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XXXVIII. Notice of 'New or Remarkable Varieties of Fruits, 

 ripened in the Summer and Autumn of the Years 1823 

 and 1824, which were exhibited at Meetings of the Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



Strawberry. 



Mr. John Wilmot, F. H. S. sent to the Meeting on the 

 6th of July, 1823, specimens of a new Strawberry, which has 

 been named Wilmofs Superb, raised by him from seeds of 

 the true Chili, impregnated by the pollen of the Roseberry. 

 It is of very large size ; the first fruits are usually of the 

 cockscomb shape ; the colour is a little darker than that 

 of the Old Pine ; the seeds are numerous and prominent. 

 The flesh is stained with red throughout, but is whitish 

 at the centre, where there is a small hollow; it is buttery 

 and rich with a pleasant acidity. The plant is large, tall 

 and vigorous, bearing its fruit high from the ground. This 

 variety has been already described in the account of Straw- 

 berries* cultivated in the Garden of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety, and is here noticed for the purpose of illustrating the 

 annexed figure f of it, (Plate v.) from a drawing by Mr. 

 Charles John Robertson. 



* See page 208 of this Volume. 



f From a duplicate drawing by the same artist, Mr. Wilmot has caused 

 another engraving to be made, conceiving that the publication of it would make 

 the fruit more generally known. The Council of the Horticultural Society were 

 not aware of Mr. Wilmot 1 s intention until the present plate had been engraved, 

 but as Mr. Wilmot's figure is not attached to any work, consequently not likely 

 to be equally permanent, it was thought right not to withhold the print. 



