HYBRID STRAWBERRIES 



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other long-necked varieties known to us, for both of these have 

 white-fleshed fruit. 



General Chanzy Strawberry. — Plant very vigorous ; leaves 

 large and dark green ; leaf-stalks covered with an abundance 

 of long hairs ; flower-stems stout, erect, taller than the leaves, or 

 partially so ; fruit generally very large and long, narrowed at both 

 ends, sometimes hollow at the centre, and of exceedingly dark 

 red colour, which becomes nearly black when the fruit is fully ripe ; 

 flesh blood-red throughout, sugary, vinous, and sometimes per- 

 fumed to a surprising de- 

 gree. This variety ripens 

 rather late and continues 

 bearing for a considerable 

 time. 



Jucunda Strawberry. 



— Plant very vigorous and 

 thick-set ; leaf-stalks tall ; 

 leaves medium-sized, light 

 green, almost glazed ; 

 leaflets nearly round, with 

 short and rather round 

 teeth and well-marked 

 veins ; flowers medium- 

 sized, very numerous ; 

 flower-stems stout, erect, 

 often leafy, always very 

 branching, and taller than 

 the leaves ; fruit very 

 abundant, heart-shaped, 

 of a bright vermilion-red 

 colour, becoming darker 

 when over-ripe, and some- 

 times slightly hollow at 

 the centre ; flesh red, 

 juicy, rather perfumed, 

 and not very sugary ; 

 seeds yellow, almost entirely projecting. Ripens half-late. The 

 vigour and hardiness of this variety, the abundance of its fruit, 

 their fine colour, and their capability of bearing carriage without 

 injury, render it one of the most valuable kinds of Strawberries for 

 market-gardens near large towns. It is in full bearing when the 

 early kinds are on the decline. 



La Constante Strawberry.— Plant of compact, thick-set 

 growth ; leaves short stalked ; leaflets small, nearly round, dark, 

 rather glaucous green, with large teeth, usually few in number, 

 but long and sharp ; flowers very numerous, small, greenish white ; 



Edouard Lefort Strawberry. 



