VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES. 363 



ALPINE STRAWBERRIES. 



Alpines, White and Red. — These are the Fragaria Vesca, 

 the strawberries of the ancients, and well worthy of a place 

 in our gardens to-day. As I have already stated, they are 

 one of the most widely spread fruits in the world ; for while 

 they take their name from the Alps, there are few mountains,, 

 where the temperature is sufficiently cool, on which they are 

 not found, either in this country or abroad. In the high 

 latitudes they descend into the fields, and grow wild every- 

 where. The berries are conical, medium to small in size, 

 and the fruit-stalks rise above the leaves. In flavor they 

 are good, very delicate, but not rich. The plants are very 

 hardy, and moderately productive. Gro^vn from the seed 

 they reproduce themselves with almost unvarying similarity, 

 but the young seedlings produce larger berries than the older 

 plants. The foliage of the White variety is of a lighter green 

 than that of the Red, but in other respects there are no ma- 

 terial differences, except in the color. 



White and Red Monthly Alpines. — Varieties simiHar to 

 the above, with the exception that they bear continuously 

 through the summer and fall, if moisture is maintained and 

 high culture given. If much fruit is desired, all runners 

 should be cut, and the ground made rich. We are often 

 misled by synonymes of these old varieties, as, for instance, 

 Des Quatre Saisons, Mexican Everbearing, Gallande, etc. 

 They are all said to be identical with the common monthly 

 Alpines. 



White a?id Red Bush Alpines. — A distuict class that pro- 

 duces no runners, but are propagated by dividing the roots. 

 In other respects the plant and fruit are similiar to the com- 

 mon Alpines. No matter how small the division, if a httle 

 root is attached, it will grow readily. They make pretty and 



