THE STRAWBERRY. 677 



Omer Pacha. 



A foreign variety. Fruit large, roundish, or cockscomtrsliaped. 

 Colour bright red. Flesh solid, juicy, sweet ; flavour resembling 

 the old pine; strong habit and prolific. (Hov. Mag.) 



Orange Prolific. 



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

 tillate ; vines hardy, vigorous, very productive. Fruit large, 

 roundish, sometimes oblate, often necked ; deep crimson ; seeds 

 deeply imbedded. Flesh somewhat firm, with a brisk, rather 

 acid flavour. 



Pennsylvania. 



Raised by Gerhard Schmitz, of Philadelphia. Pistillate, plant 

 moderately vigorous, not ' productive. Fruit medium to large, 

 broadly conical, deep crimson. Flesh red, very similar to Moya- 

 mensing. 



Prince's Climax. 



Raised by Wm. R. Prince, Flushing, Long Island. Pistillate. 

 Very large, conical, beautiful bright scarlet, a splendid fruit, 

 good flavour, very productive, estimable ; plant vigorous, with 

 pale-green foliage. (Pr. Cat.) 



Prince of Wales. 



An English fruit of large size, with a bright deep red, glossy 

 surface, and a delicate solid flesh, somewhat acid. (Hov. Mag.) 



Prince's Magnate. 



Raised by Wm. R. Prince. Fruit very large, rounded, and 

 some berries compressed ; scarlet ; rich flavour, productive, 

 highly valuable, a very distinct fruit ; plant hardy and vigorous, 

 with large broad foliage. Flowers pistillate. (Pr. Cat.) 



Rival Hudson. 



Raised by Mr. Burr, Columbus, Ohio, an improvement on 

 the old Hudson ; plant hardy and productive — Pistillate. Fruit 

 medium, conical. Colour deep crimson. Flesh firm, with a 

 brisk sub-acid flavour. 



Ross's Phcenix. 



Raised by Alexander Ross, Hudson, N. Y. Staminate ; does 

 not succeed unless with deep, rich soil, and good cultivation. 

 Fruit large, generally cockscomb-shaped. Colour very dark 

 red. Flesh firm and high flavoured. 



