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STRAWBERRIES. 



serratures, upper surface nearly smooth ; scapes shorter than 

 the footstalks, upright, stiff, with long branching peduncles ; 

 calyx large, spreading ; petals large, much imbricated ; sta- 

 mens moderately long ; anthers perfect ; fruit large, ovate- 

 conical, sometimes cockscombed, of a rich bright scarlet ; 

 grains slightly imbedded ; flesh pale scarlet, rich and juicy, 

 with a very grateful flavour." 



FRENCH MUSK HAUTBOIS. Pr. cat. 



This fruit is more round or globular than most of the other 

 Hautbois varieties I have seen ; it is very dark when fully ripe, 

 being of a blackish purple colour. The plants are exceedingly 

 productive, and yield some fruit after the regular crop is past, 

 and flowers may even be here and there seen, when the main 

 crop is at perfect maturity. The flavour is high and musky, 

 and the fruit is much esteemed by those who are partial to this 

 class of strawberries. 



DOWNTON. Pr. cat. Pom. mag. Lond. hort. cat. 



This strawberry comes into bearing about eight or ten days 

 later than the other varieties most cultivated, and is particularly 

 valuable on that account. The plants are distinguishable by 

 their foliage, which is of a pale green hue. This is a tolerably 

 productive sort, and the fruit when fully ripened is of excellent 

 quality, possessing a highly aromatic flavour. Some of the 

 berries are cockscomb shaped, but the greater part are ovate, 

 and have a neck. The preserves and jam made from this kind 

 are excellent. For the acquisition of this variety, the world is 

 indebted to Mr. Knight, who originated it from seeds of a large 

 Scarlet strawberry, at present little valued, after having im- 

 pregnated it with the Old Black. Its male parent, although 

 of a superior flavour, is very little cultivated, as it seldom 

 flourishes or produces well. The Pomological Magazine 

 describes the Downton strawberry thus : " Leaves pale green, 

 footstalks very long ; leaflets of thin texture, moderate size, 

 with large coarse serratures ; scapes very long, stiff, and 



