THE STRAWBERRIES 



Fig. 117. Fragaria Chiloensis from Oregon, after having been grown one 

 year in New York. The runners form mostly after the fruit is gone. 



promise than the other types of native strawberries.* 



The Chilian strawberry (Fragaria Chiloensis), from 

 which the garden berries have come, is also native to 

 the Pacific coast region of North America ; and outly- 



*Fragaria bracteata is a New Mexican species described by A. Heller since 

 this book went to press (Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, xxv. 194). It is also reported 

 from Idaho. It is allied to F. Americana. 



