THE GROVE-END SCARLET STRAWBERRY. 



Grove-End Scarlet Strawberry. Hort. Transactions, vol. v. 



p. 399. Fruit Catalogue, p. 53. 

 Atkinson's Scarlet Strawberry, of some Gardens. 

 Wilmot's Early Scarlet Strawberry. Hort. Soc. Fruit 



Catalogue, p. 53. 



This excellent variety was raised from seed in 

 the Garden of William Atkinson, Esq. at Grove- 

 End, near Paddington, in 1820, and was first ex- 

 hibited to the Horticultural Society in 1822. It 

 has since that time been distributed very exten- 

 sively both by Mr. Atkinson and the Horticultural 

 Society, and is now to be found in most Gardens 

 where choice fruit is cultivated. It has supplied 

 the market of the metropolis with forced fruit during 

 the two last seasons, from^ the Garden of one of the 

 principal market gardeners, under the name of the 

 Early Scarlet. 



As a variety of the class of Scarlet Strawberries, 

 it possesses peculiar merit ; it is a most productive 

 bearer; the fruit is supported stiffly above the 

 earth ; it forces as well as, if not better than, any 

 other sort, bears carriage securely, is remarkably 

 handsome, and, though slightly acid, is very well 

 flavoured. 



