STR^^lWEERRIES. 



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leaflets small, oval, coarsely serrated, convex, their upper sur- 

 face very slightly hairy, scapes as long as the leaf stalk, up- 

 right, partially pubescent, with short pedicles; calyx large, 

 reflexed ; petals rather large, obovate ; stamens of moderate 

 length, with perfect anthers ; fruit of good size, with a neck, 

 a lengthened cone in shape, bright shining scarlet; grains 

 prominent ; flesh firm, red, very rich and high flavoured. 



ROSEBERRY. Pr. cat. Lond. hort. cat. Lind. 



Rose Strawberry. Scotch Scarlet. 



This is a very high flavoured and productive variety ; the 

 fruit has a neck and separates readily from the hull ; its form 

 is oblong and pointed; the plant is not of tall growth, and the 

 berries are of medium size. It is very extensively cultivated 

 near London, for the supply of the markets of that city, and 

 is also deemed one of the best for forcing during the winter. 



OLD PINE, OR CAROLINA. Pr. cat. Pom. Mag. 



LOND. HORT. CAT. LiND. 



This strawberry, although but a tolerable bearer, has been 

 long held in estimation ; and a fact which goes to prove its 

 extensive dissemination in Europe, is, that there are twenty- 

 one synonymous titles quoted for it in the catalogue of the 

 London Horticultural Society. It is claimed in the Pomolo- 

 gical Magazine to be of British origin, and mention is there 

 made that it is not found in the gardens of France, being dis- 

 tinct from the Frasier Ananas of the French writers. The 

 following description I extract from the same publication : 



*' Its merit and value are universally admitted, and amidst 

 the diversity of opinions which must exist as to which is the 

 best strawberry known, there can be no doubt that this will 

 always receive the greatest number of suflfrages to its supe- 

 riority. In many situations it bears abundantly, in most well, 

 and continues to produce on old beds for several years. It 

 forces well under strong heat. Leaves very deep green ; foot- 

 stalks long and upright; leaflets small, roundish, with rounded 



