By Mr. James Barnet. 



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It was also erroneously sent as the Surinam, the Pine, and 

 the Carolina, all of which are names belonging to ascertained 

 sorts. 



It is an abundant bearer. The fruit is roundish or ovate, 

 with a short neck, scarlet, small for the class ; seeds very pro- 

 minent on the skin, of a dark varnished red ; the flesh soft, 

 with a large core, pale scarlet, and very coarse, without fla- 

 vour. Calyx large and spreading. The footstalks short, hairy ; 

 the leaflets small, broadly oval, with deep coarse serratures, 

 their upper surface smooth, shining dark green. Runners yel- 

 lowish green, when young very hairy, numerous, brown on the 

 upper side. The scapes very short, with spreading branches ; 

 peduncles long, stiff, and hairy ; the flowers large. 



Though this Strawberry has been long cultivated, it has 

 little to recommend it ; when fewer sorts existed it might 

 have been kept for the sake of variety, but it is now surpassed 

 by so many that even on that score it will be but seldom 

 retained. 



3. Chinese Strawberry. This, and the Surinam, hereafter 

 described, are both of long standing in our gardens, perhaps 

 they are the oldest of any of the Class, and have, I believe, 

 long ceased to be distinguished by their original names ; 

 to decide what those w ere would occupy more space in this 

 Paper than could be allowed, it being a subject requiring very 

 extensive investigation and detail. The reasons for preferring 

 the name I have adopted are given in a subsequent page. 

 It is known in some gardens as North's Seedling, in others 



produced from a seed of it. The plants so called were sent to the garden of the 

 Society by Aylmbb Bourke Lambert, Esq. 



