for several months in succession. There are two sections, the red and the 

 white, the hitter having fruit that is paler in colour and scarcely so acid in 

 flavour as the former, but in other respects they are alike. Each section 

 also embraces several varieties. Frctffaria <:o!ii/ia, a species found in 

 various parts of Northern Europe, bears fruit somewhat similar to 

 Fmgnriii ^v.sw/, and is commonly known as the Hill Strawberry. Some 

 authorities, however, consider that this species is merely a form of 

 Frayarin v<.sr<r. 



The first of the large-fruited kinds grown in England was known as 

 the Hauthois, and is supposed to have originated from the Mountain 

 Strawberry of Bohemia (Frayarin elti r ir). The name Hautbois (pro- 

 nounced hoboy) is French, and means literally high wood, and probably 

 originated through the species growing naturally in mountain forests. 

 Some authorities, however, contend that the name is derived from the 

 circumstance of the fruit stems rising well above the leaves. In the 

 older English works upon gardening the name is generally written 

 hautboy. The fruit of the Hautbois is very highly flavoured, with an 

 aroma differing from that of other kinds, and for a long period it w T as the 

 most popular Strrwberry that was cultivated. In the course of time the 

 name came to be applied commonly to any kind of fine Strawberries, and 

 " ripe hoboy ' ir> still a prominent London cry during the summer. 

 Fraqaria w'ryiiiiana, the Virginian or Scarlet Strawberry, a species with 

 highly coloured fruit, was introduced to England from America early in 

 the seventeenth century. Parkinson, an English horticultural writer of 

 repute, wh-.> wrote about this time, mentions the following kinds as being 

 cultivated : Ked and White Wood, Green, Virginian, and Bohemian, the 

 last-mentioned doubtless being identical with the Hautbois. Froyurin 

 chilensis, the Chilian Strawberry, was taken to England early in the 

 eighteenth century, but it never became very popular. It has large white 

 fruit with very little colour, and though sweet and pleasant Licks high 

 flavour and juiciness. This kind is not grown much in Victoria, I nit it is 

 very popular in some parts of New South Wales, and more especially 

 around Sydney, where it is generally cultivated under the name of 

 Hautbois, to which it is not entitled. In fact, many prefer this 

 Strawberry to the other kinds, and growers like it because the fruit is 

 firm and can be carried to market with less difficulty than the ordinary 

 sorts. Frayuriu <jr,uli flora (Ananas, cali/cina), the Pine-Apple Straw- 

 berry, was introduced to Europe about the middle of the eighteenth 

 century from South America. From this species many of the finest 

 varieties belonging to the Pine section have originated. Prominent 

 among these are the British Queen, Carolina Superba, and Frogmore 

 Late Pine. 



USES. 



The Strawberry is a very popular fruit, and also a very wholesome one. 

 It may be safely eaten by the most delicate persons without fear of any 

 ill effects, as it does not undergo acetous fermentation in the stomach, 

 which is the case with most other fruits. The peculiar rich flavour of the 

 Strawberry is unsurpassed by that of any other fruit, and there are few 



