992 THE STRAWBERRy. 



Fruit medium, roundish, rich scarlet, glossy. Flesh moderately 

 firm, sweet, well flavored. 



Keen's Seedling. 

 Keen's Black Pine. Murphy's Child. 



An old well-known English sort of the finest quality, but does not 

 generally succeed here. Hermaphrodite. 



Fruit large, roundish, often coxcomb-shaped, dark purplish scarlet. 

 Surface polished. Flesh firm, with a rich high flavor. 



Kentucky. 



Raised by J. S. Downer, of Fairview, Todd Co., Ky. We have not 

 seen the fruit, and give Wm. Parry's description. Plant strong, vigo- 

 rous, very productive, with long fruit-stalks, bearing the berries well up 

 from the ground, and the foliasfe standing the heat of stunmer and cold 

 of winter, and is a week later than most varieties. Hermaphrodite. 



Fruit large to very large, roundish conical, bright scarlet. Flesh 

 white, firm, juicy, rich, sweet, and of excellent quality. (Wm. Parrv's 

 MS.) 



KiMBERLY Pine. 



Fruit large, irregular oval, bright crimson scarlet. Flesh firm, juicy, 

 subacid, 



Kbasier. 



Origin, near Dubuque, Iowa. Plant vigorous, hardy. Hermaphi-o- 

 dite. Productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish conical, lich dark I'ed, moderately firm, 

 juicy, a little acitl, but prett}' rich and good. 



La Challonaise. 



Fruit large, conical, bright pale scarlet. Flesh white, juicv, sweet. 

 (Hogg.) 



La Constante. 



A foreign vari(!ty that occasionally succeeds, but generally it burns 

 and dies out. Li quality it is excellent, and for some amateur gardens 

 a desirable variety. Hermaphrodite. 



Fruit large, roundish conical, bright lively crimson. Flesh white, 

 tinged with rose-color, firm, juicy, rich, and delicious. 



La Delicieuse. 



Of foreign origin. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, pale red. Flesh whitish, sweet. 



Ladies' Pine. 



Originated with W. H. Eead, Canada. L^nproductive. Pistillate, 

 Fruit small, roundish, light scarlet. Flesh soft, sweet, rich, and 

 delicious. 



Lady. 

 This is comparatively a new variety fiom England. It is described 



