HISTORY OF THE STRAWBERRY. 9 



fcinie, in his " French Gardener/' translated by Evelyn 

 in 1672, mentions four varieties, and gives similar direo- 

 tions for cultivation as practised at the present time, 

 viz., planting in August, removing all the runners as 

 they appear, and renewing the beds every four years. 



Only four or five varieties are mentioned by any of 

 the writers on gardening earlier than about 150 years 

 ago. 



The Fressant Strawberry, mentioned by Quintinie, 

 was the first seedling we find mentioned, and it was 

 claimed to be superior to its parent, the wild Wood or 

 Alpine Strawberry of Europe. 



The Hautbois was -long supposed to be indigenous 

 to America, and both Parkinson and Miller state that it 

 came from this country, and the former, in his " Paradi- 

 sus Terrestris," 1629, says that the Hautbois had been 

 with them only of late days, having been brought over 

 from America. It is now known, however, that this 

 species is a native of Germany, where it is called the 

 " Haarbeer." 



The Chili Strawberry was formerly supposed to have 

 been introduced into South America by the Spaniards 

 from Mexico; and while plants may have been intro- 

 duced as stated, still, botanists assure us that the same 

 species is indigenous to both countries. This species 

 was introduced into France by a traveler named Frazier, 

 in 1716, but whether by seeds or living plants is not 

 known. Philip Miller introduced the Chili Strawberry 

 into England in 1729, but he says it was so unproduc- 

 tive that he finally discarded it. He also refers to the 

 irregular shape of the fruit, a characteristic of many of 

 the varieties of this species in cultivation at this time. 

 The varieties of the Chili Strawberry are usually 

 larger and milder in flavor than those of the Virginia 



