676 THE STRAWBERRY. 



KEEN'S SEEDLING. 

 Keen's Black Pine. Murphy's Child. 



An old well-known English sort of the finest quality, but does 

 not generally succeed here. Flowers staminate. Fruit large, 

 roundish, often cockscomb-shaped, dark purplish -scarlet, surface 

 polished. Flesh firm, with a rich high flavour. 



LE BARON. 



Raised by Wm. R. Prince. Fruit early, very large, obtuse- 

 cone, dark scarlet, not showy, sweet, rich, melting, highest fla- 

 vour of all the largest varieties ; very productive for one of its 

 sexuality, and continues a long time in bearing. Hermaphro- 

 dite. (Pr. Cat.) 



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McAvoY's EXTRA RED. 

 McAvoy's No 1. 



Same origin as Superior. Flowers pistillate ; vines hardy, 

 vigorous, and very productive. Fruit large, irregularly oblate, 



generally necked. Colour deep scarlet. Flesh tender, juicy ; 

 avour exceedingly acid. Excellent for preserving. 



METHVEN SCARLET. 



Methven Castle. Southampton Scarlet. 



"Warren's Seedling. Keen's Seedling, (of some) 



An English variety of large sizes, roundish or cockscomb-shap- 

 ed, rather dull scarlet. Flesh soft, and of indifferent flavour ; 

 pistillate. 



MOYAMENSING. 



Raised by Gerhard Schmitz, of Philidelphia. Pistillate, mo- 

 derately vigorous and productive. Fruit medium to large, 

 broadly conical, deep crimson ; seeds numerous, deeply imbedded. 

 Flesh red, rather firm, pretty briskly acid, much like Hudson, 

 and may prove a good market variety. 



MONROE SCARLET. 



Raised by Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y. Flowers pis- 

 tillate, plant vigorous, and productive. Fruit rather large, round- 

 ish, light scarlet. Flesh tender, juicy, and of very good flavour. 



NECKED PINE. 

 Unique Prairie. Pine Apple. 



An American variety, rather early, medium size, conical, with 

 a neck ; light scarlet. Flesh tender, sprightly, rather acid , 

 productive. Pistillate. 



