2 2O Fruits and Fruit- Trees. 



the actual value. The fruit of the leucodermis, from 

 India, in 1818, that curious plant which seems to have 

 had its stems whitewashed, is really good : so is that 

 of the pk&nicolasius, recently from Japan. Trained to 

 a stake, this noble Rubus rises to the height of twelve or 

 fifteen feet : the young shoots are covered with bright 

 red setae; the under-surfaces of the leaves are white as 

 snow; the fruit, when ripe, is of many shades, from bright 

 orange up to coral, and so abundant that the weight of 

 the clusters gracefully bends down the shoots in a way 

 almost fountainrlike. 



Whether in cultivation or not we do not know. If 

 not, it may be worth while to look after the Rubus 

 nubigenus, var. macrocarpus, from Bogota, described in 

 L' Illustration Horticole, 312, as having red fruits two 

 inches long, and of nearly the same width. The single- 

 flowered form of the common double white roscefolius of 

 the Moluccas produces red fruits resembling raspberries. 



THE STRAWBERRY. 



THOUGH it has powerful rivals, still among the fruits 

 of latitudes which will ripen anywhere without the aid of 

 artificial heat, in respect of beauty, delicate flavour, and 

 healthful service to the body, the Strawberry, were the 

 matter put to election, would probably win. It has 

 the rare merit of consisting almost wholly of matter 

 which is soluble in the stomach, and does not undergo 



