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before any other Strawberry, thus redeeming its sole defect of 

 smallness. 



Napoleon III. Strawberry. — Plant vigorous, with large, erect, 

 dark green, shining leaves ; leaf-stalks very hairy ; leaflets large, 

 nearly round, with broad, blunt teeth ; flowers medium-sized, 

 very round, in crowded clusters ; flower-stems stout, leafy, rising 

 well above the foliage. Fruit large, rather short, and vermilion-red ; 

 flesh very white, melting, well perfumed in warm seasons, sometimes 

 a little hollow at the centre ; seeds black, projecting. A hardy and 

 productive variety, but ripening late, and liable to suffer much 

 in dry seasons. 



Laxton's Noble Strawberry.— Plant vigorous, with large, broad 

 leaves borne on slender stalks ; flower-stalks numerous, very branch- 

 ing. Fruit abundant, spherical, or shortly conical, and a glistening 



May Queen Strawberry. Napoleon III. Strawberry. Laxton's Noble Strawberry. 



scarlet ; flesh red, juicy, sugary, perfumed, and agreeably acid. 

 Excellent in quality, it is undoubtedly one of the most interest- 

 ing varieties, not only for the garden, but also for the market, for, 

 besides being as early, it is also very productive, and yields as fine 

 fruit as the mid-season varieties. 



June Peach Strawberry.— A rather bushy plant, with reddish, 

 short, hairy leaf-stalks ; leaflets rounded, slightly toothed, veined, 

 dark green ; flower-stems short, slender, very branching ; flowers 

 pretty large. F'ruit conical, pale red ; seeds deeply sunk ; flesh 

 pink, juicy, mellow, and perfumed. Ripens very late. Its chief 

 merit is the high quality of its fruit, at a time, moreover, when 

 the other sorts begin to lose in size and flavour. 



President Carnot. — Plant of medium size ; leaf-stalks long,, 

 strong, hairy, green ; leaflets oval, slightly toothed, often folded ; 



