484 THE STEAWBERRT. 



Gushing.. 



American. Hermaphrodite. Fruit, large; color, light scarlet; form, 

 obtuse conical ; flesh, fine; flavor, sprightly, agreeable. Productive. Ori- 

 ginated by Dr. W. D. Brinckle, of Philadelphia. 



DUCHESSE DE TrEVISE. 



A variety "which as yet we do not know of having been fruited in this 

 country. Mr. R. Thompson, of the London Horticultural Society, thus 

 describes it : " Presented to the Society by M. Jamin. Bourg-la-Reine, near 

 Paris, Septembei 6th, 1851. Fruit, middle-sized, ovate, deep red ; seeds, 

 small, rather deeply imbedded; flesh, pale red, juicy, with a brisk, rich 

 flavor ; leaves, large, roundish, widely and rather obtusely serrated ; leaf- 

 stalks, moderately tall, very hairy, the hairs on these spreading horizon- 

 tally, but those on the scapes and runners are depressed. Appears to be a 

 good bearer.'' 



Duncan's Seedling. 



English. New. Fruit, large, dark rich red, fine flavor, productive. 

 Lately introduced. 



Dundee. 



Scotch. Pistillate; leaves, light green; foot and fruit-stalks.long, sup- 

 porting the clusters of fruit clear of the ground. Fruit, medium to large, 

 roundish oval, very uniform, light pale clear scarlet ; flesh, firm, rich acid, 

 high flavor very productive ; extremely valuable as market berry, its period 

 of ripening being from five to ten days after Wiley or Hudson. Vines, very 

 hardy. 



Duke of Kent. 



Duke of Kent's Scarlet, ] Austrian Scarlet, | Early Prolific Scarlet. 



English. Staminate. Fruit, small, roundish conical, bright scarlet, sharp, 

 rather acid flavor ; valuable only on account of its early period of ripening 

 Vines, hardy. 



FlLLBASKET. 



English. New. Vines, strong. Fruit, large, round, bright scarlet, 

 firm ; great bearer. 



Germantown. 



Young's Seedling. 

 From Germantown, Pa. Vines, vigorous, hardy, productive, long time 

 in bearing. Fruit, large, roundish, slightly conical, regular, rich, .dark 

 crimson, firm, sweet, high flavor ; promises valuable for market pur- 

 poses. 



Green Strawberry. 



Green Pine, ] Green Wood, | Green Alpine. 

 Cultivated only by the curious. Small, roundish, whitish green. 



Hautbois Seedling. 



Peabody Seedling, 

 American. New. Origin, C. A. Peabody, Columbus, Geo. Herma- 

 phrodite. Hardy, vigorous plant, withstanding both cold and heat without 

 injury. Fruit, borne upon tall stalks, and attached to the calyx by a coral- 



