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size, conical and sometimes flattened in shape, colour 

 bright-scarlet, flesh firm and white, flavour rich and 

 vinous. As a forcing variety is unequalled for early work; 

 even when hard forced it throws its flower-spike well 

 out, setting freely and swelling quickly to a large size. 



Scarlet Queen. — A cross between Noble and King of 

 the Earlies, and coming in between these two fine early 

 sorts. One of the handsomest, brightest-coloured, richest- 

 flavoured, and best early Strawberries yet produced. 



Sensation. — An enormous second early or mid-season 

 variety of good flavour, probably the largest Strawberry 

 ever raised. 



Sharple88. — The best of all the American Strawberries. 

 Very large, early, and productive, and succeeds well in 

 this country. Probably one of the parents of Noble. 



Sir Chan. Napier. — One of the best forcing varieties, 

 fruit firm and solid, of the brightest glossy-scarlet, ripening 

 with Paxton. 



Fig. 1037.— Strawberry— The Laxton. (Rather less than half nat. size.) 



Sir Harry. — An old and most useful variety for forcing, 

 for which purpose it can be strongly recommended, good 

 flavour, firm in flesh and of good constitution. 



Sir Joseph Puxton (see Plate). — The most appreciated 

 and widely grown of all main-crop Strawberries. Fruit 

 large, handsome, bright-scarlet, flesh firm and travels well, 

 flavour good ; plant hardy and vigorous. 



Souvenir de Bossuct. — A very large new main-crop 

 variety raised in France, with enormous fruits, of first 

 quality and fine form, flesh firm and white. 



Stevens' Wonder (Monsignor Dupanloup). — A good early 

 forcing variety of compact habit, producing large fruit of 

 a light shade of colour; a free setter. 



Stirling Castle Pine. — Second early or mid-season. An 

 excellent variety, largely grown for market and suitable 

 for general cultivation. 



Teutonia. — A large-fruited variety, credited as being 

 the earliest sort grown in Germany, and much recom- 

 mended. In an election of Strawberries, conducted last 

 season in Germany, this variety obtained the largest 

 number of votes. 



The Albert. — One of the best late Strawberries of recent 

 Continental introduction. A good grower and bearer, 

 flavour excellent. 



The Laxton (fig. 1037). — "We believe this to be by far 

 the finest of our many introductions, and in it we claim 

 to have combined all the good points of those two fine 

 varieties from which it was raised, viz. Royal Sovereign 

 and Sir J. Paxton, and consider it to be the most won- 

 derful Strawberry for earliness, size, firmness, quality, 

 hardiness, and vigour of plant combined. It is several 

 days earlier than Royal Sovereign ; it is considerably 

 larger than either of its parents; it is much darker and 

 brighter than Royal Sovereign, partaking of the rich 

 colour and taking appearance of Sir J. Paxton. In 

 flavour it is quite as rich as Royal Sovereign, with rather 

 more sweetness. The fruit is firm, and it does not rot on 

 the ground in damp weather, and is a good traveller. A 

 very hardy and vigorous grower, retaining its foliage well 

 in winter" (Laxton). 



Trafalgar (see Plate). — An exceptionally fine late 

 variety of rich pine flavour, equalling Royal Sovereign in 

 size, crop, and colour, and as late as Waterloo. The fruit 

 is pointedly conical in shape, very large, flesh and skin 

 very firm, yet sweet and luscious. A good traveller, and 

 exceptionally good grower and cropper, and likely to 

 supersede many of the later varieties. 



Traveller. — From La Constante and Xapier. Fruit 



