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THE WOODLANDS. 



plentiful is the wild strawberry in the woods and forests 

 around the city of Vienna, that during the season the 

 fruit may be seen exposed for sale in the markets, 

 and at all the fruit shops in profusion. The little 

 wood strawberry is undoubtedly the parent of many 

 of the varieties in cultivation. The Vienna wild 

 strawberry is probably the " Hautbois," which is the 



WOOD STRAWBERRY. 



parent of another group of cultivated varieties. As 

 to the origin of the name of " strawberry " no feasible 

 explanation has yet been offered, though several have 

 been attempted. 



The wild raspberry, as found in woods, differs less 

 from the commoner kinds of cultivated raspberry 



