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Its fruit, the same size & shape as the hautbois, is cherry-red on the side in the 

 sun, & the seeds are brown. The shaded side is a pale light red or a beautiful yellow, & 

 the seeds are red or straw-colored. The flesh is very tender, & the juice is plentiful. It 

 tastes a bit like wine & its scent resembles that of raspberries. On some fruits the seeds 

 are quite recessed; on others they protrude considerably. The last fruits at the ends of the 

 upright shoots are flattened at the ends, having the same shape as the common 

 strawberry. Though the upright shoots are very stout, when they're full of fruit they have 

 to be supported by rods. I believe that in England the plant is called Haulboi. 



It's claimed that this strawberry plant originated in America, & it's presumed to be 

 a parent or a variety of the hautbois. It deserves to be cultivated & propagated. It's less 

 afflicted by cockchafer grubs than are other strawberry plants. 



I haven't been able to find any difference between the male individual & that of 

 the hautbois. The plant is fertilized by all of the strawberry plants that can do the same for 

 the hautbois. 



Another strawberry plant called the apricot strawberry plant is cultivated in some 

 gardens. It's distinguishable from the hautbois only by its fruit. One side of it is a deep 

 red-brown, & on the other it's a waxy white or lightly tinged with red. Its flesh is soft but 

 the flavor & fragrance are very faint. So in this respect these strawberries are very much 

 inferior to the raspberry-strawberries & their only advantage over the hautbois is their 

 tenderness. 



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