238 TREATISE ON FRUIT TREES. 



(if the written accounts of this strawberry plant are to be believed, it bears fruit that's 

 considerably larger). Even though the diameter of this strawbeny usually exceeds its 

 height, it nevertheless has the appearance of being slightly elongated, because it's 

 enlarged more near the calyx than at its other end, that more often terminates in a slightly 

 raised tip rather than in a point. 



The skin is bright & smooth. It's a very light pale red on the shaded side, where 

 some spots remain slightly yellowish white. The other side is tinged a beautiful, slightly 

 dark red. 



The flesh is firm and has exceptional flavor & fragrance, though inferior to those 

 of the pineapple strawberry. I've held some of these strawberries for about eight days 

 without any deterioration. 



It doesn't have very many seeds. They're reddish-brown, very big, and protrude 

 above the surface of the skin. 



This strawberry plant does poorly in cold, damp, compact ground. Soil that is 

 warm, loose, and sandy confers vigor on the plant and size & fragrance on its fruit. 



X. STRAWBERRY PLANT large flowered, larger, slightly scarlet fruit with recessed seeds in 

 small places in the skin, from Bath. 



STRAWBERRY PLANT Bath Scarlet. (PL IV.) 



THIS STRAWBERRY PLANT, called by some gardeners big scarlet, double scarlet, 

 & better known as Bath scarlet, for the town in the county of Somerset where apparently 

 it was first cultivated, appears to be the largest of all the strawberry plants. Although it 

 looks very different from the Chilean strawberry plant, nevertheless on closer scrutiny 

 one might suspect that it originated from it. The two might even be confused in 

 springtime when the new leaves, vigorous runners, & their thick, short upright shoots 

 haven't yet grown to full size, 



