282 NEW FRUITS A^-D VEGETABLES 



Fruit large, oblong-ovate, sometimes compressed, deep red ; 

 seeds very small and deeply embedded. Flesh red next the out- 

 side, pale near the centre, which consists of a remarkably strong 

 fibrous core. The flavour is acid, not so rich as that of Keens' 

 Seedling. This, and tlie toughness of its core, render it ob- 

 jectionable for cultivation. 



3. Cole's Prolific Strawberry. 



This reputed new sort appears to be the same as Keens' 

 Seedling. 



4. Royal Pine Strawberry. 



This is the same as the Swainstone Seedling, which was 

 raised fifteen years ago in the Isle of Wight. 



5. Cuthill's Black Prince Strawberry. 



Syn. Malcolm! s Aberdeen Seedling. 



This was obtained from Mr. Cuthill, of Camberwell, in 1850; 

 and the same variety was received from Mr. Lauder, Goshen, 

 near Edinburgh, in 1851, under the name of Malcolm's Aber- 

 deen Seedling. 



An abundant bearer, ripening earlier than Keens' Seedling. 

 Fruit middle-sized, roundish or ovate with a neck, sliining, very 

 dark red, or blackish when very ripe. Flesh dark red, tolerably 

 rich, but scarcely equal in this respect to the Roseberry, to 

 Avhich it has considerable resemblance in some particulai's, 

 though widely different in others. The segments of the calyx 

 are spreading, or somewhat reflexed ; scapes long ; peduncles 

 very long and slender, in consequence of which the fruit, like 

 that of the Roseberry, lies on the ground, or straggles among 

 the bases of the leaf-stalks. The latter are tall, slender, nearly 

 smooth, and of a reddish colour. Leaflets roundish oval, with 

 serratures moderately deep and almost regular. The flowers of 

 this variety are very remarkable ; the petals before fading 

 assume quite a red colour. 



Earliness is the principal merit of this strawberry. 



6. Myatt's Mammoth Strawberry. 



Received from Mr. Myatt. 

 A moderate bearer, ripening soon after the British Queen. 

 Fruit very large, roundish-oblong, or sometimes cockscomb- 

 shaped, with a smooth, glossy neck, bright red ; seeds small, not 

 numerous, shallow, with glossy intervals ; calyx reflexed. Flesh 

 reddish, pale towards the core, acid, coarse, nothing like so rich 

 as that of the British Queen. Scapes moderately tall, with soft 

 adpressed hairs. 



