482 THE STRAWBERRY. 



CLASS II. New and untested varieties, or adapted to certain localities. 



Admiral Dundas. 



English. New. Foliage, small. Fruit, large, irregular, conical flat- 

 tened, pale scarlet, yellowish, seeds slightly imbedded; flesh, pale red, hol- 

 low, juicy: "good." (Hov Mag.) 



Ajax. 



English. Staminate. Fruit, globular, sometimes cock's comb, dark 

 crimson, fine flavor. New. 



Alice Maude. 



Princess Alice Maude. 

 English. Hermaphrodite. Large flowers, conical, dark crimson, glossy, 

 flavor sprightly, abundant bearer; grown largely in some sections of 

 Virginia. 



BicTON Pine. 



English. Staminate. Fruit, large, long oval, flattened, bluish white. 

 For amateurs only. 



Bishop's Orange. 



Orange Hudson's Bay, | Bishop's New. 

 Pistillate. Medium, light orange scarlet, conical ; fruits in clusters, 

 moderately prolific. Desirable in warm, deep, sandy soils. 



Black Prince. 



Black Imperial. 

 English. Pistillate. Large, rounded, deep purplish red, glossy ; seeds, 

 slighily imbedded, very showy : flesh, rich, red, sweet; in some localities 

 — as at Newburgh, N. Y., and on the Canada shore opposite Detroit — 

 proves of the very highest flavor; wants a rich, loamy clay; core, full, 

 firm, surrounded by a light pink line. There is another variety of Black 

 Prince, which is long, conical, somewhat acid. 



Brewer's Emperur. 



English. Staminate. Large, ovate, dark red, hardy, and said to be pro- 

 ductive. Although introduced to this country some eight years, it has not 

 as yet been much disseminated. 



Brighton Pine. 



Raised by Mr. Scott, of Brighton, Mass. An early and prolific variety, 

 much lauded by Mr. Hovey, from whose magazine we extract description '. 

 Vines, vigorous, hardy. Fruit, large, roundish conical, dark red ; flesh, 

 tinged with scarlet, sprightly, high flavor. Ripens among the verv earliest. 



Brilliant. 



American. Hermaphrodite. Flowers, large. Fruit, large, conical, 

 deep crimson ; flavor, excellent. Productive ; plants vigorous. ( W. R. 



P., in Hort.) 



