Catalogue of Varieties. 103 



Hardy and productive, something like the Princesse Royale. 

 A hybrid, of which the Elton was one parent. Originated in 

 1846. 



MARIE LOUISE (Dr. Nicaise). Fruit very large and beautiful, 

 elongated, heart shaped, sometimes flattened, deep vermilion ; 

 seeds scattered and prominent ; flesh rosy, sweet, and perfumed ; 

 like La Chulonnaise. 



MARQUISE DE LATOUR-MAUBOURG (Jamine and Durand). (Syn. 

 Vicomtesse Hericart de T/iury, and Duckesse de Trevise.') 

 Fruit variable in size and form, vermilion red ; seeds promi- 

 nent; flesh rosy white, sweet, perfumed, and good. Hardy and 

 productive, but gives only one picking of large berries. At 

 least this is its reputation abroad ; but Fuller says it is second 

 to none of the foreign varieties. 



MARY. 



MARYLANDICA (Edmondson). Large, dark crimson; flesh solid 

 and firm, "cuts like a pear; " bears transportation well; flavor 

 rich. A strong growing American seedling which has been 

 tested in France, and found second rate there. Originated in 

 Maryland. 



MAY QUEEN (Nicholson). Medium or small, rounded, pale 

 scarlet; flesh white, sweet, very highly perfumed. A very early 

 strawberry, but neither so early nor so good as the Old Early 

 Scarlet. 



McAvoY's EXTRA RED (McAvoy). Large, roundish, scarlet; 

 seeds sometimes yellowish ; flesh yellowish, slightly stained 

 with red; flavor subacid. Pistillate, and very productive. Ex- 

 ceedingly acid, according to Downing. 



McAvoY's SUPERIOR (McAvoy). (Syn. Mc.Avoy's No. 12, Buf- 

 falo, General McClellan.*} Large to very large, irregular; color 

 varying from a light to a deep brilliant crimson ; seeds crim- 

 son, sometimes yellow; flesh dark red, soft, differing in differ- 

 ent soils ; sometimes exquisite, sometimes insipid. Vigorous 

 and productive. Pistillate. A somewhat noted variety sixteen 

 or seventeen years ago, and now occasionally brought forward 

 under a new name. Fig. in Hort. VIII. 392. Originated, like 

 the above, in Cincinnati, on Mr. Longworth's grounds. 



McAvoY's No. i (McAvoy). Large, roundish, deep scarlet; 

 seeds light crimson, and sunk rather deep; flesh whitish, 

 stained with red, agreeable, and good. An abundant bearer. 



MEAD'S SEEDLING (Mead). Medium to large, conical, often 

 flattened ; seeds conspicuous, light bright scarlet, firm, acid, 



