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core hollow, lacking a high flavour; 
seeds rather deeply sunk. Plant 
robust, very prolific and bears for a 
long time; a better carrier than Edith. 
Mixapo.--Mr. W. J. Palmer, Mo- 
mohaki Horticultural Station, North Ts- 
land, N.Z.: Without exception the best 
strawberry I have ever met, both for 
cropping and flavour. The foliage is 
healthy and free from disease. This 
is a New Zealand raised seedling. 
Nosite.—A valuable early English 
variety. Plant hardy, with large 
= leaves, prolific; fruit large, roundish 
Marguerite. conical, dark glossy red; flesh firm, 
solid, dark salmon colour; ripens 
early to mid-season, at the same time 
as Paxton. Carries well. 
Parker EaArue (H.).—A tall, vig- 
orous grower, but burns badly, mak- 
ing, however, a good recovery; sets 
practically no runners, and hence 
only adapted to hill culture; leaf 
medium in size, and grcen in colour. 
Berry medium, with distinct neck, 
long, bright crimson, wtih a pro- 
nounced, rather unpleasant, flavour; 
ripens evenly. Productive and valu- 
able both as a late shipper and 
pollenator. Requires much moisture 
to perfect its crop, and does best 
on heavy soils. 
Pinx’s Prouiric (H.).—A splendid late strawberry, does very 
well in Queensland on low, rich serub land, being quite free from 
leaf blight. 
SuarpLtess (H.).—A vigorous and 
healthy, but straggling grower, standing 
drought well and setting a sufficiency of 
runners; leaf large, rather deep green, 
and fruit very large, irregular, and mis- 
shapen, many possessing the “cocks- 
comb” form so characteristic of this var- 
MY iety as to be generally termed the “Sharp- 
‘i aA less shape.” Yet the berries are very 
i alt handsome, bright searlet, flesh pink, firm, 
wy sweet and good, but with little individ- 
Sharpless. uality of flavour; ripens unevenly and 
inclined to green tips. 
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