THE WILD 

 STEAWBEEEY. 



Fray aria vcsca. Nat. Ord., Rosacecc- 



the many grace- 

 ful little denizens of the 

 hedge-bank, few, perhaps, 

 are more pleasing than the 

 wild strawberry, whether 

 we regard its pure white 

 blossoms with their golden 

 centres, the form of the 

 foliage, or the ruddy fruit. 

 It is abundantly to be met 

 with in woods and copses, 

 and on somewhat sheltered 

 hedge-banks. It flowers 

 during April and May, 

 and, like the bramble, 

 may be found frequently 

 both in flower and in 

 fruit at the same time. It appears to be equally at home 

 iu Europe, Northern and Western Asia, the north of Africa, 

 Canada, and all the more northerly portions of the United 

 States of America. The fruit of the wild strawberry is as 

 wholesome and delicious as that of the garden plant ; it 

 has a pleasant sub-acid taste of its own, but the great 

 drawback is that, owing to the small size of the fruit, one 

 soon gets tired of the labour of collecting it. 



