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red, much larger than the scarlet, and of a musky flavour; of which 
there are several varieties differing in shape and colour, but that 
called the globe hautboy is the best and most improved fruit. 
The third, or Chili Strawberry, has oval hairy leaves, of a much 
thicker substance than any sort yet known, and stand upon very 
strong hairy foot-stalks; the runners from the plants are very large, 
hairy, and extend to a great length, putting out plants at several 
distances. The peduncles are very strong; the leaves of the calyx 
are long and hairy. The flowers are large and are often deformed, and 
when cultivated in strong loamy land, the plants produce plenty of 
large, firm, well flavoured fruit; in a light soil this kind is not gene- 
rally very productive. 
The fourth, or Alpine Strawberry, has small oval leaves, small 
flowers, and middle-sized, oblong, pointedfruit; the plants andfruit are 
considerably larger than the wood strawberry, and are particularly 
valuable for their continuing to bear fruit successively, from June 
till the autumn frosts put a stop to them, but with the help of hot- 
beds, &c. they may be kept in a bearing state the whole year round, 
The reason of its long continuance in fruit is, that the runners which 
it throws out during the summer, shoot up into flowers and fruit 
the same year. Of this there are four varieties, the scarlet fruited, 
red fruited, white fruited and scarlet blossomed. This is said to be a 
native of the Alps, in Europe. 
The fifth, or Pine-Apple Strawberry, has leaves which much re- 
semble those of the scarlet strawberry; but are larger, of a thicker 
substance, and the indentures of their edges are blunter: the run- 
ners are much larger and hairy: the peduncles are stronger, the 
flowers much larger, and the fruit approaches in size, shape, and. 
colour, to the Chili strawberry. As this produces a great quantity 
of fruit, when the plants are kept clear from runners (and the fruit 
is very large) it is well worthy of cultivation. The fruit of this 
variety has somewhat of the smell and taste of the Pine-apple, from 
whence it takes its name. 
In the cultivation of strawberries, much depends upon the 
choice of plants; for if they are promiscuously taken from the beds 
without care, a great number of them will become barren; these 
are by the gardeners termed blind, which is when there are plenty 
of flowers but no fruit produced; if these flowers are well examined 
they will be found to want the female organs of generation, most of 
them abounding with stamina, but there are few, if any styles; so 
that it frequently happens among these barren plants, that some of 
them have a part of an imperfect fruit formed, which will some- 
times ripen. The Hautboy strawberry is more subject to this, than 
any of the other kinds. The plants of either sort should never be 
taken from old neglected beds, where the stools had been suffered 
to spread or run into a confused multitude of vines, nor from any 
plants which are not very fruitful; and those offsets which stand 
nearest lo the old plants, should always be preferred. 
Strawberries in general love a strong loamy ground, in which 
they will thrive, and bear fruit more abundantly than in a light 
soil. The ground should be somewhat moist, for if it is very dry, 
