604 THE STRAWBERRY. 



CLASS III. HAUTBOIS STRAWBERRIES. 



Leaves large, pale green, on tall stalks; fruit-stalk tall and erect; 

 fruit dull purplish. 



CLASS IV. CHILI STRAWBERRIES. 



Leaves very hairy, thick, obtusely serrate ; fruit very large, pale, 

 insipid. Tender. 



CLASS V. GREEN STRAWBERRIES. 

 Leaves light green, plaited ; flesh solid. Of little value. 



Of classes II., III., IV., and V. but few sorts are in cultivation, 

 and as they are of little value no description of varieties will be given. 



VARIETIES OF SCARLET AND PINE STRAWBERRIES. 



It is not intended that the following list should be considered to 

 embrace all the varieties of strawberries which have been introduced 

 in the United States. The ease with which new sorts may be pro- 

 duced has given rise to an almost endless number. 



Those only which have become standards of the older sorts, and 

 the most promising of the newer ones are here described. It is re- 

 peated that no other fruit is so influenced in all its characteristics by 

 soil, climate, and cultivation as the strawberry. 



Section 1. Flowers Perfect. 



Aroma. Large, irregular conical ; light red , moderately firm ; not 

 very productive ; berries uniform in size. A late variety from 

 Kansas. 



Bederwood.* (Racster.) Medium roundish, conical, rather soft, 

 sweet, light vermilion. Prolific; a good pollinizer; does well 

 South. Early. 



Belle. (Lady Finger.) Very large, long round, necked; glossy 

 red or crimson; flesh firm, reddish-white. Vigorous, hardy, pro- 

 ductive. 



Beverly. Medium, good form and color; plants healthy and fairly 

 productive ; deep crimson ; sub-acid. Berries become smaller 

 toward the last. Mid- season. Resembles Morris' Prolific. 

 Massachusetts. 



Bidwell. Medium to large, long conical, often uneven ; bright 

 crimson ; flesh firm ; rich, sub-acid. Early. Requires rich soil 

 and cutting of runners. Light bearer. Fails in many localities, 

 valuable in others. Michigan. 



Bismarck. Large, round conic, light scarlet, moderately firm, of 



