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THE STRAWBERRY. 



LARGE EARLY SCARLET. 



Early Virginia. 



American. Hermaphrodite. With some this is regarded as the best 

 early berry. Its chief value may be found as an impregnator of pistillate 

 kinds. Fruit, medium, roundish ovate, bright scarlet ; seeds, deeply im- 

 bedded ; flesh, tender, rich, slightly acid flavor. Season, very early. We 

 think " Jenny Lind " will prove superior to this, and take its place. 



McAvoy's SUPERIOR. 



McAvoy's No. 12. 



Originated at Cincinnati, in 1848, on loamy clay soil underlaid with 

 limestone. Received the prize of $100 from the Cincinnati Horticultural 

 Society, 1851. Flowers, pistillate; vines, hardy; foliage, broad, dark, 

 wavy, and sharply serrated ; foot-stalks, long ; trusses, full, and well- 

 formed. Fruit, very large, exceeding by one-eighth that of any other va- 

 riety ; form, varied, as shown in our drawings, generally roundish, irregu- 

 lar conical, and occasionally slightly necked ; color, rich, dark, glossy 

 crimson ; seeds, large, slightly imbedded ; flesh, red crimson, lighted and 

 veined with white, the white most apparent at the apex, tender, juicy, rich, 

 with an exquisitely fine, high flavor; core, round oblong, rather open and 

 coarse in texture. Too tender to endure carriage long distances; desirable 

 for private gardens. Ripens at medium season. 



MONROE SCARLET. 



American. Pistillate. Plants, vigorous, prolific. Fruit, large, round- 

 ish, short neck, fair flavor; flesh, firm. Valuable market sort. 



WALKER'S SEEDLING. 



American. Staminate. Fruit, medium size, roundish conical, very 

 dark crimson; seed, moderately sunk; flesh, not quite solid, deeply stained 

 with red, sprightly rich flavor, of quality " best ;" prolific for a staminate. 



