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STRAWBERRY CULTURE AND SELECTION OF VARIETIES. 



estimable for market — very productive. A 

 remarkably vigorous plant. Flowers above 

 medium for the sex. Pistillate. 



Crimson Fine. — Rather larger than the 

 Hudson, of same form and colour, hand- 

 some, very productive, suitable for market. 

 Flowers medium. J k?- f fi aphi'odit e a.nd pis- 

 tillate on distinct plants. 



Conii/cnpia. — A magnificent seedling from 

 the Hudson, — very large, conical, scarlet, 

 good (lavov — very productive — fine for mar- 

 ket. Flowers medium. Pistillate. 



Eberlein. — Early, medium size, conical, 

 dark scarlet, remarkably productive ; ave- 

 rages larger than Large Early Scarlet ; 

 ripens ne.xt after it and the Profuse Scarlet, 

 and at the same period as the Iowa. Flow- 

 ers medium. Hermaphrodite. 



Burr's New Pine. — Very large, obovate 

 or rounded, light crimson, beautiful, very 

 sweet and fine flavor, detaches easily ; very 

 productive. Flowers large for the sex. 

 Pistil/ate. 



Bi/rr's Rival Hudson. — Large, showy, 

 dark scarlet, red inside, long jointed cone, 

 flavor good when fully ripe, — much resem- 

 bling, in form and (lavor, its parent, the old 

 Hudson ; the berries in large clusters ; very 

 productive. The plant is very vigorous, 

 with dark green foliage. Flowers medium. 

 Pistillate. 



Jhilliant. — Large, conical, deep crim- 

 son, bea\iliful, excellent flavor: productive. 

 The plant is very vigorous, and a seedling 

 of the Crimson Cone. Flowers large. Her- 

 maphrodite. 



Cushing. — One of Dr. Brincklee's seed- 

 lings ; very large, light and scarlet, ob- 

 tuse cone, fine flavor; productive. Flowers 

 large. Hermaphrodite. 



Iowa. — Large, broad-rounded, sometimes 

 depressed, seeds deeply imbedded, beauti- 

 ful, light orange scarlet, not high flavored, 

 but pleasant ; early and productive, — a pe- 



culiar fruit. Flowers medium or under. 

 Hermaphrodite. 



Magnifique. — Very large, orange scarlet, 

 rounded, splendid, pleasant flavor; very 

 productive, — an extraordinary fruit. Pis- 

 tillate. 



Prolific Swaintsone. — Large, ovate, scar- 

 let, fine flavor; productive, — an improve- 

 ment on the old Swainstone, its parent. 

 Flowers large. Herviaphrodite. 



Primate. — A seedling from the Prince 

 Albert, of extraordinary character; being 

 the only hernia plirodite variety that pro- 

 duces large fruit and large crops ; form 

 conical, deep scarlet, splendid, good flavor; 

 very productive ; fine for market. Flowers 

 medium. 



Primordian. — Early, large, elongated 

 cone, deep scarlet, beautiful ; very produc- 

 tive ; ripens with the Eberlein, next after 

 the Large Early and Profuse Scarlet. 

 Flowers small. Pistillate. 



Prolific Hudson. — Medium to large, short 

 cone, crimson, good flavor ; very produc- 

 tive ; ripens gradually ; don't rot. Flow- 

 ers medium. Pistillate. 



Refulgent. — Medium to large, peculiar 

 form, ovate with a neck, beautiful, bright 

 scarlet, fine flavor ; highly productive and 

 estimable. Flowers small. Pistillate. 



Unique Scarlet. — Large, p\irse shaped, 

 light scarlet, sweet, rich, delicious flavor; 

 a peculiar fruit. Flowers medium. Her- 

 viaphrodite. 



Montevideo Pine. — A distinct species, pro- 

 ducing fruit of monstrous size and of co- 

 nical form, sometimes variable, and high 

 pine-apple flavor; ripens late, and continues 

 ten or twelve days after the other large 

 varieties have passed. The plant is the 

 strongest in growth of all strawberries ; 

 foliage large and vigorous ; petioles, pe- 

 duncles and runners, strong and downj' ; 

 the blossoms very large, often the size of a 



