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THE FRUIT GROWER'S GUIDE. 



II. MlDSEASON 



A. F. BARRON. Fruit large, conical, handsome ; akin 

 bright red or glossy crimson ; flesh reddish, juicy 

 and richly flavoured ; plant sturdy, healthy and 

 a good bearer ; does not succeed on hot soils, but 

 thrives in good loams ; rather late. 



BICTON PINE. Fruit large, roundish ovate, even ; 

 skin clear yellowish white, faintly tinged with red 

 on the sun side ; flesh tender, juicy, sweet, with a 

 brisk pine flavour ; plant compact, healthy and a 

 good bearer on rather light soils. 



BRITISH QUEEN. Fruit very large, roundish, flattened, 

 or cockscomb-shaped, the smaller fruit conical ; 

 skin pale red, greenish white at the apex ; flesh 

 white, firm, melting, juicy, rich and exquisitely 

 flavoured ; plant tender and a moderate bearer ; 

 succeeds best in a warm climate on rather strong 

 ferruginous soil. 1 1 is the best flavoured of all 

 strawberries and admirable for late forcing. 



CAROLINA SUPERBA. Fruit large, ovate or cockscomb- 

 shaped ; sl;in pale red ; flesh white, firm, rich, 

 vinous and deliciously flavoured, with a fine pine 

 aroma ; plant sturdy, compact and prolific, often 

 succeeding where the British Queen fails. 



COMMANDER. Fruit large, oval or cockscomb-shaped ; 

 skin pale red ; flesh white, firm, juicy, vinous and 

 richly flavoured ; plant sturdy, hardy and a free 

 bearer. 



COMTE DE PARIS. Fruit large, obtusely heart-shaped ; 

 skin deep crimson when fully ripened ; flesh 

 pale red, solid and briskly flavoured ; plant vigo- 

 rous and an abundant bearer. 



CRIMSON QDEEN. Fruit very large, cockscomb-shaped ; 

 skin deep crimson ; flesh red, firm, solid, briskly 

 and well flavoured ; plant compact and a good 

 bearer, rather late. 



DR. HOGO. Fruit often very large, cockscomb-shaped ; 

 skin pale red with a greenish white tip ; flesh 

 almost white, rather firm, melting, juicy, with a 

 rich British Queen flavour ; plant moderately 

 vigorous, fairly hardy and a free bearer ; often 

 succeeds where the British Queen fails. 



Due DK MALAKOPF. Fruit very large, roundish or 

 cockscomb-shaped ; skin dull crimson ; flesh red, 

 soft, juicy, with a rich mellow flavour; plant 

 compact anil prolific ; forces well. 



DUKE OF EDINBURGH. Fruit large, cone or cocks- 

 comb-shaped ; skin deep crimson ; flesh dark, rather 

 firm, juicy and pleasantly flavoured ; plant vigo- 

 rous and an excellent bearer. 



ECLIPSE. Fruit large, ovate, inclining to cockscomb- 

 shape ; skin bright dark crimson ; flesh red, rather 

 firm, juicy and richly flavoured ; plant compact and 

 an abundant bearer ; it is of the Keen's Seedling race. 



VARIETIES. 



FILBERT PINE. Fruit medium, conical, sometimes 

 cockscomb-shaped ; skin pale red, with a purplish 

 red flush on the sun side ; flesh pale pink, firm, 

 solid, juicy, with a rich, brisk flavour and a fine 

 aroma ; plant free and compact, hardy and prolific, 

 succeeding in light soils ; rather late. 



GROVE END SCARLET. Fruit medium, depressed, 

 roundish ; skin bright scarlet ; flesh firm, solid, 

 pale scarlet, brisk acid flavour ; plant free, com- 

 pact and an abundant bearer. It is chiefly valu- 

 able on account of its fine colour for preserving 

 whole and in ices. 



GONTON PARK. Fruit sometimes very large, conical, 

 or cockscomb-shaped, handsome ; skin bright, 

 dark crimson-scarlet ; flesh very firm, juicy, with 

 a rich yet pleasant brisk flavour, similar to British 

 Queen ; plant healthy, very prolific and likely to 

 become a favourite for marketing ; good for forcing. 



JAMES VEITCH. Fruit very large, ovate, even in 

 outline, handsome ; skin pale red or vermilion ; 

 ilesh rather firm, solid, juicy and well flavoured ; 

 plant vigorous, healthy and prolific ; good for mid- 

 season forcing ; somewhat early. 



KITLKY'S GOLIATH. Fruit very large, ovate, wedge- 

 shape, irregular ; skin bright red ; flesh white, 

 solid, with a brisk and rich flavour ; plant vigoious 

 and prolific, bearing successfully in good soil. 



LA CONSTANTE. Fruit large, conical, handsome ; skin 

 bright crimson ; flesh white tinged with rose, firm, 

 juicy, with a rich sprightly flavour ; plant dwarf 

 and prolific, best grown in pots in cool houses ; 

 rather late. 



LUCAS. Fruit large , conical, or obovate, and cocks- 

 comb-shaped, handsome ; skin bright scarlet to deep 

 crimson ; flesh pale, firm, juicy, with a rich flavour, 

 excellent ; plant compact, healthy and an abundant 

 bearer ; one of the best for the garden and for 

 midseason forcing. 



MACMAHON. Fruit very large, conical or cockscomb- 

 shaped ; skin glossy vermilion red ; flesh pale, solid, 

 juicy, briskly and exquisitely flavoured ; plant 

 vigorous, hardy and bears abundantly. 



PRESIDENT. Fruit large, roundish ovate to cockscomb- 

 shaped ; skin bright crimson; flesh firm, briglit 

 pale red, juicy and well flavoured; plant vigorous, 

 hardy and an excellent bearer ; succeeds well in 

 light soils with liberal treatment ; one of the best 

 for general cultivation and midseason forcing. 



PRESIDENT DELACOUR. Fruit large, heart-shaped ; skin 

 bright orange scarlet ; flesh pale, rather firm, 

 solid, juicy, briskly and excellently flavoured ; 

 plant vigorous and free bearing ; excellent for 

 general crop. 



