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only surpassed by Dracaena Draco, the Dragon-tree of the 

 Canary Islands. This is the only known high-stemmed 

 species, the trunk attaining a height of 50 feet and the huge 

 panicle of flowers 40 feet more. It dies, like many allied 

 plants, after flowering. The species is recorded here as a 

 fibre plant, but with us would mainly or solely be kept for 

 its ornamental grandeur. 



Fragaria Chiloensis, Aiton. 



In various of the colder parts both of North and South 

 America. Chili- Strawberry. 



Fragaria collina, Ehrhart. 



In various parts of Europe. Hill -Strawberry. 



Fragaria grandiflora, Ehrhart. (F. Ananas, Miller.) 



Various colder parts of America. Closely allied to F. 

 Chiloensis. Ananas Strawberry. 



Fragaria Illinoensis, Prince. 



North America. Hovey's Seedling and the Boston kind 

 from this plant. 



Fragaria pratensis, Duchesne. (Fragaria elatior, Ehrhart.) 

 In mountain -forests of Europe. Cinnamon-Strawberry. 

 Hautbois. 



Fragaria vesca, D. 



Naturally very widely dispersed over the temperate and 

 colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Wild Wood 

 Strawberry. Erom this typical form probably some of the 

 other Strawberries arose. Middle forms and numerous 

 varieties now in culture were produced by hybridisation. 

 These plants, though abounding already in our gardens, are 

 mentioned here, because even the tenderest varieties could 

 be naturalized in our ranges. Any settler living near some 

 brook or rivulet might readily set out some plants, which 

 with others, similarly adapted, would gradually spread with 

 the current. 



Fragaria Virginiana, Miller. 



North America. Scarlet Strawberry. 



