148 Account and Description of Strawberries. 



is the Fragaria Virginiana of Botanists ; the F. Canadensis 

 of Pursh is also included ; by which, I presume, it was in- 

 tended to designate the Strawberry known in our gardens as 

 the Duke of Kent's Scarlet. The character of this class is 

 to have the leaves nearly smooth, dark green, of thin texture, 

 and with sharp-pointed serratures ; their fruit mostly of small 

 size, and bright colour, with the seeds more or less deeply 

 embedded, with ridged intervals ; the flavour acid, w ith slight 

 perfume. 



2d. The Black Strawberries. This is not a numerous 

 Class, the Old Black Strawberry being the type, and the re- 

 mainder are derived from its seeds either impregnated by itself 

 or by others. Their character is to have the leaves rugose, 

 pale green, and small ; the fruit middle sized, conical, with a 

 neck, very dark coloured when ripe ; the seeds slightly em- 

 bedded; the flavour very rich, and highly perfumed. 



3d. The Pine Strawberries. Under this head are arranged 

 the true Old Pine, and others resembling it; the Bath Scarlet 

 and its affinities; the Imperial and the dark varieties si- 

 milar to it ; with the pale-coloured Strawberries often, but 

 erroneously called Chilis. The general character of the Class 

 is to have the leaves almost smooth, dark green, of firm tex- 

 ture, and with obtuse serratures ; the fruit large, varying from 

 nearly white to almost purple ; the seeds prominent, on a 

 smooth surface ; the flavour sweet, and often perfumed. 



4th. The True Chili Strawberry. Fragaria Chiloensis; 

 which has not, as far as my knowledge extends, yet sported 

 into varieties ; though there have recently been raised from 

 it by cross impregnation, some new kinds, which from their 

 bearing greater affinity to it than to their other parents, are 



