386 THE STRAWBERRY. 



VARIETIES. 



CLASS I. SCARLET STRAWBERRIES. 



'Flowers small; leaves rather long, thin, and light green, sharply serrate; fruit 

 bright color, acid or sub-acid, seed deeply sunk. Fragaria virginiina) 



Section I. Flowers Staminate. 

 Sectio7i II. Flowers Pistillate.. 



CLASS II. PINE STRAWBERRIES. 



(Flowers rather large, leaveg broad, dark green, sometimes obtuse ; fruit large, not 

 acid, rather smooth, seeds little sunk. Fragaria grandifiora.) 



Section I. Flowers Staminate. 

 Section II. Flowers Pistillate. 



CLASS III. ALPINE AND WOOD STRAWBERRIES. 



(Flowers rather small, perfect; leaves small, thin, light green; fruit small, sweet, 

 parting freely from the calyx. Fragaria vesca.) 



CLASS IV. HAUTBOIS STRAWBERRIES. 



(Leaves large, pale green, on tall stalks*; fruit-stalk tall and erect; fruit dull pur 

 plish. Fragaria elatior. ) 



CLASS V. CHILI STRAWBERRIES. 



(Leaves very hairy, thick, obtusely serrate ; fruit very large, pale, insipid. Tender 

 Fragaria chilensis.) 



CLASS VI. GREEN STRAWBERRIES. 



(Leaves light green, plaited ; flesh solid. Of little value.) 



CLASS I. SCARLET STRAWBERRIES. 

 Section I. Flowers Staminate. 



Downton. (Syn. Knight's Seedling.) Rather large, necked, 

 ovate or coxcomb-shaped, often oblate, dark purplish 

 scarlet, flesh firm, rich, aromatic ; unproductive. Value- 

 less. English. 



Duke of Kent. (Syn. Austrian Scarlet.) Small, varying 

 from roundish without a neck, to long conical and necked ; 

 bright scarlet, a clear rich acid. Earliest of all straw- 

 berries, ripe the first day of summer. Usually stami* 

 nate, but the earlier flowers sometimes pistillate only. 



* Whence the name haut&oit, meaning, literally, in French, 



