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both useful and ornamental ; the fruit is small, red or 

 white in color, conical, pleasant, musky, juicy, sweet; 

 propagated by division or seeds. 



Autumnal Cialaude. — A productive variety, large, 

 conical, light red, excellent. 



Montreuil.— A large and txcellent variety of the Al- 

 pine, much grown around Paris. Should be in every 

 amateur's collection. 



CLASS IV. — HAUTBOIS STRAAVBERRIES. 



Belle Bordelaise. — A French sort, of medium size ; 

 dark red, with a high, musky flavor ; jdant productive 

 and very ornamental. 



Monstrous llautbois. — Plant very vigorous, with broad 

 serrated foliage, highly ornamental, very productive, 

 bearing its fruit, which is large, on high footstalks, dark 

 colored, with a rich, slightly musky flavor. 



Royal llautbois. — Plant vigorous, very prolific ; fruit 

 medium to large, roundish, conical, dark crimson ; flesh 

 soft, sweet, musky, rich. Originated by Thomas Kivers, 

 of England, fi-om seed of Belle Bordelaise. 



CLASS V. 



New varieties of strawl)erries not yet sufficiently 

 tested to go in the select list, and old sorts esteemed 

 only in particular localities. 



Black Defiance. — Origin New Jersey. Plant vigorous, 

 if grown in suitable soil, and moderately productive ; 

 fruit large, obtuse-conical ; dark crimson ; flesh firm, 

 solid, juicy, and high flavored ; requires high culture. 

 Season early. 



Captain Jack. — Origin Missouri. Plant vigorous and 

 very productive j fruit of good size, round ; light scarle^ . 



