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White Chilian (Yellow Chilian). A variety with very large showy 

 roundish or irregular berries of a yellowish-white colour, with a pink 

 cheek. Flesh firm, sweet, and pleasantly flavoured. Plant hardy, strong, 

 and fairly productive. This variety is grown in some parts of Australia 

 as the Hautbois, and its flavour is liked by many. It is also a favourite 

 market variety in some places because it packs and carries well. 



STRAWBERRY TREE. 



This name has been given to A rbutus unedo, a small evergreen tree 

 belonging to the order Ericaceae, or Heath family, because its fruit is 

 supposed to resemble in appearance that of the Strawberry. The tree is 

 also known as the Winter Strawberry because its fruit is produced in the 

 winter. It is indigenous to the south of Europe, and is common in a \vii<l 

 state about the Lakes of Killarney in Ireland. The generic name comes 

 from the Celtic arboise (signifying austere or rough), in allusion to the 

 quality of the fruit, it being vastly inferior to the Strawberry, which it is 

 supposed to resemble. It is, however, not unpalatable, and has a some- 



Strawberrv Tree. 



