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America. Theie are several choice varieties of this fruit as Elton's 

 Seedling, Keen's Seedling, Mulberry, Wilmot's Black Imperial, Blood 

 Pine, North's Seedling, Knevet's Seeding, &c. 



The Musky, or Hautbois, Fragaria elatier, with oval rough javelin- 

 edged leaves. A native of Britain. Varieties Black Hautbois, Globe 

 Hautbois, Double or Twice Bearing, producing delicious fruit in Spring 

 and Autumn. 



The Chili. Fragaria Chiliensis, with large, oval, thick, hairy leaves, 

 and large flowers : the fruit large and very firm : a native of South 

 America. Wilmot's Superb, or Large Cockscomb Scarlet, and Green- 

 well's New Giant, are highly esteemed varieties. 



Keen's Imperial, or New Chili, Fragaria Chili, var. raised by Mr. Keen, 

 of Isleworth, a most excellent bearer, ripening early. The fruit is very 

 large : the flesh firm and solid, without any separable core: colour scarlet. 



The Alpine, or Prolific, Fragaria collina, commonly lasts from June 

 till November, and in mild seasons, till near Christmas : the varieties of 

 this fruit are red and white. .Natives of the Alps of Europe. 



The one leaved, Fragaria monophylla, the pulp of the fruit, pink- 

 coloured. A native of South America. 



The Grove End Scarlet Strawberry, a seed-ing raised by Wm. Atkinson, 

 Esq. in IKS garden at Grove End, Marylebone, in the year 1820 ; an excel- 

 lent bearer, ripening its berries early and in succession. 



All the species and varieties of this fruit are highly esti- 

 mated in Britain, where they are cultivated in great per- 

 fection. Berries have been known to weigh from one to two 

 ounces, which have been grown to the circumference of 

 eight inches and upwards. It may be gratifying to the 

 lovers of this excellent fruit, to be informed that some of the 

 best kinds are attainable here. Messrs. Prince & Sons, and 

 Mr. Floy, have some of the choicest kinds in their nurseries ; 

 and one of our patriotic fellow-citizens, the late Jesse Buel, 

 Esq., of Albany, informed us in the Albany Argus, of 

 Jne 23, 1830, that he had grown the Downton, (a variety 

 of the Chili, crossed by Mr. Knight,) two years in succes- 

 sion, 42- inches in circumference. He said, that '* he picked 

 a pailful that morning of the Methven Scarlet Strawberry, 

 which had an average circumference of three inches each. 

 Several measured four inches, and one four and a quarter 

 inches. Sixty-three, divested of the calyx, weighed a pound, 

 which is a trifle more than four to the ounce." Several of 

 the choicest kinds have been lately transplanted from the 

 London Society's Garden into the American Nurseries, 



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