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phrodite ; stamens long ; receptacle middle-sized ; carpels nu- 

 merous ; calyxes erectly adpressed after flowering. 3. H. 

 Native of France. To this species belong the following straw- 

 berries. 



1 Frasier de Bargemont,fr. en etoile, Majaufe. Fruit round- 

 ish, ovate, reddish, small. A second-rate sort, ripening begin- 

 ning and middle of July. 



2 Frasier vineux de champagne, fr. de champagne, fr. vineux, 

 Majaufe de champagne. Fruit conical, small, green. A second- 

 rate sort, ripening in the beginning of July. 



Majaufe Strawberry. Fl. Apr. Jun. Clt. ? PL | foot. 



6 F. BRESLI'NGEA (Duchesn. in Lam. diet. 2. p. 533.) leaflets 

 plicate, rather coriaceous, green ; pili long and firm ; petals 

 narrow, whitish, yellow ; sepals erectly adpressed after flower- 

 ing ; receptacle adherent ; carpels rather turgid. 



Vur. a, abortlva (Duchesn. 1. c. p. 534. no. 11.) almost ste- 

 rile ; leaves thin, less pilose ; branches elongated ; receptacle 

 depressed, greenish, red ; carpels hardly adhering. Commonly 

 called Frasier coucou an&fr. aveugle. 



Far. ft, nigra (Duchesn. 1. c. p. 535. no. 12.) very sweet- 

 scented, usually sterile ; branches short; leaves usually 5-lobed; 

 stolons numerous. Commonly called Breslinge d'Allemagne. 



Var. y, pendula (Duchesn. 1. c. no. 13.) receptacle pear- 

 shaped, adpressed, red, without any carpels at the base. Native 

 of France. Commonly called Frasier marteau and Breslinge 

 de Bourgogne. 



Var. S, luspida (Duchesn. 1. c. p. 14.) plant humble, robust ; 

 stolons numerous ; branches rather prostrate ; receptacles elon- 

 gated, purple. This variety of strawberry is known in France 

 under the names of Breslinge de Longchamp and Frasier de 

 Longchamp. 



Var. E, viridis (Duchesn. 1. c. p. 536. no. 15.) leaves late, 

 greyish ; petioles usually appendiculate ; peduncles long ; re- 

 ceptacle roundly turbinate, greyish green, hardly coloured. Nois. 

 et jard. fr. t. 13. f. 2. There is a kind of this with yellowish and 

 shorter petals. To this variety belong the following strawberries. 



1 Breslinge d'Angleterre, frasier de Pennsylvanie. Fruit 

 small, green, roundish, ovate. A worthless sort, ripening in the 

 beginning of July. 



2 Caucasian strawberry. Fruit roundish, middle-sized. A 

 second-rate sort, ripening in the middle of July. 



Var. , pratensis (Duchesn. 1. c. p. 536. no. 16.) plant hum- 

 ble ; branches short ; stolons short ; leaves small ; receptacle 

 round, adhering to the calyx ; pulp rather brittle, very tumid. 

 F. vsca pratensis, Lin. spec. 709. ? Flowers usually rising 

 before the leaves. This strawberry is called in France Frasier 

 de Brugnon and Breslinge de Swede. 



Breslinge Strawberry. Fl. Apr. 

 May. Clt. ? PI. | to | foot. 



7 F. ELA'TIOR (Ehrh. beitr. 7. 

 p. 23.) leaflets plicate, rather co- 

 riaceous, green ; flowers usually 

 dioecious from abortion ; sepals 

 at length reflexed on the pedun- 

 cle ; petals snow white, roundish ; 

 entire ; receptacle firm, adhering 

 but little to the calyx. If. . H. 

 Native of North America ; in the 

 south of England, in groves, but 

 rare. Smith, engl. bot. 2197. Cape- 

 ronniers, Duchesn. in Lam. diet. 2. 

 p. 534. The hantbois are the 

 most variable of all strawberries, 

 but they retain a general character 

 from which they naturally do not 



FIG. 71. 



depart ; the fruit sometimes changes from globular to ovate, and 

 from ovate to globular, while fertile plantations will produce run- 

 ners that may perhaps be sterile, and seedlings many of which will 

 prove so. The latter ought to be extirpated. In all the sorts 

 of hautbois there exist prolific and sterile plants, which last have 

 long stamens, and are commonly called males ; these ought in 

 all cases to he destroyed. The varieties of hautbois strawberries 

 are as follow : 



1 Black hautbois, new hautbois. Fruit ovate, large. A first- 

 rate sort, ripening end of June and beginning of July. 



