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from Holland. Another report gave credit 

 to Virginia, and still another claimed that 

 it came from Louisiana. Not one of these 

 reports has been either corroborated or con- 

 futed. 



Upon comparing the Pineapple straw- 

 berries of England and France, they were 

 found to be different from each other. The 

 difference was not greatly marked, and the 

 majority of botanists In a few years came 

 to regard the two as variations such as 

 might arise within the limits of one stock 

 or type. 



This type of Pine strawberry has been 

 known for over a century as Fragaria gran- 

 diflora, although this name, which was given 

 it by Ehrhart in 1792, together with the 

 English name Pine, is fast passing out of use. 

 Duchesne established It in a distinct species, 

 named Fragaria calyculata. This species was 

 represented by the Bath Scarlet, a large 

 hulled type. 



Besides the above three theories as to the 

 origin of the Pine strawberry, there are at 

 least two other hypotheses that must be 

 taken into consideration. One has the 

 acknowledged certification of Duhamel, De 



