154 Account and Description of Strawberries. 



enquiry from Mr. Padley, that he has no knowledge of the 

 Strawberry, it may safely be concluded that this name is one 

 of the many instances of erroneous nomenclature which occur 

 in all classes of fruits, and in none more than in Strawberries. 



Synonyms. 



Long Scarlet. Long fruited Scarlet. 



Padley's Early Scarlet. 



An abundant bearer, ripening early, almost as soon as the 

 Old Scarlet. The fruit is oblong, rather large, with a long neck, 

 which part being without seeds has a peculiar glossy or shining 

 appearance ; this is however also observable on the remainder 

 of the fruit ; the colour when ripe is a bright light scarlet ; the 

 seeds are few, and deeply embedded, between ridged inter- 

 vals; the flesh is of nearly the same colour as the outside, but 

 a little paler, firm and well flavoured. The calyx is small 

 and reflexed. The leaves are numerous and dense, with tall, 

 slightly hairy footstalks ; the leaflets are small, elliptical, and 

 pointed at both ends, concave, spreading or reclined, with 

 uniform sharp serratures, their upper surface nearly smooth 

 and shining dark green. The runners are similar to those of 

 the Old Scarlet. The scapes are scarcely the length of the 

 foot-stalk ; the peduncles short, and very weak ; the flowers 

 small and early. 



This is a good Strawberry, and deserving of cultivation in 

 all large collections, as yielding a berry of different appear- 

 ance for the table, at the same period with the Old Scarlet, 

 which it resembles very much in habit, though its leaflets are 

 smaller and serratures much finer. The fruit is very good as 

 a preserve. 



