WORTHY GENERAL CULTIVATION. 



455 



eighth that of any other variety ; farm, varied, as shown in our draw- 

 ings, generally roundish, irregular, conical, and occasionally slightly 

 necked ; color, rich, dark, glossy crimson ; seeds, large, slightly im- 

 bedded ; flesh, red crimson, lighted and veined with white, the white 

 most apparent at the apex, tender, juicy, rich, with an exquisitely 

 fine, high flavor ; core; round, oblong, rather open and coarse in tex- 

 ture. Too tender to endure carriage long distances, desirable for 

 market gardens near town, as well as for private gardens. Ripens 

 at medium season. 



JENNEY'S SEEDLING. 



For ripening late say one week after " Long- 

 worth's Prolific," or about same time as " Dun- 

 dee" and for its firm texture, and desirable 

 qualities as a variety for preserving, we place 

 the Jenney's Seedling in our list for general cul- 

 tivation. Flowers, pistillate; vines, very hardy ; 

 leaf and fruit- stems both long, stiff, and up- 

 right ; calyx, very large, distinctive ; fruit, 

 large, very regular, roundish conical ; color, rich, 

 glossy dark red ; seeds, deeply imbedded ; flesh, 

 white, tinged with pink at the core, while the 

 red of surface is shaded in one-sixteenth of dis- 

 tance, firm, rich, sub-acid, delicious ; core, long 

 conical, open texture, sometimes hollow. Sea- 

 son, late. Very productive, 3,200 quarts having been gathered from 

 less than three-quarters of an acre. 



PROLIFIC HAUTBOIS. 



Conical Hautbois, 

 Musk Hautbois, 

 Double Bearing, 



Caperon Royal, 

 Lafayette (of some,) 

 La Grange (of some.) 



Of all the Hautbois or high-wood class orf straw- 

 berries, this we regard as the only one worth culti- 

 vating ; and even this is only adapted to private 

 gardens of those who relish its peculiar musky fla- 

 vor. One pint of these berries, mixed with a dish 

 of two quarts of any of the Scarlet or Pine varie- 

 ties, 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 product- 

 ive ; fruit, medium, sometimes large, rounded con- 

 ical, dark purplish red; seeds, light crimson, prominent; flesh, firm, 

 musky, very rich, sweet, and delicious ; core, ovate conical, partially 



