678 THE STRAWBERRY. 



Ruby. 



English, medium size ; bright coloured berry of a long ovate 

 form, similar in shape to Scott's Seedling. Flesh juicy, rich, 

 and excellent; not very hardy. (Hov. Mag.) 



Scarlet Nonpareil. 



English ; very large, pretty regularly formed ; roundish, coni- 

 cal ; bright glossy red ; saccharine, and rich, with a highly 

 perfumed flavour. (Hov. Mag.) 



Scarlet Cone. 



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

 plant vigorous and very productive. Fruit large, perfectly coni- 

 cal, bright scarlet, beautiful. (Ell. &: Barry's Cat.) 



Scott's Seedling. 



"* Raised by Mr. J. Scott, of Brighton, Mass. Flowers herma- 

 phrodite. A beautiful, rather early, hardy and productive va- 

 riety. Fruit rather large, elongated-conic, regular ; light crim- 

 son or scarlet. Flesh pale-red, not very juicy, nor high fla- 

 voured. 



Sir Harry. 



A Seedling of the British Queen, impregnated with Keen's 

 Seedling ; considered the most valuable of all the English va- 

 rieties. The berries are very large, of a thick cockscomb form, 

 larii-e calyx, and stout fruit stems. Colour deep dark red, or 

 mulberry ; glossy. Flesh red, solid, fine-grained, very juicy, and 

 of the most delicious flavour ; plants robust and gi-eat bearers. 

 (Hov. Mag.) 



Triomphe de Gand. 



From Belgium ; plant vigorous, moderately productive. Fruit 

 large, roundish, irregular ; bright crimson. Flesh rather firm, 

 juicy, and very good flavour. 



Victoria. 



Trollope's Victoria. 



An English variety. Flowers staminate, plant hardy, vigo- 

 rous, moderately productive ; leaves large, thick, roundish, ob- 

 tusely serrate. Fruit very large, nearly globular, regular. 

 Calyx very large in a depression ; colour light crimson. Flesh, 

 light scarlet, tender, juicy, sweet, rich, with a somewhat pecu- 

 liar aromatic flavour. 



