PART THIRD. 
SMALL FRUIT. 
Strawberries. 
Rnbies (Fbench Vabiety) .—A remarkably fine variety. Fruit lavgp, 
regular, conical but broad; sweet and highly flavored; deep, brilliant, 
glossy scarlet; fruit-stalks long and erect, some of them bending to the 
ground under the burden of the berries. We have never seen a berry 
keeping so clean as Rubies, which is due to its stout, long fruit-stalks 
keeping upright among the erect leaf-stalks. Seeds outside of cavities, 
therefore a very good berry for shipping. Its regular shape, beautiful 
Fig. 17. Busies. Fio. 18. Cabolina Superba. 
[french.) (fkench.) 
color, productiveness and good shipping qualities— every thing recom- 
mends this remarkable variety as a No. 1 for market. It is quite vig- 
orous and hardy. The annexed photo-engraving is a good picture of 
Rubies, though the average size is somewhat smaller than the berry 
represented in that cut. Early. 
Carolina Siiperba (Fkenoh Vabiety).— Originated in Versailles, 
France. Leaves small, with stalk long and erect; foliage not thick; 
hardy; fruit very large, two inches long; conical in shape, regular; 
color, rather bright scarlet; flesh juicy, excellent. It is really a sight 
to look at the rows of long, large scarlet berries lying on the ground 
