Catalogue of Varieties. 107 



grower, with a few small to medium, light red, pasty, and taste- 

 less berries ; but I think not the Austin. Fig. in Rev. Hort. 

 I. 70. 



NARROW-LEAVED SCARLET (Knight). A cross of Knight's Large 

 Scarlet and the Old Black. Medium, conical, with neck, hairy, 

 uniform bright scarlet; seeds projecting; flesh firm, solid, pale' 

 scarlet, tolerably rich. A good bearer, and late. 



NATHALIE. 



* NECKED PINE. (Syn. Unique Prairie, Pine-appleC) An old 

 variety. Conical, with a neck or shoulder; scarlet, early, and 

 a great bearer. Flesh tender, sprightly, acid. Pistillate. 

 American. 



NEGRO. Described as large and sweet; nearly black. 



NERO. 



NE PLUS ULTRA (De Jonghe). Fruit large to monstrous, varia- 

 ble, dark purple red ; flesh red, juicy, not sweet, but brisk. 

 Vigorous and productive. Early. Good for preserving. 



NEWARK PROLIFIC (Frill). Described as late, and of good 

 flavor. 

 NEWLAND. See CHILIAN. 



NEWLAND'S MAMMOTH ALPINE (Newland). Brought forward 

 some years ago as a great acquisition. Now unheard of, and 

 probably nothing but the Old Red Alpine. Its place seems 

 to be filled just now by the Mexican Ever-bearing. 



NEWTON SEEDLING (Challoner). Large, handsome, conical, 

 regular, bright shining red; flesh rosy, juicy, sweet, and brisk. 

 Plant hardy and productive, but demands a strong, rich, moist 

 or well irrigated soil. 



NEW JERSEY (Durand). New. Described as conical, crimson 

 white fleshed, good, and showy. 



NEW JERSEY SCARLET. Medium, conical, with long neck; bright 

 scarlet; flesh moderately firm, sprightly flavor, and good. Suc- 

 ce*eds in sandy soil. Originated near Burlington. Fig. in 

 Fuller, p. 97. 



NICANOR (Ellwanger and Barry). A seedling of the Triomphe. 

 Originated about 1861. Medium to large, regular, and even 

 rounded; cockscombed ; glossy, bright deep scarlet; seeds dark, 

 not very deep sunk; flesh reddish, rich, sweet, and high fla- 

 vored ; truss with long foot-stalks, and usually from eighteen to 

 twenty-four berries on a truss. Leaf large, broad oval, deep 

 pea-green color, and deeply serrate. More uniform in size 



