Catalogue of Varieties. 101 



Louis VILMORIN (Robine). Large, regularly conical or heart- 

 shaped, beautiful bright red ; seeds prominent, or but little 

 sunken; flesh firm, rosy, juicy, sprightly, not very sweet. 

 Leaves dark green. Said to force well. Fig. in Rev. Hort. 

 1865, 39 1 - 



LUCAS (De Jonghe). Large, roundish, oval, glossy crimson; 

 flesh hard, firm, and crisp. A very good grower with me, 

 and much of the type of Jucunda, but a better fruit. Said to 

 force well. The flesh is remarkable for its firmness. 



LUCIDA PERFECTA (Gloede). A magnificent dwarf plant, with 

 large, dark, shining leaves, looking as if varnished. Petioles 

 red and short. A conspicuous plant, and readily identified 

 among a hundred. Berries round, clinging to the calyx ; light 

 salmon color, very sweet and good, but not large or numerous. 

 Very late, some berries remaining on in 1867, up to July 25. 

 Said to be a cross of a Chili and the Fragaria Lucida of Cali- 

 fornia. 



LUCIE (Boisselot). Large, variable, good, but by no means best. 

 Said to be hardy and late, and though a Chili strawberry, pro- 

 ductive. 



LUCY FITCH. 



Luscious SCARLET (Prince). Described as large, rounded, 

 dark scarlet, pr-roductive, and good. Pistillate. 



LUXURIANT (Durand). New. American. Described as large, 

 flattened, globose, uniform, of good flavor, and very sweet. 



LYNEDOCH SEEDLING. An old strawberry. Medium, ovate, 

 second quality, late. 



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MACEY'S SEEDLING. 



MADAME BAL (De Jonghe). New, 1869. Plant moderately 

 strong, hardy,, and productive. Leaf-stalks short and strong; 

 leaves deep green, with little lustre, horizontal, and deeply in- 

 cised. Fruit conical, medium to large, varnished red. Inte- 

 rior of the berry flesh colored, juicy, vinous, and brisk flavored. 



MADAME COLLONGE (Graindorge). Large, round or lobed, pale 

 red ; seeds on the surface ; flesh rosy, hollow, dry, not very 

 sweet, and poor. Vines vigorous and hardy. I have fruited 

 this several seasons. It has been advertised as Madame Col- 



