EUROPEAN STRAWBERRIES. 



tage; color deeper than that of the latter named variety; largest size, conical, and high 

 flavor. 



5. Coal's Late Scarlzt. — This variety has been out some years. Fruit of medium size, 

 deep colored; flavor good; a moderate bearer; may be called a second class variety. 



6. Cox's Seedling. — Raised from the Elton Pine, but not as good as that fine variety. 

 Fruit large, light-red, very irregular in shape; flavor pretty good, though a little acid; 

 good bearer and very late; this variety so closely resembles the Elton, that it is not worth 

 cultivating where that can be had. 



7. Downton. — One of Mr. Knight's seedlings, a very high flavored strawberry. Fruit 

 medium size, very dark colored, ovate; a moderate bearer, which of late has caused it to 

 be rather neglected in England. 



8. Duncan's Seedling. — This variety was raised from Keen's Seedling, in the neigh- 

 borhood of Bristol, England. Like that excellent variety, it is of first rate flavor, large 

 size, dark color and good bearer; it is considerably cultivated in that locality. 



9. Elton Pine. — In England this is considered their finest late strawberry. Fruit of 

 the largest size, light red color, high flavor, but a little inclined to be acid; ovate, and occa- 

 sionally cockscomb shaped. There is no variety so extensively grown as this in England, 

 for a late crop; to its other good qualities, it adds that of a good bearer. 



10. Giant Jllpine. — Raised from seed by Mr. Saunders, Tedworth, England, from the 

 old Alpine, crossed evidently by one of the Pines; a person unacquainted with its origin 

 would never suppose it had any of the blood of an Alpine in it; as in foliage and habit it 

 agrees with the Pines. From this union we may expect something fine, but in this instance 

 such is not the case; it neither possesses the fine flavor of the Pine, or peculiar flavor of 

 the Alpine, nor a combination of both; in dull weather it is tasteless, but in warm weath- 

 er and light warm soils, it is rather better; indeed I have known such circumstances, 

 when the flavor may have been considered good. It is a prodigious bearer, throwing up 

 immense bunches of fruit, which are of a fine rich lake color, globular and medium size. 

 I have noticed this much, as it has been recently sold in England at a high price. 



11. Goliath, (^Kitley's.') — This strawberry was brought into notice two or three years 

 since, by the raiser, Mr. J. Kitlet, Bath, England. It is a seedling from British Queen, 

 to all appearance crossed by Elton or Cox's seedling, most probably the latter, as like that 

 variety, it is very irregular in shape and size. As it has been extensively " puffed off," 

 and to my knowledge, immense quantities disposed of at a high price in England, before 

 giving my opinion of its merits, I think I ought to say what opportunities I have had of 

 testing them. In the summer of 1849, (I quote from memory,) Mr. Kitley brought a sam- 

 ple of fruit of this variety to the horticultural establishment to which I was then attached; 

 the fruit was of a rich scarlet color, of large size, (though I had seen British Queens lar- 

 ger,) the flavor was good, though to my palate I had tasted better. A few weeks after 

 this, fifty strong plants were put into my hands by Mr. Kitley, which he then stated 

 were the first sent out; these I had planted in a well prepared piece of ground — and a 

 good strawberry soil — in the summer of 1850 they bore, and the doubts which I first en- 

 tertained of this variety, were more than confirmed. Fruit rich scarlet color, very irre- 

 gular in shape and size, having numbers of small and medium sized fruit with some large 

 ones; and those that were large were most certainly inferior in size to a good British 

 Queen, and many other large strawberries; its name is therefore a misnomer; flavor de- 

 cidedlj' inferior to a British Queen, and inclined to be acid; a pretty good bearer. This 

 variety is as tender, and will require as much care in culture as a British Queen — : 

 therefore, not worth cultivating where that fine variety will succeed. 



