Catalogue of Varieties. 121 



* SOUTHBOROUGH SEEDLING. Medium, ovate, conical, scarlet, 

 flesh firm, mild, and rich. An old English variety. 



SOUVENIR D'EMILIE ( Jamin and Durand). Enormous, irregular, 

 high flavored. 



SOUVENIR DE KIEFF (De Jonghe). Large, conical, sometimes 

 truncated; beautiful, bright glossy red ; seeds very prominent; 

 flesh white, firm, sweet, juicy, and good. A moderately good 

 grower with me. 



SOUVENIR DE NANTES (Boisselot). Very large or enormous, 

 variable, glossy orange red; seeds prominent; flesh rosy, juicy, 

 sweet, and highly perfumed. A Chili strawberry, aiid like all 

 its class, a poor bearer, and late. 



STARR'S SEEDLING (Starr). Described as medium, conical, scar- 

 let, and productive. 



STEWART. Described as early, large, conical, scarlet, firm, and 

 handsome. 



STINGER'S SEEDLING (Stinger.). First known as Union. Large 

 size, scarlet and showy ; flesh not firm enough. Said to be 

 more acid than the Wilson, but this is hardly credible. Hardy, 

 early, and productive. Said to be a seedling of the Triomphe 

 de Gand. Originated near Philadelphia. Likes a warm soil. 

 Fig. in Tilton's Jour. Hort. VII. 155. 



* STIRLING CASTLE PINE. Conical, pale, rosy orange; flesh 



white, very buttery and delicious ; full of a fresh, sugary juice. 

 Vigorous, but a poor bearer. Originated in 1848. Leaf-stalks 

 rough and hairy; brownish red, when old, like the Hudson's 

 Bay, of which it is a seedling. Fig. in Jar. Mus. III., Rev. Hort. 

 1864, 470. 



STODDARD'S SEEDLING (Stoddard). An Alpine. 



SUCCES (De Jonghe). New. Vigorous and strong; leaves large, 

 deep shining green, with horizontal, deeply incised leaflets. 

 Fruit large, obtusely conical, yellowish, cherry color; seeds 

 abundant in shallow cavities. Interior of berry firm, flesh col- 

 ored, juicy, and good. This variety sends out abundant run- 

 ners when the fruit is half grown. (De Jonghe.) 



SULTANA (Prince). Large to monstrous, obtusely conical, orange 

 scarlet ; flesh pure . white, fine flavor, juicy. Plant hardy and 

 vigorous. A showy berry. 



SURPASSE GROSSE SUCREE (De Jonghe). Very large, conical, 

 bright red; seeds prominent; llesh rosy white, juicy, sweet, 

 and perfumed. Season medium. 



SUPERLATIVE (Prince). A seedling of Burr s New Pine ; about 



