106 Catalogue of Varieties. 



MULBERRY.' (Sjn. Mahone, Cherokee King, erroneously Suri- 

 nam.} An old variety; shy bearer and late. Medium, 

 ovate, with a short neck; dark purplish red; seeds slightly im- 

 bedded ; flesh red, soft, coarse, with large core, and only mod- 

 erately good. Plant dwarf. 



MUSCADIN DE LIEGE (Lorio). Fruit large, variable, purplish 

 red; seeds prominent; flesh delicate, sweet, and perfumed. 

 Vines very hardy and productive. 



MYATT'S PINE- APPLE (Myatt). (Syn. Myatfs Pine.} (?) Fruit 

 very large, variable, bright rose ; seeds prominent ; flesh yel- 

 lowish white, firm, juicy, with a sweet, rich pine-apple flavor. 

 Tender in some soils, and a shy bearer, but recommended to 

 amateurs as a fruit of the first quality. 



MYATT'S PROLIFIC (Myatt). Large, resembling Myatt's Eleanor, 

 but more pointed; light, glossy scarlet, sweet, and rich. Not 

 very prolific in this country. 



MYATT'S PROLIFIC HAUTBOIS. Large, conical, rounding to both 

 ends, dull deep pink; on one side nearly white; flesh very 

 sweet with a peculiar musky flavor. 



JST 



NAIRNS SEEDLING (Nairns). Moderate size, ovate, irregular, 

 sometimes with a short neck; deep, rich shining red; seeds 

 deeply imbedded ; flesh pale scarlet, firm, with a core, not rich. 

 A good bearer, and late. Originated in England in 1819. 



NAIMETTE (Lorio). 



NAOMI. Medium, roundish oval, quite deep scarlet; flesh white, 

 sweet, soft, .not high flavored. An accidental American seed- 

 ling. (Downing.) 



NAPOLEON (Lorio). Large, roundish, light clear red or scarlet ; 

 flesh firm, juicy, and sweet. Belgian. 



NAPOLEON III. (Gloede). Fruit very large, flattened or cocks- 

 combed ; described variously as rosy red, brilliant, crimson, 

 light scarlet, and bright orange ; seeds yellow or reddish, little 

 sunk; flesh very firm, white, sweet, and delicious. The true 

 Napoleon III. is doubtless a splendid and valuable berry; but 

 the Austin has been sold in this country as the Napoleon, and 

 probably other varieties have been substituted. I have fruited 

 two kinds sold as Napoleon III. ; one a large, conical, dark 

 colored, and very fine strawberry ; the other a handsome, rank 



