THE ILLUSTRATED 



STRAWBERRY CULTURIST. 



THE STRAWBERRY. 



BOTANICAL NAME. 



THE botanical name of the strawberry is Fragraria (from the Latin 

 fragro, to smell sweetly). Its French name is Fraisier; German, JErrf- 

 beerpflanze; Italian, Pianti difragola; Dutch, Aadbezie; Spanish, Freza 

 South American Spaniards, Fruttfla. 



The following are some of the best-known species : 



Fragraria vesca, wood strawberry, fruit red, white, and green native 

 of Britain. 



F. collina, Alpine strawberry, white and red Alps Mountains 

 Europe. 



F. Indica, yellow fruited India. 



F. dator, Hautbois or Highwood, pale red Germany. 



F. Virginiana, Virginian strawberry, red United States. 



F. grandiflora, large flowering, red and white by some botanists sai .. 

 to be a native of the Southern States ; others give its native place a- 1 

 South America. 



F. Chitiensis, Chili strawberry ; by some it is called the same at 

 ffrandiflora, and by others as distinct South America 



The following are sometimes classed as species, and by others oa 

 sub -species or varieties : 



F. Canodensis Canada,. 

 F. colydna large calyx. 



F. monophylla one-leaved. 



F. planLinoides plane-leaved. 

 F. Bmarensis Buenos Ayrea. 

 F. Ittindsensis Illinois. 



