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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Alpine Strawberry has been pretty much grown for some years 

 past under the name of Fraise des Quatre Saisons Amelioree 

 Duru. This is distinguished from the other varieties by the 

 peculiar shape of the fruit, which is very long and slender ; it 

 is lighter in colour than the Janus Strawberry. The size of 

 the fruit of the Alpine Strawberry might be much increased by 

 a careful selection of seed-plants, but it must not be lost sight 



of that every increase 

 in the size of the 

 fruit is usually gained 

 at the expense of 

 their number or the 

 continuous production 

 which is the real and 

 greatest recommenda- 

 tion of the Alpine 

 Strawberry. 



Alpine Berger 

 Strawberry. — Comes 

 very near the preceding 

 variety, but has longer 

 and thicker fruit. A 

 vigorous grower and a 

 very continuous bearer, 

 producing, especially 

 when young, much 

 perfumed scarlet 

 fruit. 



M eudonnaise 

 Perpetual Straw- 

 berry. — This variety, 

 which formerly was 

 rather commonly 

 grown in the neigh- , 

 bourhood of Paris, but 

 at present is somewhat 

 neglected, is distin- 

 guished at first sight 



Alpine Berger Strawberry. 



from all others by its rather light-coloured leaves, which have 

 the peculiarity of being crimped or puffed in the middle, 

 instead of being flat or folded in two, like those of most 

 other varieties of the Alpine Strawberry. The fruit is large, 

 conical, and very dark in colour when quite ripe. It ripens 

 rather late. 



Schoene Anhalterin (Goeschke). — A compact-growing Alpine 

 Strawberry with red fruit, of no particular merit. 



