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the end ; flesh very firm, pink, juicy, and of good quality. In 

 hot weather the fruit harden, become sour or are spoilt by 

 mildew. 



Leader. — A bushy, vigorous plant. Fruit very numerous, 

 ripening late, large, oblong, hairy, rather soft ; flesh not very juicy, 

 acid, with a thick core. 



Petit Pierre. — Very productive, ripening mid-season. Fruit 



medium-sized or small, 

 but very numerous, long 

 conical, lustrous, firm ; 

 flesh very red, juicy, 

 and of excellent 

 quality. 



Princess Dagmar. 

 — A tall, vigorous plant, 

 flower-stems rising well 

 above the foliage. 

 Fruit fairly abundant, 

 medium - sized, oblong, 

 blunt, deep red, very 

 firm, ripening late and 

 in succession; flesh pink, 

 juicy, sub-acid, but of 

 good quality. 



Sir Charles Napier. 

 — A very fine fruit, often 

 flattened and broadened 

 into cock's-comb shape; 

 flesh firm, pink ; a very 

 good, vigorous kind, 

 ripening in mid-season, 

 often grown for the 

 market. 



Sir Harry. — A very 

 fine variety, and really 

 very rare, although many 

 think they have it. 

 i> Wiid^^w^-'^^--^^^^:,^ ' ' Fruit large, heart- 



Princess Dagmar Strawberry. shaped, and of a bright 



red colour ; flesh solid, 

 juicy, sugary, and of a pale pink colour. Ripens half-late. 

 This variety does not continue bearing long, and produces few 

 runners. 



Weisse Dame. — Low growing, with large leaves, pretty early, 

 producing sometimes an abundance of oblong pink fruit ; flesh 

 tender, juicy, and very sugary. 



