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common circumstance, when the autumn is prolonged by fine 

 weather. The White Alpine, with runners, is similar to the 

 preceding, except in point of colour. 



The habits and general character of the Alpine and Wood 

 strawberries are very similar ; the principal difference is in the 

 shape of the fruit, and in the period of production. In the 

 former the berries are usually conical, and in the latter more 

 globose. The Alpine varieties continue to produce fruit after 

 tlie main crop has passed, in greater or less quantities, until 

 the severity of the weather prevents, but the Wood strawber- 

 ries do not. 



WHITE BUSH ALPINE. Pr. cat. 



Fraisier des Alpes sans filet, a fruit hlanc, 

 Fraisier des qiiatre saisons sans filet, a fruit hlanc, 

 Fraisier huisson des quatre saisons, d fruit blanc, 



The fruit of this variety is similar in size and quality to the 

 English White Wood strawberry. The peculiarities which dis- 

 tinguish it are the following : It forms no runners, but conti- 

 nues flowering and producing fruit until the winter sets in. 

 The crop produced towards the close of the season is, how- 

 ever, far less abundant than that produced in June. The Red 

 bush Alpine is only distinguished from the white variety by 

 its difierence in colour. Both are interesting appendages to 

 the fruit garden, and their being devoid of runners renders 

 tbem suitable for borders. 



TRUE CHILI. Lo:nd. hort. trans. Lind. 



Fraisier de Cliili. Duh. Patagonian. 



GreenwelVs New Giant. Large Hairy Cliili. Bourlon. 



This is the original species from which several seminal va- 

 rieties have been produced. The fruit is particularly large, 

 of irregular shape, but generally ovate or bluntly conical, and 

 when ripe of an uniform dull varnished brownish red ; the 

 seeds are dark brown, and projecting ; the flesh slightly tinged 

 with red near the outside, the other part whitish, very firm, 

 hollow in the centre, with a small core. The fruit ripens 



of the French 

 collections. 



