174 Account and Description of Strawberries. 



branched peduncles ; the flowers are small, blossoming late 

 and producing stamens with imperfect anthers. 



This is decidedly a bad Strawberry, though by far the 

 largest of all the Scarlets. In habit it approaches the Hud- 

 son's Bay, but has a very coarse appearance. It should be 

 gathered and eaten before it becomes fully ripe, and then only 

 is it tolerable. But I am informed it has much excellence 

 with the confectioners, making a valuable sweatmeat, especially 

 when preserved whole. 



20. Vernon s Scarlet Strawberry. Was received from Mr, 

 George White, gardener to Benjamin Benyon, Esq. at 

 Houghton Hall, in Shropshire ; it was obtained by him from 

 George Brooke, Esq. of Chester, but was, it is believed, 

 raised many years since from seed in the garden of the late 

 Samuel Vernon, Esq. of Dee Bank, near that city. Mr. 

 Brooke received it from Mr. Vernon. Until its history was 

 made out, it had been known in the Garden of the Society as 

 White's Scarlet, and has probably been distributed with that 

 name. 



A good bearer, and ripens early. The fruit is round, mid- 

 dle sized, dark red, rather hairy, the seeds are slightly em- 

 bedded, with flat intervals ; the flesh is pale vermillion, white 

 in the centre, solid, and well flavoured. The calyx is incurv- 

 ed, on the ripe fruit. The foot-stalks of the leaves are 

 dwarf, slightly hairy; the leaflets small, oval, deeply ser- 

 rated, shining dark green. The runners numerous, hairy, 

 brown on the upper side. The scapes very short, with 

 long, weak, spreading peduncles; flowers large, opening 

 early. 



