CATALOGUE OF VARIETIES. 



I HAVE thought it best to arrange the following varieties 

 alphabetically, as almost any other classification would be 

 impossible, or at least would lead to confusion and mis- 

 understanding. Not that the distinction between certain 

 species is not broad enough, but the innumerable acci- 

 dental and intentional crosses that have been produced 

 have made it next to impossible to fix exactly the botan- 

 ical rank and place of any named variety. 



I may add that if any amateur wishes to study the 

 strawberry critically, he will get much help from the ad- 

 mirable essays in the yardin Fruitier du Museum, and 

 from the papers contributed by Knight and others to the 

 Transactions of the London Horticultural Society. 



It is much to be desired that some competent botanist 

 would take in hand the whole question of species and 

 varieties in the strawberry family, and reduce to system 

 and order what is now considerably confused. 



A thorough research would probably reduce the num- 

 ber of species to two or three. 



Meanwhile it is very desirable that every originator of 

 a new seedling should keep a carefxl record of its origin. 

 From a comparison of these records with the varieties 

 produced, a good deal of light will one day be obtained. 



The following is a pretty full list of the named varieties 

 of strawberries. In a subsequent edition I hope to make 



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