THE STRAWBERRY. 683 



SWAINSTONE'S SEEDLING. Thomp. 



English. Staminate ; large, ovate, beautiful light glossy scar- 

 let, and good flavour : bears only very moderate crops. 



CLASS III. 

 Alpine and Wood Strawberries. 



RED WOOD. Thomp. 



English Red "Wood. Common Rouge. 



Des Bois a Fruit Rouge. Newland's Mammoth. 

 Stoddard's Alpine. 



This is the wild strawberry of Europe (F. vesca), long more 

 commonly cultivated in our gardens than any other sort, and 

 still, perhaps, the easiest of cultivation, and one of the most 

 desirable kinds. It always bears abundantly; and though the 

 fruit is small, yet it is produced for a much longer time than 

 that of the other classes of strawberries, and is very sweet and 

 delicate in flavour. Flowers always perfect. 



Fruit red, small, roundish-ovate. Seeds set even with the 

 surface of the fruit. It ripens at medium season. 



WHITE WOOD. Thomp. 



This is precisely similar in all respects to the foregoing, ex- 

 cept in its colour, which is white. It ripens at the same time. 



RED ALPINE. Thomp. 



Red Monthly Strawberry. Des Alpes a Fruit Rouge. 

 Des Alpes de Tous les Mois a Fruit Rouge, &c. 



The common Red Alpine, or monthly-bearing strawberry, is 

 a native of the Alps, and succeeds well with very trifling care 

 in this country. The Alpines always continue bearing from 

 June till November ; but a very fine autumnal crop is secured 

 by cutting off all the spring blossoms. The plant resembles the 

 Red Wood, and the fruit is similar in flavour and colour, but 

 long-conical in form. Flowers always perfect. 



WHITE ALPINE. Thomp. 



"White Monthly. Des Alpes a -Fruit Blanc. 

 Des Alpes de Tous les Mois a Fruit Blanc, &c. 



Precisely similar to the Red Alpine, except in colour. Fruit 

 conical, white. 



