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especially for the confectioner, on account of its fine color. 



Synonyms : 



Scarlet Old Bath Scarlet (of some) 



Early Scarlet Orange or Irish (of the Dutch) 



Original Scarlet Ecarlate 



Virginian Ecarlate de Virginie 



Scarlet Virginian De Virginie. 



[This is our well known Early Virginia, which name 

 should be cancelled for the Old Scarlet. "We shall ourselves 

 adopt it hereafter.] 



9. Roseberry. — Form conical ; 1st size ; 1st quality; end 

 June, beginning July. Well known as a very abundant 

 bearer, continuing late in succession. Synonyms: 



Rose Aberdeen Seedling 



Scotch Scarlet Prolific Pine 



Aberdeen Brickley Scarlet. 



[An excellent variety, considerably cultivated around 

 Boston, and worthy a place in a large collection.] 



10. Southboroiigh. — Form roundish; 1st size; 2d qual- 

 ity ; beginning July. A good bearer; large, but not fine. 

 Synonym : 



Marshall's Seedling. 



[Much cultivated at the South, particularly around Wash- 

 ington, for the market. We cultivated a bed of it about 

 seven years since.] 



Class II. Black Strawberries. 



11. Downton. — Form ovate; 1st size; 1st quality; be- 

 ginning to middle July. The best of this class of straw- 

 berries, all its properties taken into consideration. Syno- 

 nyms : 



Knight's Seedling Knight's, No. 7, Hort. Trans. 



Knight's Strawberry 

 [A shy bearer with our cultivation. We never knew but 

 a small number of persons who could procure a good crop. 

 In 1835 we had a bed of it, but on the production of our 

 seedling we gave up the growth of the Downton. We 

 could not get a crop of fruit.] 



12. Elton.— Form ovate; 1st size; 1st quality; middle 

 to end July. A great bearer ; valuable as a very late sort. 

 Synonym : 



Elton Seedling. 



[Mr. Knight raised this fine variety, and gave plants of 



