By Mr. James Barnet. 



L80 



that town, and from this circumstance has been confounded 

 with the older kind, properly called the Bath Scarlet. Under 

 the name of the Caledonian, this Strawberry has been much 

 cultivated in the Midland Counties of England, and is in 

 particular estimation about Birmingham, where, I am informed 

 by Mr. John Linwood, the light soil of that part of the country 

 suits the plants well, especially when it has been highly 

 manured. It does not however stand so well as many other 

 sorts, under ordinary treatment. 



The Bostock is a most abundant bearer, ripening early for 

 its class. The fruit very large, slightly hairy, nearly round, 

 with a small neck ; the largest fruit irregularly swelled to- 

 wards the base, terminating in an obtuse point, of a dark shi- 

 ning red next the sun, light scarlet on the other side ; seeds 

 prominent, brown on one side of the fruit, yellow on the other. 

 Flesh pale scarlet, firm, coarse, with a small hollow and core, 

 without flavour. Calyx large, hairy, reflexed, sometimes 

 spreading. The footstalks of the leaves tall, often brownish, 

 slightly hairy ; the leaflets very small, oval, slightly folded 

 together, with coarse serratures, upper surface almost smooth, 

 shining green. The runners, when young, ascending with an 

 elevation similar to the footstalks of the leaves, until they 

 become prostrate from their own weight, they are strong, 

 numerous, reddish on the upper side. The scapes are very 

 short, and slightly hairy, very much branched and spreading 

 wide ; the peduncles long ; the flowers large and late. 



The productiveness of the Bostock, which is quite extraordi- 

 nary, and its disposition to bear great crops when forced, has 

 given it a popularity which it ill deserves, for it is destitute 

 of flavour. From the shortness of the scapes the fruit lies 



