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ity; beginning to middle July. Requires plenty of room; 



leave tall ; fruit rich and sweet, coming in late. Syno- 



nyms : 



Black American New Roseberry 



New American Scarlet Thompson's Roseberry. 



[This variety is not known in this country; it is un- 

 doubtedly a seedling variety from the Early Virginia, or 

 from that and some other variety, crossed together. Its 

 lateness must render it a valuable fruit.] 



2. Bishop's Wick. — Form conical ; 1st size ; 1st quality ; 

 end of June. 



3. Black Roseberry. — Form roundish ; 1st size; 2d qual- 

 ity ; end June, beginning July. Of a line dark shiny color; 

 a good bearer. Syno?iym : 



Black Round-Fruited Roseberry. 



[This variety has not, to our knowledge, ever been cul- 

 tivated in this country. It is figured in the Pom. Mag., 

 where it is stated to have been raised from seed, by John 

 Williams, of Pitmaston, from the common Roseberry, im- 

 pregnated with the Early Pitmaston Black.] 



4. Conl Late Scarlet. — Form ovate; 1st size; Istquality; 

 beginning to middle July. An excellent late sort ; a good 

 bearer. Synoni/m . 



Sir George Mackenzie's Late Scarlet. 



5. Garncstone Scarlet. — Form roundish ; 1st size ; 1st 

 quality ; end June, beginning July. 



6. Grove End Scarlet. — Form depressed spherical ; 1st 

 size; 2d quality ; middle to end of June. Very handsome, 

 and most abundant bearer. Synonym : 



Atkinson's Scarlet. 



[We formerly cultivated this variety, or one which we 

 obtained under this name ; but it did not prove equal to 

 the Early Virginia. It might not have been true.] 



7. Melon. — Form roundish; 2d size; 1st quality; end 

 June. A good bearer ; dwarf. 



[A few years ago we cultivated one called the Melon; 

 but it was a strawberry of the first size. We believe it 

 was one of the parents of our seedling, as mentioned in 

 our Vol. VI., p. 293.] 



8. Old Scarlet. — Form roundish ; 2d size ; 1st quality ; 

 middle to end of Jime. Valuable for its earliness. but more 



