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Mulhernj, Pine, Cherokee, King, and Mahone, of some 

 collections : frait of medium size, ovate, conical, with a 

 short neck, of a dark dull red; flesh red, juicy, and of an 

 agreeable sub-acid flavor; a most abundant bearer. This is 

 another strawberry of which we do not find any account in 

 the English works; it is extensively cultivated around Bos- 

 ton for the market, for which purpose it is a fine kind. It is 

 perfectly hardy, more so than, perhaps, any other; it ripens 

 about the time, or just after the Royal scarlet. It is said to 

 be a native of New York; and was first grown in this vicini- 

 ty, in the garden of the late Gov. Gore, who received it 

 from Mr. King of New York. 



Southborough Seedling : fruit large, ovate, conical, of a deep 

 shining red color ; flesh firm, juicy, with an agreeable flavor : 

 this is a fine strawberry, but not an abundant bearer. The 

 foliage is strong and vigorous, and fruit on long footstalks. 

 We would recommend it for its size, fine shape, and good 

 flavor ; indeed, we do not know a strawberry which has a 

 richer appearance on the table. 



Class IV. Chile Strawberries. 



Wilmofs Superb : fruit very large, round or rather ovate 

 shaped, sometimes compressed, of a pale, shining scarlet 

 color ; seeds prominent ; flesh pale red, with a woolly cen- 

 tre ; flavor good, but not rich ; except in its size, we would 

 recommend any of the others we have described. 



Class V. Hautbois, (Fragdria eldtior.) 



Prolific or conical Hautbois ; doiible bearing, Hudson's Bay, 

 and Musk, of some catalogues ; fruit medium size, ovate, 

 conical, of a very dark dull red, inclining to a purple on the 

 sunny side ; flesh greenish, firm, not very juicy, but of a 

 highly perfumed flavor. This variety is an abundant bearer ; 

 we think the Hautbois strawberry the finest of the whole ; 

 they are not, it is true, so large as the pines or scarlet, but 

 have a character peculiarly their own. In this class, there 

 are what are called sterile and fertile plants ; the former 

 have long stamens, and should invariably be destroyed, as 

 they produce no fruit. The variety is, however, much 

 more free from making such runners than the others. 



Class VI. includes the Fragaria viridis of botanists, the 

 Green strawberry as generally known. These varieties are 

 but little known in our gardens. 



Class VII. Alpine and Wood Strawberries. 



These are the red Alpine, white Alpine, red Wood, and 

 white Wood : the red or monthly, in some situations fa- 

 vorable, bears from June to October. The flavor is rich, 



