THE STRAWBERRY. 



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Elton. Large, ovate, often coxcomb-shaped, glossy, light 

 red, becoming dark red, flesh red, rather firm, quite rich. 

 Tender, needs covering in winter. Late ; rather unpro- 

 ductive. 



Grrove-End Scarlet. {Syn. Atkinson Scarlet.) Medium, 

 bright scarlet, roundish-oblate ; flavor pleasant, mild, ra- 

 ther early. English. 



Burr's Staminate Seedling. (Syn. Burr's Old Seedling.) 

 ize medium, flavor pleasant, hardy, very productive, 

 dapted to all soils. Origin, Columbus, Ohio. 



Larue Early Scarlet. Rather large, roundish ovate, reg- 

 ular, bright-scarlet, 

 tender, rich, excellent. 

 Very- early, two or 

 three days after Duke 

 of Kent. Productive 

 at the North. 



The Old or Virginia 

 Scarlet, the original 

 wild strawberry of 

 this country, is 

 smaller, and three or 

 four days later. 



Prince's Profuse Scar- 

 let, is slightly larger 

 than Large Early 

 Scarlet, but bears a 

 close resemblance in other points, except in being pistil- 

 late. Productive. 



Fig. 294. 

 Large Early Scarlet. 



Fig. 295. 

 Prolific Haulbois. 



Section II. Flowers pistillate. 



Bishop's Orange. {Syn. Bishop's New.) Large, regularly 

 conical, light scarlet approaching orange, flesh firm", flavor 

 rather acid, high ; growth low ; leaves hairy. Worth- 

 less except on a deep rich sandy soil, well cultivated. 

 For amateurs only. 



