THE AMERICAN STRAWBERRY 183 
from Holland. Another report gave credit 
to Virginia, and still another claimed that 
it came from Louisiana. Not one of these 
reports has been either corroborated or con- 
futed. 
Upon comparing the Pineapple straw- 
berries of England and France, they were 
found to be different from each other. The 
difference was not greatly marked, and the 
majority of botanists in a few years came 
to regard the two as variations such as 
might arise within the limits of one stock 
or type. 
This type of Pine strawberry has been 
known for over a century as Fragaria gran- 
difiora, although this name, which was given 
it by Ehrhart in 1792, together with the 
English name Pine, is fast passing out of use. 
Duchesne established it in a distinct species, 
named Fragaria calyculata. This species was 
represented by the Bath Scarlet, a large 
hulled type. 
Besides the above three theories as to the 
origin of the Pine strawberry, there are at 
least two other hypotheses that must be 
taken into consideration. One has the 
acknowledged certification of Duhamel, De 
