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tough. The plants can be placed rather closely, and should not be kept over two years, 

 as the fruit from older beds is small and indifferent. Worthy of careful culture. 



Dumbarton Castle. — Fruit three-sided and pointed ; orange red ; seeds deeply 

 set ; sepals hoary ; flesh firm, pleasantly acid, pale ; foliage deep green, compact, 

 covering the fruit. Plant i foot apart. A variety which succeeds the main crop, and is 

 very prolific and useful. 



Edouard Lefort. — Fruit deep black-red ; seeds deeply bedded ; sepals refiexed, 

 exposing a smooth neck ; flesh red ; flavour rich. A variety more suited for earliest 

 forcing than for open ground. More vigorous than La Grosse Sucree : the plants form 

 more crowns, and thus produce a larger crop of fruits. Not figured, but resembles 

 Kitley's Goliath. 



Eleanor (Oxonian). — Fruit bluntly oblong ; colour striking carmine red to deep 

 red ; seeds few and deeply set ; flesh red, firm. A handsome late variety of large size. 

 Flavour briskly acid ; sepals prominent ; leaves pale green on short, wiry footstalks. A 

 great bearer. The fruit is borne on long stems away from the foliage. Still one of the 

 largest late varieties. It requires to be eaten with sugar. Invaluable for a late supply. 

 Of compact habit. 



Elton Pine. — Fruit long, wedge-shaped, sometimes rather flat; deep shining 

 crimson red ; seeds small ; sepals clasping the fruit ; flesh firm, red ; flavour distinct and 

 good, but rather acid ; foliage dark green, shining ; flower-stalks long ; stems pale green, 

 and hairy. An old and justly esteemed variety for a late supply. One of the best for 

 preserving. 



Filbert Pine. — Fruit rather long, pointed; seeds dark, showing clearly in the 

 orange-red skin ; flesh very firm, white, has a distinct rich flavour ; foliage most robust, 

 dull green ; flower-stalks abundant, rising above the leaves. An old and justly esteemed 

 sort for a late crop, well repaying extra attention in a dry season. 



Frogmore Late Pine. — Fruit long, conical, dull red ; seeds prominent ; sepals 

 large, reddish ;y?a'Z'oar rich and excellent ;/o/za^^ pale green ; growth close and compact, 

 with an unhealthy look. This variety is valualjle for a late crop, and should be planted 

 on a north border, and well fed in June if the season is dry. 



Hautbois. — Fruit produced in erect bunches of six to eight, of a dull blood red 

 colour when ripe, of rich aromatic flavour, greatly esteemed by Yaa.ny; foliage dull green, 

 downy, and produced in a compact bush-like form ; habit neat and suitable for edging 

 paths. The flowers are conspicuous, thrown well above the foliage. There are two 

 varieties worth culture, the Royal Hautbois and Belle d'Orleans ; they are practically 

 alike. 



Kitley's Goliath. — Fruit bright glowing red, irregularly pointed ; seeds quite 

 deeply set ; flesh soft, melting, pale colour ; sepals clasping the berries ; flavour brisk, 

 refreshing, and juicy ; foliage very robust ; leaves glossy green, deeply toothed, on long 

 weak footstalks. Fruit produced very freely on long stems. One of the finest and best 

 flavoured for town gardens or home use. It is too soft to travel ; an enormous bearer. 



La Grosse SuCR^ie. — Fruit irregular and pointed, rich glossy red ; seeds black and 

 deeply set ; sepals reflexed, showing a smooth neck ; flavour very sweet and rich ; this 

 variety has scanty foliage, and seldom has more than one crown ; leaves deeply 

 toothed on spreading footstalks. Owing to its habit this variety should be planted 

 I foot apart, but it is scarcely worth cultivating out-of-doors. Its value lies in its 

 adaptability to pot culture for earliest forcing. The crop is never large. In appearance 

 it much resembles Kitley's Goliath, but has a long smooth neck. 



Latest of All. — Fruit pale red, very large and irregularly heart-shaped, furrowed, 

 does not always ripen well ; seeds numerous on surface ; flesh firm, white towards centre ; 

 flavour aromatic, sweet and rich, resembling British Queen ; a handsome and indis- 

 pensable variety \ foliage pale green, downy beneath, not abundant. Liable in hot soils to 

 take red spider ; should be planted on a cool and shaded border. The name is unfortu- 

 nate as there are several later sorts ; its place is at the end of the mid-season varieties. 



Louis Gautier. — Fruit round or cockscomb-shaped ; seeds dark ; colour striking, 

 peach pink ; flesh lemon-white, soft and melting, of pleasant flavour ; sepals small ; 



