206 Account and Description of Strawberries. 



woolly, with a large core ; the flavour very indifferent. The 

 calyx is large and incurved. The footstalks of the leaves 

 are very long, slightly hairy; the leaflets large, nearly oval, flat, 

 their texture thick, with serratures very coarse and blunt, the 

 upper surface smooth, shining dark green. The runners large, 

 light green. The scapes very short, stiff, hairy, much branched ; 

 peduncles long ; blossoms large. 



15. Dwarf White Carolina Strawberry. A moderate 

 bearer, ripening about the same time as the Old Pine. The 

 fruit is large, irregularly ovate, brownish next the sun, white 

 on the other side, hairy; the seeds scarcely embedded, appear- 

 ing prominent, darker than the fruit ; the flesh white, soft, 

 woolly, with a large core ; flavour indifferent. The calyx very 

 large and incurved. The footstalks of the leaves short, stout, 

 hairy ; the leaflets large, oblong, bluntly pointed at the ends, 

 with rounded serratures, upper surface smooth, shining dark 

 green. The runners strong, greenish yellow. The scapes re- 

 markably short, very hairy, for the most part with three main 

 branches supporting long peduncles, which bear large blossoms. 



This is the worst of the two varieties of White Carolina. 

 They are readily distinguishable, the last growing near the 

 ground, whilst the foliage of the other stands high. The fruit 

 of the Round Variety is much the largest, and has its seeds 

 embedded ; these are prominent in the other. 



Class IV. Chili Strawberries. 



1. True Chili Strawberry. This Strawberry is a native of 

 South America, and has been in the European Gardens above 



