CLASSIFICATION. 59 



conimoii ^YOod strawberry of Europe ; Hautbois, or 

 High-wood from Bohemia; Chili, from South America. 



"The Scarlets are designated in their character by 

 small flowers ; long, thin, light-green, sharply serrate 

 leaves ; acid or sub-acid fruit, of bright scarlet color, 

 with seeds deeply imbedded." The Large Early Scar- 

 let, Methven, Duke of Kent, and others, are of this 

 class, and yet the flowers of the first two are rather large. 

 * " The Pines are designated by large flowers; broad, 

 dark-green leaves ; fruit of pineapple flavor, and gene- 

 rally soft in texture ; seeds slightly imbedded." 

 Hovey's, Black Prince, Burr's New Pine, British 

 Queen, &c., are of this class, and yet Hovey's and 

 New Pine have quite small flowers : the two others 

 are large. 



" The Alpines and Woods have small flowers, per- 

 fect in their organs; small, tliin, light-green leaves; 

 fruit small, sweet, and separating freely from the 

 calyx. 



" The Hautbois have large, pale-green leaves, on 

 tall foot-stalks, the fruit-stalk tall and erect, the fruit 

 of a dull red or purplish color. 



''The Chili, designated by hairy, thick, obtusely 

 serrate leaves, fruit pale red and insipid. 



" The Green Strawberries have light-green foliage, 

 plaited fruit, solid flesh, so unworthy cultivation as 

 rarely t^ be found in this country. 



