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flower-stems branching, but very short, and almost hidden by the 



leaves. Fruit large, conical, rather short, 

 and a rather deep scarlet colour when 

 fully ripe ; flesh pink or pale red, delicate 

 in flavour, juicy, perfumed, and slightly 

 deficient in sugar; seeds black, not deeply 

 sunk. This variety is very highly to be 

 recommended, as be- 

 ing productive, a very 

 regular cropper, and 

 taking up but little 



room. 



Le 

 berry.— 



variety, 

 prolific ; 



Jucunda Strawberry 

 (natural size). 



La Constante Strawberry 

 (natural size). 



Czar Straw- 



-A mid-season 

 vigorous and 

 bushy, with 

 large and rather 

 twisted leaves ; leaf- 

 stalks long, red, and 



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