208 Account and Description of Strawberries. 



surface slightly hairy, shining light green, under side very 

 downy, their texture thick. Runners very strong and thick ; 

 the intervals between the young plants produced on them are 

 very long. The scapes are short, strong, very villous, much 

 branched, the branches spreading horizontally and bearing long 

 stiff peduncles ; the flowers are not very large, and they open 

 late in the summer. The foliage of this kind mostly perishes 

 in the winter, but the succeeding varieties which have been 

 bred from it, keep their leaves. 



It is said that the Chili Strawberry delights in a strong loam, 

 and that in such soil it will produce a tolerably fair crop, if 

 otherwise properly managed. It has also been suggested that 

 if the plants were left undisturbed in the same place for some 

 time, without replanting, and allowed to cover the whole bed 

 with their runners, they might be more productive. The ex- 

 periment is worthy to be tried. 



2. Wilmot's Superb Strawberry. This is a new production, 

 raised by Mr. John Wilmot, of Isle worth, in 1821, from 

 seed of the True Chili, impregnated by the pollen of the 

 Roseberry. It appears to be an abundant bearer, ripening 

 late in the season, after the Old Pine, and in succession, so as 

 to afford a lengthened supply. The first fruits are very large, 

 irregularly rounded, ovate or flattened, sometimes growing 

 of a cockscomb shape, the other berries are invariably round, 

 all are hairy, pale scarlet, appearing as if polished, the seeds 

 projecting, brown ; the flesh very firm, pale scarlet next the 

 outside, within whitish, with a small hollow in the centre, and 

 a core. Flavour very good, buttery and rich, mixed with 

 acid. The calyx is very large, incurved, partially spreading- 



