Strawberries. 



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as President Wilder, is distinguished from this by the long neck 

 of the fruit. 



Ross Phoenix. Large, usually coxcombed or compressed, dark 

 red ; flesh firm, of fa ; ,r flavor. Season medium. Sometimes 

 very productive ; but usually fails on heavy clay, and scorches on 

 light gravel. An uncertain variety. Now superseded. 



Scoffs Seedling. Rather large, elongated conic, regular ; light scar- 

 let ; flesh pale red, not very juicy nor high flavored. Mass. 

 Superseded. 



SETH BOYDEN. (Boyden's No. 30.) Very large, roundish conical, 

 regular, often with a short neck, bright crimson ; rather soft on 

 the surface, juicy, rich, sub-acid. Plant vigorous and productive. 

 Newark, N. J. 



Fig. 462. Seth Boyden. Fig. 463. Trioniphe de Gaud. 



Stinger's Seedling. (Union, erroneously?) Large, roundish ovate 

 or coxcomb-shaped ; scarlet ; stalk stiff. Penn. 



TRIOMPHE DE GAND. Quite large (often two inches longest dia- 

 meter under good cultivation), sometimes irregularly roundish, 

 more frequently much coxcombed ; crimson ; flesh rather firm, 

 with a mild, sweet, very good flavor. Plant vigorous, hardy, 

 and moderately productive requiring good cultivation and the 

 removal of runners. Belgian. 



Victoria. (Trollope's Victoria, Union.) Very large, nearly round, 

 regular ; light red ; flesh pale red, tender, moderately rich, juicy, 

 sweet often nearly flavorless. Plant hardy, moderately vigor- 

 ous, not very productive. English. 



Vicomtesse Hericart de Thury. Rather large, conical, sometimes 

 coxcombed, scarlet ; firm, rich. Early and productive. Lobes 

 of the leaves short and roundish, crimped. French. 



