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Strawberries. 



red; flesh firm, of fair flavor. Season medium. Sometimes very 

 productive ; but usually fails on heavy clay, and scorches on light 

 gravel. An uncertain variety. Now superseded. 



Scott's Seedling. Rather large, elongated conic, regular; light 

 scarlet ; flesh pale red, not very juicy nor high flavored. Mass. 



Stinger's Seedling. (Union, erroneously^) Large, roundish ovate 

 or cockscomb-shaped ; scarlet ; stalk stiff. New. Penn. 



TRIOMPHE DE GAND. Quite large (often two inches longest dia- 

 meter under good cultivation), sometimes irregularly roundish, 

 more frequently much cockscombed ; crimson ; flesh rather firm, 

 with a mild, sweet, very good flavor. Plant vigorous, hardy, and 



Fig. 462. Triomphe tie Gand. 



Fig. 463. Trollope' s Vittoria. 



moderately produ6live requiring good cultivation and the removal 



of runners. Belgian. 



Viftoria. (Trollope's Victoria, Boyden's 

 Mammoth, Union.) Very large, near- 

 ly round, regular; light red; flesh 

 pale red, tender, moderately rich, 

 juicy, sweet often nearly flavorless. 

 Plant hardy, moderately vigorous, not 

 very productive. English. 



Vicomtesse Hericart de Thury. Ra- 

 ther large, conical, sometimes cocks- 

 combed, scarlet; firm, rich. Early 

 and productive. Lobes of the leaves 

 short and roundish, crimped. French. 



Fig. 464. 



WALKER'S SEEDLING. Rather large, 

 regular, conic ; deep glossy crimson, 

 Seedling. becoming 



maroon flesh crimson 



