MOST GENERALLY ESTEEMED. 



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Conical Hautbois, 

 Musk Hiutbois, 



PROLIFIC HAUTBOIS. 



I Double Bearing, 

 Caperon Boyal, 



Lafayette, of some, 

 La Grange, of some. 



Of all thr, Hautbois or high-wood class of strawber- 

 ries, this -wo regard as the only one worth cultivating ; 

 and even this is only adapted to private gardens of 

 those who relish its peculiar musky flavor. One pint 

 of these berries, mixed with a dish of two quarts of 

 any of the Scarlet or Pine varieties, imparts a richness 

 and character that few can avoid liking, after once 

 tasting. Plants of both sexes require to be carefully 

 selected in order to give product. Foot-stalks, long, 

 bearing the fruit above the foliage ; vines, hardy, and 

 very productive. Fruit, medium, sometimes large, 

 rounded conical, dark purplish red ] seeds, light crim- 

 son, prominent; flesh, firm, musky, very rich, sweet 

 and delicious : core, ovate conical, partially hollow. Ripens with ;c Wes- 

 tern Queen ;" and sometimes, when the season is rainy, gives a partial 

 second crop. John Saul, Washington. D. C., says the Fertilized Hautbois 

 of Myatt is a larger fruit and bearer than above. 



WESTERN QUEEN. 



Originated at Cleveland, by Prof. J. P. Kirtland, in 

 1849, on gravelly loam. Flowers, pistillate; vines, 

 very hardy; foot-stalks, long; foliage, dark, acumi- 

 nate ; truss, well spread, very productive. Fruit, 

 medium to large, regular rounded conical, very little 

 inclination to form a neck: color, rich dark glossy 

 red ; seeds, dark : flesh, yellowish stained, firm, juicy, 

 sub-acid, sprightly and agreeable flavor ; core, long, 

 conical. This variety bears carriage well, and being 

 less acid as well as forger than Hudson or Willey, 

 should supersede them. 



WILLEY. 



Wiley. 



American. Pistillate. Undoubtedly a seedling from Hudson, as plants 

 taken from the bed of Mrs. Willey, originally Hudson, (from whence its 

 name,) have some been recognized as Hudson, while others bear the cha- 

 racter allied to, but yet varied. Fruit, medium to large, ovate conical 

 rounded, rarely inclining to neck, rich, dark, glossy red ; flesh, firm, juicy, 

 high acid flavor. Hangs long, and should be permitted so to do ; vines, 

 very hardy, vigorous, require severe thinning, or the fruit is materially 

 lessened in size. 



WILSON'S ALBANY. 



Raised by the late James Wilson, Albany, N. Y. Flowers, pistillate ; 

 vines, hardy, vigorous, and very productive. Fruit, large, broadly conic, 

 pointed ; color, deep crimson ; flesh, crimson, tender, with a brisk acid fla- 

 vor : a promising variety. The introduction of this, as well as most other 

 Northern varieties, at the Southwest, should be done cautiously, as it ii 

 doubtful whether they -yvili bear the heat of Southern summers. 

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