998 THE STRAWBERRY. 



OLD PINE, OR CAROLINA. 



Pine Apple. Old Scarlet. 



Carolina. Blood Pine. 



Old Scarlet Pine. Grandiflora. 



American. Hermaphrodite. Medium, conical, with a neck, some- 

 times coxcomb-shaped, bright scarlet. Flesh solid, juicy, and rich. 



ORANGE PROLIFIC. 



Raised by Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester, N. Y. Pistillate. Vines 

 hardy, vigorous, very productive. 



Fruit large, roundish, sometimes oblate, often necked, deep crimson. 

 Seeds deeply embedded. Flesh somewhat firm, with a brisk, rather acid 

 flavor. 



OSCAR. 



An English variety. Hermaphrodite. 



Fruit large, irregular in form, from ovate to coxcomb, rich deep 

 crimson. Flesh red, melting, firm, juicy, rich, and sweet. 



PEABODY. 

 Peabody's Seedling. New Hautbois. 



This variety originated with Charles A. Peabody, Columbus, Ga. 



Fruit of large size, form irregular. Flesh firm, sweet, melting, juicy, 

 with a pineapple flavor. When fully ripe the color is a rich deep 

 crimson. 



PEAK'S EMPEROR. 



Originated by E. Peak, South Bend, Ind. 



Fruit large, oblong conical, dark crimson. Flesh firm, juicy, mild, 

 subacid. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 



Raised by Gerhard Schmitz, of Philadelphia. Pistillate. Plant mo- 

 derately vigorous, not productive. 



Fruit medium to large, broadly conical, deep crimson. Flesh red, 

 very similar to Moyamensing. 



PREMIER. 



British Green Seedling. 



An English variety. 



Fruit large, roundish or roundish ovate, bright red, shining. Flesh 

 white, firm, juicy, rich. (Hogg.) 



PRESIDENT WILDER. 



Raised in 1860 by Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, of Dorchester, Mass., 

 from seed of Hovey's Seedling impregnated with La Constante, and dedi- 

 cated to him by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. This new va- 

 riety, as grown on the originator's grounds, promises to be valuable, and if 

 it succeeds as well in other soils and localities it will be an acquisition. 

 Plant healthy, hardy, vigorous, and very productive. Fruit-stalk short, 



