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The largest of the fruits rarely are more than nine lignes in diameter, & their 

 height is almost the same. They're shaped approximately like a section of an egg. The 

 ones that grow near the end of the upright shoot are much smaller, & their tips are 

 blunter. 



The skin on the side in the sun is a beautiful bright scarlet red, & the seeds are 

 reddish brown. The other side is a pale scarlet red often mingled with yellow in some 

 places. Some of the seeds are light red and others are pale yellow. 



The flesh, though very soft, isn't very delicate. Its scent is unique; it's fairly 

 pleasant when this strawberry is eaten by itself but very good when mixed with common 

 strawberries. 



The seeds are set into recesses or alveoli, sometimes twice as deep as the diameter 

 of the seed itself, & edged around by very prominent projections in the skin that make the 

 surface of the fruit very uneven. 



This strawberry plant is easily distinguished from all the others. It doesn't even 

 resemble the Bath scarlet except in name & somewhat in the color of its fruit. It succeeds 

 well in all kinds of soil & in all exposures. It takes to the artificial heat of hothouses & 

 frames. After it has produced fruit in them in March & April, if kept for a while in the 

 shade & subsequently planted in open ground, it yields a plentiful second crop in 

 September. 



Some gardeners attribute to this strawberry plant a variety they call Canada 

 scarlet. The flowers are larger - some are an inch in diameter - & the petals are rounder at 

 the tips. Its upright shoots are even shorter (most are only six or eight lignes up to the 

 first node). They're generally more slanted & bear more flowers, from twelve to fifteen. 

 The fruit 



