HYBRID STRAWBERRIES 



691 



flower -stems erect; 



flowers large, yellowish 



white petals, united at 



the base. Fruit a good 



size, oblong or globe, 



often cock's-comb 



shaped ; not much 



coloured, hairy ; flesh 



pink, sometimes hollow, 



pasty, but firm. Ripens 



mid-season. A very 



productive, but not much 



grown variety. 



Princesse Royale 



Strawberry. One of 



the oldest varieties raised 



in France. Plant of 



medium height, but very 



vigorous and robust ; 



leaves smooth, shining, 



and clear green ; leaflets 



long oval, with rather 



sharp teeth at some dis- 

 tance from the base ; 



flowers very small, but 



very numerous ; flower- 

 stems stout, very branch- 

 ing, some of them taller than the leaves. Fruit very numerous, 



conical, generally well shaped, and of a fine red colour ; flesh 



perfumed, rather sugary and juicy, but somewhat hard in the 

 centre. A very hardy, productive, and early 

 variety. The fruit bears carriage well, and this, 

 added to its other good qualities, accounts for 

 the tenacity with which the Parisian market- 

 gardeners have adhered to its culture, notwith- 

 standing the introduction of new kinds superior 

 to it in some respects. In the Central Market 

 at Paris, the fruit of this Strawberry always 

 command a higher price than those of any 

 other varieties, except, perhaps, some choice 

 kinds. They are especially esteemed for their 

 fine colour and perfume. 



King- of the Earlies Strawberry. Plant 

 fairly vigorous, foliage light, pale green ; leaflets 

 Frincesse Royale much toothed ; flower-stems numerous, slender ; 

 Strawberry. flowers large, and opening early. Fruit rather 



June Peach Strawberry. 



