 

 calyx, its surface bearing few "seeds, which are sunken in pits. — Na- 

 tive of central and southern Europe. 



This species is still somewhat cultivated in Europe and this coimtry, 

 but only to a limited extent. In the books this is generally known 

 under the name of Fragaria elatior, hut Duchesne's name has priority 

 and must be used. 



It will be noticed that I have not made mention of Fragaria grandi- 

 Jlora, to which reference is so generally made in horticultural works, 

 but upon more careful study of all the species, it appears that there is 

 no such thing as g7-andiJIora. Certain forms, probably resulting from 

 the crossing of species, have given rise to the notion that there must be 

 such a species, but it has no ibundation in Nature. 



