12 Cross-bred Strawberries. 



The strawberries here described were grown from seed during the sum- 

 mer of 1863, and fruited in 1865 and 1866. They are designated by num- 

 bers at present ; but I intend naming several of those proving most worthy 

 of dissemination. The first of the parent varieties mentioned with each 

 description, produced, in every case, the seed from which they were grown. 

 No. 14. — From Scott's SeedUng by Wilson's Albany. Fruit large, coni- 

 cal, glossy crimson ; surface firm ; flesh red to the centre, sweet and rich. 

 Plant hardy, and a vigorous grower : productiveness not yet determined. 



No. 5. — Parentage ditto. A large, light-red berry. Plant hardy, and 

 an excessive bearer ; but fruit scarcely of sufficient quality to be valuable. 

 No. 25. — Parentage ditto. Fruit medium-sized, conical, dark red, sweet, 

 and good ; fruit-stalks long and numerous. Plant hardy ; forms a thick, 

 high bush, and a prodigious bearer. Does not seem to make runners 

 readily. 



No. 39. — From Black Prince by Wilson. Large, roundish, dark crim- 

 son ; surface firm and glossy, with projecting seeds ; flesh dark red, sweet, 

 and rich. Very early ; ripens before the Early Scarlet. The plant has 

 large, dark-green foliage, and bears an average crop. 



No. 46. — (Hybrid.) From the Wilson by Red Bush Alpine. Fruit 

 full as large as the Wilson, resembling it in shape, but more obtuse at the 

 point ; deep red when fully ripe, with yellow seeds ; flesh remarkably firm, 

 red, very sweet, with a slight tinge of the Alpine in flavor. The plant is 

 extremely hardy, with foliage slightly resembling the Alpine. Productive 

 when grown in hills. Peculiar for the occasional production of four leaves 

 on a stalk. 



No. 47. — From same varieties as 46. Fruit similar in appearance to 

 46 ; firm-fleshed, and of a more sprightly flavor. Plant a rapid grower, 

 and productive ; foliage large, dark green, deeply serrated, and does not / 

 sunburn like many varieties. May prove valuable for its extreme hardi- 

 ness. 



No. 66. — From the Wilson by Triomphe de Gand. Fruit of the largest 

 size, generally shaped like the Wilson ; largest berries sometimes wedge- 

 shaped ; glossy bright red ; flesh tinged with red, — solid, sweet, and good. 

 The plant has large, dark-green, healthy foliage, and stout fruit-stalks ; is 

 a vigorous grower, and great bearer. Very promising. 



