Varieties of Strawberries. 283 



Caroline. Plant a moderate grower; foliage light green; leaf-stalk 

 somewhat downy ; truss 4 to 5 inches ; berry bright scarlet, with a 

 varnished appearance ; bulky, conical ; flesh scarlet ; flavor good ; size 3 

 to 4 inches ; calyx spreading ; season medium. Originated with J. B. 

 Moore, Concord, Mass. Staminate. 



Crescent Seedling. Plant vigorous, tall, with dark green and very slender 

 foliage ; leaf-stalk rather smooth ; truss 6 to 8 inches, well branched ; bearing 

 12 to 1 8 berries; bright scarlet berry, round to conical, with a peculiar 

 depression near the apex ; large ones somewhat irregular ; size 2 to 4 

 inches ; flesh scarlet ; flavor not good, unless grown on light land and 

 the berry ripens in the sun ; calyx recurved. Soft, for long carriage ; but 

 its bright color and fair size, under good culture, cause it to sell readily in 

 near markets. I think the public will demand better flavored berries. 

 It certainly should. There are few weeds that can compete with the 

 Crescent in vigorous growth. It does well in the hot climate of the South. 

 Indeed, there are few soils so poor and dry that it cannot thrive upon 

 them; and, at the same time, under high culture, with runners cut, it 

 improves wonderfully. It has yielded at the rate of 15,000 quarts to 

 the acre. Originated with Mr. William Parmelee, of New Haven, Conn., in 

 1870. Pistillate, or nearly so. For illustration, see page 101. 



Centennial Favorite. Plant vigorous, tall, with light green foliage; truss 

 3 to 7 inches, much branched ; berry dark scarlet, round to flat, inclined to 

 have a neck ; 2 to 4 inches ; smooth and glossy in appearance, uniform in 

 size ; flesh dark scarlet ; flavor fine ; calyx spreading ; season medium to 

 late ; moderately productive. Originated with Mr. E. W. Durand, Irving- 

 ton, N. J. Pistillate. 



Cinderella. Plant very vigorous, with light green foliage; leaf- 

 stalks soft, downy ; truss 4 to 6 inches ; berry conical, sometimes 

 necked, bright scarlet, glossy ; flesh moderately firm, light pink ; flavor 

 fair, but not high ; size 3 to 5 inches ; season early to medium ; calyx 

 spreading. 



The young plants are not very productive, but I think they would 

 improve greatly in this respect if the runners were cut, and that they would 

 bear better the second year. The berry is almost as beautiful and 

 attractive as the Jucunda, which it resembles somewhat ; and it can be 

 grown on light soils, where the Jucunda cannot thrive. Originated with 

 Mr. Oscar Felton, of N. J., 1873. Staminate. 



Continental. Plant vigorous ; leaf-stalk smooth; truss 5 to 7 inches, well 

 branched, bearing 12 to 1 8 berries ; berry dark crimson, obtusely conical ; 

 flesh firm, scarlet ; flavor good ; calyx recurving ; season late ; moder- 



