386 THE STRAWBERRY. 



VAEIETIES. 



Class I. Scarlet Strawberries. 



'Flowers small; leaves rather long, thin, and light green, sharply serrate; firait 

 bright color, acid or sub-acid, seed deeply sunk. Fragaria virginiina.) 



Section I. Flowers Staminate. 

 Section 11. Flowers Pistillate.. 



Class II. Pine Strawberries. 



(Flowers ra'.her large, leaves broad, dark green, sometimes obtuse ; fruit large, noj 

 acid, rather smooth, seeds little sunk. Fragaria grandijiora.) 



Section I. Flowers Staminate. 

 Section II. Flowers Pistillate. 



Class III. Alpink and Wood Strawberries. 



(Flowers rather small, perfect; leaves small, thin, light green; fruit small, sweet, 

 parting I'reely t"rom the calyx. Fragaria vesca.) 



Class IV. Hautbois Strawberries. 



(Ijeaves large, pale green, on tall stalks*; fruit-stalk tall and erect; fruit dull pur 

 plish. Fragaria elatior. ) 



Class V. Chili Strawberries. 



(Leaves very hairy, thick, obtusely serrate ; fruit very large, pale, insipid. Tender 



Fragaria chilensis.) 



Class VI. Green Strawberries. 



(Leaves light green, plaited; flesh solid. Of little value.) 



Class I. Scarlet Strawberries. 



Section I. Flowers Staminate. 



Downton. {Syn. Knight's Seedling.) Rather large, necked, 

 ovate or coxcomb-shaped, often oblate, dark purplish 

 scarlet, flesh firm, rich, aro;i.atic ; unproductive. Value- 

 less. English. 



Ditke of Kent. {Syn. Austrian Scarlet.) Small, varying 

 from roundish without a neck, to long conical and necked , 

 brijht scarlet, a clear rich acid. Earliest of all straw- 

 berries, — ripe the first day of s immer. Usually stami- 

 nate, but the earlier flowers sometimes pistillate only. 



♦ Whence the name hautbois, meanmg, literally, in French, high-wood 



