90 SMALL FRUIT CULTURIST. 



Col. Ellsworth. Very large, irregular, conical, with 

 long neck ; color dark scarlet, fading to a dull crimson ; 

 flesh firm and rather dry, but sweet, not rich ; the fruit 

 stalks longer than the leaves, very large and stout ; plant 

 a moderate grower, and very productive. It has not 

 proved as valuable as it was at first supposed that it 

 would. The plants appear not to be sufficiently robust* 

 and burn on warm soils. Early. Originated in my 

 igrounds at Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Crimson FaTOrite. Large, obtuse-conical ; color dark 

 shining crimson ; flesh firm, of a rich sprightly flavor. 

 This variety I produced from the Wilson, and the fruit re- 

 sembles its parent, but the foliage is quite distinct. It 

 was awarded the first prize for flavor at the Great Straw- 

 berry Exhibition, at the rooms of the American Agricul- 

 turist in 1863. But it has proved to be so unproduc- 

 tive with me that I hardly consider it worthy of culti- 

 vation. 



Crimson Cone. (Pine Apple, Scotch Runner, &c.) 

 Medium, regular, conical, with long neck ; seeds deeply 

 imbedded ; color light, bright crimson ; flesh firm, sprightly 

 acid, with a rich flavor, and highly per- 

 fumed. Figure 28 shows a fruit of the 

 usual size. One of the best Strawberries 

 in cultivation, although too small and 

 acid to suit some people. This is one of 

 the old market kinds, and there are 

 probably more acres of it in cultivation, 

 for furnishing the New Y"ork market, 

 than of all others put together. The 

 Fig 28 -^CRIMSON fl wers are perfect, and not pistillate, as 

 CONE. has often been asserted. There is, how- 



ever, another variety which is generally found mixed with 

 it, and also called Scotch Runner, which has pistillate 

 flowers. The latter variety is the true Scotch Runner, 

 for which see description. 



