CONTENTS 



PAOE8 



Possible origin of the Pine .... 116-123 



As a pure seedling of F. chiloensis . . 117-118 



As a hybrid of F. virginiana and F. chiloensis 118-123 



Keens' Seedling 123-125 



Origin of the garden strawberry of North America . 125-138 



Record of F. virginiana under cultivation . 125-128 



Historical evidence 128-132 



Origin of Hovey 128-130 



Origin of Crescent and Sharpless . . 130-131 



Origin of Downer's Prolific .... 131-132 



Botanical evidence 132-138 



Reversion of seedlings .... 132-134 



Anatomical characters .... 134-135 



Hardiness 135-136 



Record of F. chiloensis under cultivation . . 136-138 



Origin of the everbearers 138-147 



The Alpines 138-141 



European everbearers 141-142 



Early failures in North America . . . 142-144 



The Pan-American and its descendants . . 144-147 



Botany of the strawberry ...... 147-156 



Diffusion of wild strawberries .... 147-148 



F. virginiana 148-150 



F. chiloensis 150-153 



F. vesca 153-154 



F. elatior . . . .'. . . . 154-156 



CHAPTER V 



DESIRABLE CHARACTERS IN A VARIETY . . . 157-187 



Desirable characters in the plant .... 157-162 



Health, vigor and productiveness . . . 157-158 



Hardiness 158-159 



Foliage 159-160 



Runners 160-161 



Fruit stalks and blossoms .... 161-162 

 Desirable characters in the fruit . . . .162-175 



Season of ripening 162-163 



Size 163-164 



Records of "mammoth" berries . . . 164-167 



