THE STRAWBERRY. 



979 



Austin. 



Austin Seedling. Austin Shaker. Shaker's Seedling. 



Originated at the Shaker Settlement, near Albany, N. Y. Hardy and 

 productive. Hermaphrodite. 



Fruit large, roundish conical, light scarlet. Flesh white, rather soft, 

 acid, and deficient in flavor. 



Barnes Mammoth. 



Raised by D. H. Barnes, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Plant very vigo- 

 rous, very productive, and said to be one of the best for market. 



Fruit very large, roundish obtuse conical. Surface somewhat un- 

 even ; crimson. Flesh scarlet, firm, juicy, sprightly subacid. 



Baron Deman de Lennick. 



Fruit very large, elongated flattened cone, light scarlet. Flesh 

 pink, solid, sweet. (Fuller.) 



Bicolor. 



Foreign. 



Fruit large, conical, rich blush red. Flesh moderately firm. 



Bicton Pine. 



Barnes' White. Virgin Queen. 



An English variety, but too tender for our climate. 

 Fruit large, roundish. Color white, with a tinge of pink on the 

 sunny side. Flesh tender, delicate, mild and pleasant, but not rich. 



Bijou. 



Raised by M. De Jonghe. Not profitable. 



Fruit medium, conical, bright crimson or scarlet. Flesh white, firm. 



Bishop's Orange. 



Bishop's New. Orange Hudson Bay. 



Pistillate. Vines hardy, vigorous, and productive. 

 Fruit medium, conical, regular. Color light scarlet, approaching 

 orange. Flesh rather firm, rich, and excellent. 



Black Prince. 



Black Imperial. Cuthill's Black Prince. Malcolm's Aberdeen Seedling. 



A foreign variety, and, when in perfection, of the best quality. 

 Variable. Pistillate. 



Fruit large, regular roundish or ovate depressed. Color very deep 

 crimson, almost black, glossy. Flesh deep crimson, rather firm, rich, 

 and high-flavored. 



