FRAGARIA VESCA. 



" The seeds of this buckwheat, after separation of the husk, gave, on analysis, the following 



" results in 100 parts : — 



Water, .. ... ... ... ... ... 14-2 



Albuminoids, ... ... ... ... ... ... 12*7 



Starch, &c, by difference, ... ... ... ... ... 67 8 



Oil, ... ... ... ... — ... ... 3 1 



Fibre, ... ... ••• ••• ... ... 07 



Ash, .. ... ... ... ... ... 15 



"3fr ^ 1$ ^ if (t "5^ 



" The nutrient value of these seeds is about 87." 



Explanation of Plate XCVI. 



1. Flower (enlarged). 



2. Vertical section of ditto. 



3. Pistil (enlarged). 



4. Fruit (nat. size). 



5. Cross section of ditto (enlarged). 



FRAGARIA VESCA, Linn* 



Strawberry 



Natural order Rosacea. 



The strawberry has become quite a recognized crop in Northern India, and is now 

 successfully and profitably cultivated in many parts of the plains, especially in the 

 neighbourhood of towns. When first introduced into India its cultivation was confined 

 to the hills, where the fruit ripens during the summer months. In the plains the beds 

 are partially renewed every year with young plants produced from the previous year's 

 runners. The beds must be kept clear of weeds during the rainy season. The fruit 

 ripens between March and May. The wild Himalayan strawberry, referred to var. 

 /tubicola'va. the Flora of British India, is abundant at various elevations up to 13,000 

 feet. 



In his Dictionary article on the strawberry Dr. Watt remarks : — 

 " The earliest obtainable record of successful cultivation in the plains is one in the Trans- 

 " Agri-Hort. Soc. (I., 21) by Dr. Tytler, in which he refers to the plant as growing to perfection 

 " on the banks of the Jumna, near Allahabad." 



* References I— FL Br. Ind., II., 314 ; Watt, Diet. Econora. Prod., III., 340 ; Atkinson, Econom. Trod. N.-W. 

 Prov., V. CO ; DC, L'Orig. PI. Cult., 10 1. 