2 Brown hautbois. Fruit large. A second-rate sort, ripen- 

 ing the same time as the last. 



3 Caperon framboise, frasier framboise, frasier d'apricot. 

 Fragaria elatior ft, dioica, Duchesn. in Lam. diet. 2. p. 536. no. 

 18. F. magna, Thuill. fl. par. p. 254. Flowers always dioe- 

 cious from abortion. There is a variety of this with curled 

 leaves. 



4 Common hautbois, hautbois, original hautbois, old hautbois, 

 dioecious hautbois, hautbois or musky, frasier de Bruxelles. Fra- 

 garia elatior a, moschiita, Duchesn. in Lam. diet. 2. p. 536. 

 no. 17. Fragkria moschata, West, bot. 2. p. 327. Nois. jard. 

 fr. p. 40. t. 13. f. 1. Fruit roundish or ovate, middle-sized. A 

 second-rate sort, ripening end of June and beginning of July. 



5 Globe, caperon ordinaire, Antwerp or musk, Danish. Fruit 

 roundish, middle-sized. A second-rate sort, ripening in the 

 end of June and beginning of July. 



6 Large flat, white, Bath, Sailer's, Formosa, Lander's, Wey- 

 moulh. Fruit roundish, large. A first-rate sort, retains its 

 character better than any of the other sorts of hautbois. It 

 ripens in the end of June or beginning of July. 



7 Long-fruited muscatelle. Fruit oblong, small. A second- 

 rate sort, ripening about the beginning of July. 



8 Prolific or conical, double-bearing, hermaphrodite, Hudson's 

 Bay, musk, Regent's, dwarf, sucombe, Sir Joseph Banks' s, spring 

 grove, caperon royal, caperon hermaphrodite, caperonnier royal. 

 Fruit large, conical. One of the best of the hautbois, ripening 

 end of July or beginning of August. Flowers the largest of the 

 class. Receptacle broad. Stamens long, permanent round the 

 base of the fruit, even to the period of its maturity. 



9 Round-fruited muscatelle. Fruit roundish-ovate, small. A 

 first-rate sort, ripening beginning of July. 



10 Russian. Fruit ovate, small. A worthless sort, ripening 

 beginning of July. 



1 1 Swedish. Fruit roundish, small. Habit dwarf. Un- 

 worthy of cultivation. 



Taller or Hautbois Strawberry. Fl. Apr. May. Brit. PI. 1 ft. 



8 F. VIRGINIA'NA (Mill. diet. ed. 8. Ehrh. beitz. 7. p. 

 25.) flowers late, dioecious from abortion, rather campanu- 

 late ; petals ovate ; leaflets coriaceous, not plicate ; petioles 

 short ; peduncles and pedicels length of leaves ; receptacle very 

 tumid, pendulous; styles very long. 1. H. Native of Vir- 

 ginia. Duchesn. in Lam. diet. 2. p. 539. no. 24. Nois. jard. 

 fr. p. 46. t. 12. f. 2. Flowers white. Fruit deep red when 

 ripe. To this species belong the following kinds of strawberry ; 

 they are commonly called scarlet strawberries. 



1 American scarlet, black American, new American scarlet, 

 new roseberry, Thomson's roseberry. Fruit conical, middle-sized. 

 Requires plenty of room. Leaves tall. Fruit rich and sweet, 

 coming in late. 



2 Autumn scarlet. Fruit ovate, middle-sized. A second- 

 rate sort, ripening beginning of July. 



3 Bishop's seedling. Fruit round, middle-sized, ripening end 

 of June or beginning of July. A great bearer and almost of 

 first quality. 



4 Black cone. Fruit conical, middle-sized. A worthless 

 sort, ripening end of June. 



