358 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



of this fruit, and whose British Queen has for years stood at 

 the head of all the strawberries cultivated in Great Britain, 

 taking the lead in the market, and carrying off the principal 

 prizes at all the Horticultural Exhibitions. The Admiral 

 Dundas is not quite so fine flavored a berry as the British 

 Queen, but it ripens up more uniformly, is of a better color 

 and larger size, although the latter has been exhibited weigh- 

 ing TWO OUNCES EACH. To what weight the Admiral may be 

 produced under the same treatment we have no means of know- 

 ing, as it is a very new variety, and not generally dissemi- 

 nated, but we have no doubt it may be grown considerably 

 larger than the British Queen ; the latter, under the same 

 treatment with us, that we gave the Admiral, not being half 

 as large. 



The vines have somewhat the habit of the British Queen, 

 but are much hardier, and wintered as well as most of our 

 American seedlings. The foliage is not very large, and allows 

 the sun to penetrate the bed and ripen up the fruit. The, 

 fruit stems are stout, but the great size of the berries prevents 

 them from growing erect as in the smaller kinds. It is a most 

 abundant bearer, and all the berries are large even fo the 

 last. It may be described as follows : 



Fruit very large, measuring six to seven inches in circum- 

 ference, of an irregular or somewhat flattened or angular 

 shape in the large berries, and regular and conical in the 

 smaller ones ; color, pale scarlet ; seeds, yellowish, slightly 

 imbedded ; flesh, pale red, or pink, slightly hollow, with a 

 small core in the large berries, moderately firm, and juicy, with 

 a good but not high flavor : calj'-x, medium size, partially 

 spreading. 



The Admiral Dundas was first exhibited in London in 

 1854; again in 1855, and this year on the 21st June last, at 

 the Royal Botanic Society's Garden. It has been awarded 

 the highest prizes. It is a fruit of great merit. 



Sir Harry. — If the Admiral Dundas stands first for size, 

 the Sir Harry stands first for excellence ; while it is but very 

 little smaller than the former. Taking all its qualities, we 

 consider it the most valuable variety we have yet received 



