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12. Kentish Favourite (Pierce). The Committee unanimously decided 

 this to be synonymous with 'Leader.' 



13. La France (Laxton). — Fruit medium to large, round, scarlet ; 

 flesh firm, good flavour. Moderate crop ; strong grower ; free from 

 mildew. Ripe July 16. 



14. La Grosse Sucree (Laxton). Fruit large, deep round, very dark 

 red ; flesh firm, fine flavour. Great bearer ; vigorous habit ; free from 

 mildew. Ripe June 16. The earliest variety in the collection. 



15. Latest of All, F.C.C. July 24, 1894 (Laxton).— Fruit large, round 

 or wedge-shaped, pale red colour ; flesh firm, very good flavour. Very 

 heavy crop, free from mildew. Ripe July 19. Raised from ' British 

 Queen' x ' Helene Gloede.' 



16. Leader, F.C.C. May 14, 1895 (Laxton).— Fruit large, wedge-shaped, 

 bright scarlet ; flesh solid, rich and pleasantly acid flavour. Great crop ; 

 free from mildew. Ripe June 26. The heaviest cropper in the 

 collection. 



17. Lord Suffield, F.C.C. July 21, 1891 (Laxton).— Fruit of medium 

 size, wedge-shaped, very dark red ; delicious flavour. Moderate crop ; 

 foliage badly infested with mildew. Ripe July 1. 



18. Mentmore, A.M. June 29, 1897 (Laxton). Fruit large, pyriform, 

 bright crimson ; flesh solid, brisk pleasant flavour. Very heavy crop, 

 free from mildew. Ripe June 25. 



19. Monarch, F.C.C. June 25, 1895 (Laxton). — Fruit very large, round 

 to conical, bright red ; flesh white, and of good flavour. Moderate crop, 

 free from mildew. 



20. Noble, F.C.C. July 1, 1886 (Laxton).— A very poor variety at 

 Wisley ; flavour bad. A light crop, and much mildewed. Ripe July 1. 



21. Perpetual (Laxton). — Fruit rather small, round, dark red ; flesh 

 bright red, firm and agreeable, sweet flavour. A good, continuous cropper 

 from June, until stopped by frost ; free from mildew. 



22. President (Laxton). — Fruit large, roundish or conical, bright 

 red ; flesh firm, and of delicious flavour. Heavy crop, free from mildew. 

 Ripe July 25. An old variety, but still one of the best for all purposes. 



23. Reward, A.M. July 5, 1898 (Laxton). — Fruit large, wedge- 

 shaped ; red ; flesh solid and of good flavour. Poor crop, free from 

 mildew. Ripe July 1. 



24. Royal Sovereign, F.C.C. June 21, 1892 (Laxton).— This variety is 

 too well known to require any description ; it was the finest all-round 

 strawberry in the collection. Ripe June 26. 



25. St. Antoine de Padoue, A.M. August 28, 1900 (Laxton).— Fruit 

 small, round, dark red ; flesh firm, and of pleasant flavour. One of the 

 best of the perpetual fruiting varieties ; free from mildew. 



26. Scarlet Queen (Laxton). — Fruit of medium size, conical, scarlet ; 

 flesh firm, good flavour. Light crop ; strong grower ; free from mildew. 

 Ripe July 16. 



27. Seedling (Kent & Brydon). — Plants received in 1907, too late to 

 fruit; until 1908. 



28. St. Joseph, A.M. September 20, 1898 (Laxton).— A perpetual 

 fruiting variety, not so good or prolific as No. 25. 



29. Sensation (Laxton). — Fruits very large, blunt round, scarlet ; 



