Catalogue of Varieties. 119 



SCARLET PRIMORDIAN (Prince). Described as early, large, dark 

 scarlet, oblong, conical, pleasant flavored. 



SCARLET QUEEN (Standish). New, 1868. Large, elongated, 

 with a neck ; bright glossy scarlet ; flesh pure white, firm, melt- 

 ing, sweet, with a very distinct pine-apple taste. Late. 



SCARLET PINE. Medium, conical, with a neck; bright scarlet; 

 seeds superficial ; flesh firm, juicy, sweet, with a distinct pine- 

 apple taste. Hardy and vigorous, according to foreign descrip- 

 tions ; with me, a very moderate grower in a light soil, where 

 Rivers's Eliza and Haquin do very well. 



SCARLET PRIZE (Prince). Described as very large, bright scar- 

 let, fine flavored, and productive. Pistillate. 



SCARLET PROLIFIC (Prince). Medium, conical, bright scarlet, 

 sweet, and productive. A seedling of Burr's New Pine. Pis- 

 tillate. 



SCARLET ROCK. 



* SCHILLER. Fruit paler than the British Queen ; capriciously 

 conical ; flesh firm, rich, aromatic, acid, and sprightly. Late. 



*SCHNEICKE'S PISTILLATE (Schneicke). Medium, obovate, 



bright scarlet, of good flavor, and vigorous. 

 SCHMITZ'S No. 3 (Schmitz). A seedling of the Iowa. Large, 



roundish ovate, conical, light cr-imson ; seeds crimson, often 



yellow, deeply sunken ; flesh pale red ; flavor pleasant. Leaves 



large, light green. Pistillate. 



* SCIOTO (Prince). Large, bright scarlet, rich, sweet, and good. 



Vigorous, hardy, and productive. Pistillate. 



SCONE SCARLET (Beattie). Medium, round, no heck; light 

 shining red on one side, pale on the other; seeds dark brown, 

 and deeply sunk; flesh firm, pale pink, and acid. Good bearer. 

 Late. Originated in England in 1813. 



SCOTCH RUNNER. Small, oval, bright scarlet; flavor good, but 

 berry too small. Formerly raised for market in New Jersey. 

 Fig. in Fuller, p. 99. 



SCOTT'S SEEDLING (Scott). (Syn. Scarlet Runner.*} Said to be 

 a cross of the Prince Albert and Boston Pine. Large, long 

 conical, deep crimson scarlet; surface shining and uneven; 

 seeds yellow, sunken ; flesh pale red, hollow in the centre ; rich, 

 and melting. A very beautiful berry, and with high cultiva- 

 tion gives good crops. Fig. in Fruits of America, II. 67. Ori- 

 ginated in Brighton, Mass. 



SEMPRONIA (Prince). Very large, obtuse cone, bright deep scar- 



