HYBRID STRAWBERRIES 



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flower - stems erect; 

 flowers large, yellowish ' 

 white petals, united at 

 the base. Fruit a good 

 size, oblong or globe, 

 often cock's-comb 

 shaped ; not much 

 coloured, hairy ; flesh 

 pink, sometimes hollow, 

 pasty, but firm. Ripens 

 mid-season. A very 

 productive, but not much 

 grown variety. 



Princesse Royale 

 Strawberry. — One of 

 the oldest varieties raised 

 in France. Plant of 

 medium height, but very 

 vigorous and robust ; 

 leaves smooth, shining, 

 and clear green ; leaflets 

 long oval, with rather 

 sharp teeth at some dis- 

 tance from the base ; 

 flowers very small, but 

 very numerous ; flower- 

 stems stout, very branch- 

 ing, some of them taller 

 conical, generally 

 perfumed, rather 



Tune Peach Strawberry. 



Frincesse Royale 

 Strawberry. 



than the leaves. Fruit very numerous, 

 well shaped, and of a fine red colour ; flesh 

 sugary and juicy, but somewhat hard in the 

 centre. A very hardy, productive, and early 

 variety. The fruit bears carriage well, and this, 

 added to its other good qualities, accounts for 

 the tenacity with which .the Parisian market- 

 gardeners have adhered to its culture, notwith- 

 standing the introduction of new kinds superior 

 to it in some respects. In the Central Market 

 at Paris, the fruit of this Strawberry always 

 command a higher price than those of any 

 other varieties, except, perhaps, some choice 

 kinds. They are especially esteemed for their 

 fine colour and perfume. 



King of the Earlies Strawberry. — Plant 

 fairly vigorous, foliage light, pale green ; leaflets 

 much toothed ; flower-stems numerous, slender ; 

 flowers large, and opening early. Fruit rather 



