192 Account and Description of Strawberries. 



as the Red Chili, and North's Large Scarlet; but none of 

 these can be strictly considered as synonyms, since they as 

 justly belong to other kinds. 



This variety is cultivated in the United States of America, 

 for it was received from New York in 1822, under three names, 

 supposed to be three different kinds ; two of them were cer- 

 tainly wrong, and therefore I do not venture to give either. 



The Chinese Strawberry is a very great bearer, it ripens be- 

 fore the Old Pine, and continues to produce its fruit for some 

 length of time. The berries are apparently compressed, nearly 

 round, middle sized, of a pale varnished red on the exposed 

 • side ; the seeds are brown and prominent ; the flesh is soft, 

 light pink, with a great core, woolly ; the flavour indifferent. 

 Calyx large and spreading. The footstalks of the leaves slen- 

 der for one of this class, hairy, dwarf ; the leaflets very small, 

 oval, sometimes oblong, concave, with irregular fine serratures, 

 smooth, very shining dark green. The runners small, nume- 

 rous, light green, brownish where exposed. The scapes short, 

 hairy, with very long branched peduncles ; the flowers large. 

 It is decidedly deficient in all the qualities of a good Straw- 

 berry. The berries, though wanting in flavour, when in con- 

 siderable quantities in a garden, and quite ripe, give out from 

 the beds a most grateful odour, which is perceptible at some 

 distance, and raise expectations of richness, which are disap- 

 pointed when the fruit is tasted. 



4. Variegated Pine Strawberry. A Strawberry having 

 leaves much variegated with white, is often seen in the 

 gardens of the curious. As a fruit it has no merit, the plants 

 being weak, and very shy bearers. It evidently belongs to 



