MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 



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PROLIFIC HAUTBOIS. 



Conical Hautbnig, I Double Bearing, | Lafayette, of om, 

 Musk H&utbois, | Caperon Itoyal, La Grange, of torn* 



Of all the. Hautbois or high-wood class of strawber- 

 ries, this we regard as the only one worth cultivating ; 

 and even this is only adapted to private gardens of 

 those who relish its peculiar musky flavor. One pint 

 of these berries, mixed with a dish of two quarts of 

 any of the Scarlet or Pine varieties, imparts a richness 

 and character that few can avoid liking, after once 

 tasting. Plants of both sexes require to be carefully 

 selected in order to give product. Foot-stalks, long, 

 bearing the fruit above the foliage ; vines, hardy, and 

 very productive. Fruit, medium, sometimes large, 

 rounded conical, dark purplish red seeds, light crim- 

 son, prominent; flesh, firm, musky, very rich, sweet 

 and delicious: core, ovate conical, partially hollow. Ripens with " Wes- 

 tern Queen ;' ? and sometimes, when the season is rainy, gives a partial 

 second crop. John Saul, Washington. D. C., says the Fertilized Hautbois 

 of Myatt is a larger fruit and bearer than above. 



WESTERN QUEEN. 



Originated at Cleveland, by Prof. J. P. Kirtland, in 

 1849, on gravelly loam. Flowers, pistillate; vines, 

 very hardy ; foot-stalks, long ; foliage, dark, acumi- 

 nate ; truss, well spread, very productive. Fruit, 

 medium to large, regular rounded conical, very little 

 inclination to form a neck; color, rich dark glossy 

 red ; seeds, dark : 'flesh, yellowish stained, firm, juicy, 

 sub-acid, sprightly and agreeable flavor ; core, long, 

 conical. This variety bears carriage well, and being 

 less acid as well as ^ai'ger than Hudson or Willey, 

 should supersede them. 



WILLEY. 



Wiley. 



American. Pistillate. Undoubtedly a seedling from Hudson, as plants 

 taken from the bed of Mrs. Willey, originally Hudson, (from whence its 

 name,) have some been recognized as Hudson, while others bear the cha- 

 racter allied to, but yet varied. Fruit, medium to large, ovate conical 

 rounded, rarely inclining to neck, rich, dark, glossy red; flesh, firm, juicy, 

 high acid flavor. Hangs long, and should be permitted so to do ; vines, 

 very hardy, vigor<x;Sj require severe thinning, or the fruit is materially 

 lessened in size. 



WILSON'S ALBANY. 



Praised by the late James Wilson, Albany, N. Y. Flowers, pistillate ; 

 vines, hardy, vigorous, and very productive. Fruit, large, broadly conic, 

 pointed ; color, deep crimson ; flesh, crimson, tender, with a brisk acid fla- 

 vor ; a promising variety. The introduction of this, as well as most other 

 Northern varieties, at the Southwest, should be done cautiously, as it ii 

 doubtful whether they will bear the heat of Southern summers. 

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