VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES. 345 



Tght green foliage ; leaf-stalk downy; truss 3 to 5 inches, 

 low, branching ; berry light scarlet, long, conical, necked ; 

 large ones very irregular; flesh pink, watery, soft; the 

 core tends to pull out with the hull; flavor poor; calyx 

 spreading; season medium to late; very productive, and 

 Mr. A. M. Purdy, editor " Small Fruit Recorder," writes to 

 me that for near markets it is still grown with great profit in 

 western New York. Pistillate. 



Crimson Cone. — (Scotch Runner or Pine-apple) . About 

 fourteen years ago, according to Mr. Fuller, there were more 

 acres of this old-fashioned variety cultivated for the New 

 York market than of all other kinds together. They were 

 also called " Hackensacks," and were brought in the small, 

 handled baskets already described, and were hulled as they 

 were picked, — their long neck making this an easy task. 

 They are small, regular, conical, firm, with a rich, sprightly, 

 acid flavor. It is not a pistillate, as many claim, Mr. Fuller 

 asserts, but a spurious variety, largely mixed with it, is a 

 pistillate. It is one of the historical strawberries, but it has 

 had its day. In size and flavor it is a near approach to the 

 wfld berry. 



Cumberland Tfiumph. — Plant vigorous, with dark green 

 foliage ; leaf-stalk smooth ; truss 6 to 7 inches ; well 

 branched ; beny round and very uniform in shape, pale 

 scarlet ; flesh light pink, soft ; very large ; size 3 to 6 

 inches ; calyx close ; season early to medium. 



One of the best for family use. Under high culture, it 

 is superb. Originated with Mr. Amos MiUer, of Carlisle, 

 Pa. Staminate. 



Damask Beauty. — Foliage very dark green ; leaf-stalk 

 downy ; truss low, 2>^ to 4 inches ; berry very light scarlet ; 

 obtusely conical ; size 2 to 4 inches ; flesh soft, juicy, pink ; 

 flavor fine ; calyx close ; season early. 



