DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF STRAWBERRIES. 139 



BISHOP'S ORANGE, Bishop's Globe, Bishop's New. Fruit large, of round- 

 isn or connical f.>rui ; orange scarlet colour, and very delic.ous flavour ; 

 ripe early in July. 



GARNSTONE SCARLET. A fine, highly esteemed scarlet variety, of large 

 size, roundish form and peculiarly rich flavour, which ripens early in 

 June. 



ELTON, Elton Pine Strawberry. Fruit very large ; form heart shaped, 

 or obtusely conical; colour bright dark scarlet ; flesh firm, rosy red; flavour 

 very rich, spicy, aromatic and agreeable. A beautiful drawing of this fruit 

 is given in " HofFy's Orchardist's Companion," from whence the above 

 description was taken. 



GROVE END SCARLET, Atkinson's Scarlet. A seedling raised by Wm. 

 Atkinson, at Grove End, Marylebone, in 1820; fruit large, oblate, of a 

 bright vermillion colour, and rich flavour ; ripe by the middle of June. 



HOVEY'S SEF.DLING. This favourite variety was raised by Messrs. Hovey 

 & Co., of Boston, in 1834. Fruit very large ; form round, or slightly 

 ovate, conical ; colour leep shining red, paler in the shade ; flesh scarlet, 

 and firm, abounding in an agreeable acid, and high flavoured juice, not sur- 

 passed by any other variety ; ripe early in July. 



HUDSON'S BAY, American Scarlet, Velvet Scarlet, Large Hudson. Fruit 

 large, of ovate form; represented by Mr. Downing as the best for market ; 

 early in July. 



MONTHLY RED ALPINE. Fruit of medium size, and conical form ; con- 

 tinues bearing fruit moderately from June till winter. 



MYATT'S BRITISH QUEEN. The fruit of this celebrated variety is said to 

 be of monstrous size ; in form roundish, and in quality firsi-rate ; about 

 the middle of July. 



MYATT'S PINE. A medium sized fruit of ovate form, and very rich fla- 

 voured; ripening in July. 



PRINCE ALBERT. A new variety lately raised in London, represented 

 as a large fruit of ovate form, very splendid in appearance, and delicious 

 in flavour ; ripe in July. 



PRINCE'S NEW PINE. An excellent seedling variety of large size and 

 ovate form. Raised by Wm. R. Prince, of Flushing; ripe early in July. 



ROSEBERRY MONTEVIDEO, Montevideo Early Scarlet. An improved 

 American seedling, from the common Roseberry : of large size, conical 

 form, and fine flavour; ripe early in July. 



SWAINSTONE'S SEEDLING. This variety is described as large, ovate, and 

 of the very first quality, ripening one crop early in June, and a second crop 

 in autumn. 



VICTORIA, Higgins's Seedling. The fruit of this variety is greatly 

 esteemed : it is extra large, of roundish form, and exquisite flavour ; early 

 in July. 



WARREN'S SEEDLING, Warren's Methven. This is represented as a 

 peculiar fruit, being of large size, and in form nearly flat ; it is moreover of 

 I rich pine-apple flavour, and yields abundantly throughout the month of 

 July. 



WHITE BUSH ALPINE, New White Alpine. A medium sized berry, of 

 ovate form and agreeable flavour : the plant has no runners, and ripens its 

 fruit in June and July. 



