182 Account and Description of Strawberries. 



The fruit is soft and delicate, and to be tasted in perfection, 

 should be eaten as soon as gathered ; it will not bear carriage. 



Class II. Black Strawberries. 



1. Old Black Strawberry. This kind is of many years 

 standing in Gardens ; it has long been well known, but neg- 

 lected, and frequently abandoned, in consequence of its un- 

 productiveness. 



Synonyms. 

 Black. Turkey Pine. 



Black Canterbury. Black Beacon. 



Black Pine. Mulberry. 



Some names under which this Strawberry was received 

 belonging to other kinds, have not been noticed, because 

 being very distinct in its character from all others, such mis- 

 takes, when they exist in a garden, will be so easily rectified 

 that it is not worth while to record them. Ft has been called 

 the Beacon from a person of that name in Yorkshire, with 

 whom it is said to have recently originated ; it is possible that 

 a seed of the Black Strawberry may have reproduced itself 

 exactly, and thus have justified this claim to originality, but 

 that the sort was so obtained cannot be admitted, for it is 

 known to have existed not less than forty years, probably 

 much longer. The name of Mulberry was doubtless applied to 

 it from the dark colour of its flesh and juice, but that name 

 belongs to another variety, described hereafter. 



It is a very indifferent bearer, except in certain situations. 

 The fruit is late, and is produced close to the ground. The 

 berries are middle sized, conical, elongated and pointed, with 



