3S6 THE STRAWBERRY. 



VARIETIES. 

 Class I. Scarlet Strawberries. 



'FIowcm small; leaves rather long, thin, and light green, sharply serrate J frail 

 bright color, acid or sub-acid, seed deeply sunk. Fragaria virginiina.) 



Section I. Flowers Staminate. 

 Section II. Flowers Pistillate.. 



Class II. Pine Strawberries. 



(Flowers rather large, leaves broad, -dark green, sometimes obtuse ; fruit large, not 

 acid, rather smooth, seeds little sunk. Fragaria grandijlora.) 



Section I. Flowers Staminate. 

 Section II. Flowers Pistillate. 



Class III. Alpine and Wood Strawberries. 



(Flowers rather small, perfect; leaves small, thin, light green; fruit small, sweet, 

 parting freely from the calyx. Fragaria vcsca.) 



Class IV. Hautbois Strawberries. 



(Leaves large, pale green, on tall stalks* ; fruit-stalk tall and erect ; fruit dull pur 

 ptish. Fragaria elaiior. ) 



Class V. Chili Strawberries. 



(Leaves very hairy, thick, obtusely serrate ; fruit very large, pale, insipid. Tender 

 Fragaria ckiknsis.) 



Class VI. Green Strawberries. 



(Leaves light green, plaited ; flesh solid. Of little value.) 



Class I. Scarlet Strawberries. 



Section I. Flowers Staminate. 



Downton. (Syn. Knight's Seedling.) Rather large, necked, 

 ovate or coxcomb-shaped, often oblate, dark purplish 

 scarlet, flesh firm, rich, aromatic ; unproductive. Value- 

 less. English. 



Duke of Kent. (Syn. Austrian Scarlet.) Small, varying 

 from roundish without aneck, to long conical and necked; 

 bright scarlet, a clear rich acid. Earliest of all straw- 

 berries, — ripe the first day of summer. Usually stami- 

 nate, but the earlier flowers sometimes pistillate only. 



* Whence the name hauiMi, meaning, lite rally, in French, high-wood 



