By Mr. James Barnet. 



hollow, with a core, of moderate flavour, with much acidity. 

 The calyx middle sized, reflexed. The leaves are of moderate 

 size ; the footstalks very strong, and hairy ; the leaflets con- 

 cave, bluntly serrated, yellowish green above, with conspi- 

 cuous nerves. The runners are numerous, brown, hairy. The 

 scapes are half the length of the footstalk, branched ; the 

 peduncles short ; the flowers late, numerous, very small ; the 

 stamens short and inconspicuous, the anthers mostly abortive. 



This is rather a coarse Strawberry ; it should remain un- 

 gathered till it assumes a dark colour and is fully ripe, other- 

 wise the acid which it contains predominates, and spoils the 

 flavour of the fruit. Its appearance is attractive, and some 

 of its berries attain a considerable size. 



15. Nairn s Scarlet Strawberry. A Seedling raised by 

 Mr. John Nairn, in the garden of Thomas Forbes Rey- 

 nolds, Esq. at Hackbridge in Surrey. Specimens were 

 exhibited to the Horticultural Society in June 1822, and a 

 notice of the exhibition was subsequently published.* The 

 original plant was raised in 1819. 



It is a good bearer, ripening rather late. The fruit is ir- 

 regularly ovate, sometimes with a short neck, of moderate size, 

 a deep rich shining red ; the seeds are very deeply embed- 

 ded, with sharp intervals ; the flesh is pale scarlet, firm, with 

 a core ; the flavour not rich though agreeable, with less acid 

 than the Hudson's Bay. The calyx is reflexed. The leaves 

 are very similar to those of the Hudson's Bay, but they are 

 thinner, and slightly resemble those of the Old Scarlet. The 

 runners strong, numerous, and brown. The scapes are more 

 * See Horticultural Transactions, Vol. v. page 398. 

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