THE STRAWBERRY. 
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It generally does best on a stiff, heavy loam. Variable. In some 
localities, fine ; in others, insipid, sour, and worthless. Flowers 
pistillate ; vines vigorous and productive. Fruit large, regular, 
roundish, or ovate depressed. Colour very deep crimson, al- 
most black, glossy. Flesh deep crimson, rather firm ; rich and 
high-flavoured. 
Bishop’s Orange. 
Bishop’s New. Orange Hudson Bay. 
American. Flowers pistillate; vines hardy, vigorous, and 
productive. Fruit medium, conical, regular. Colour light scar- 
let, approaching orange. Flesh rather firm, rich, and excellent 
Requires good cultivation. 
British Queen. 
Myatt’s British Queen. 
Raised by Mr. Myatt, England. Flowers staminate, plant 
vigorous; foliage large, rather tender, affected with extremes of 
heat and cold: requires deep, rich cultivation, and should be 
grown in hills to bring it to perfection, and is then productive ; 
but with ordinary care is a shy bearer, and not worth growing. 
Fruit very large, roundish, conical ; occasionally cockscomb- 
shaped, of a beautiful shining scarlet. Flesh rather firm, juicy, 
rich, and excellent. 
Brighton Pine. 
Raised by Mr. Scott, of Brighton, Mass. Said to be early, 
hardy, and productive. Fruit large, conical, deep crimson, rich, 
sprightly flavour. 
Burr’s Seedling. 
Burr’s Old Seedling. Burr’s Staminate. 
Raised by Mr. Burr, Columbus, Ohio. Staminate; vines 
hardy, vigorous, and productive. Fruit rather large, roundish, 
inclining to conic. Colour light scarlet. Flesh tender, juicy, 
with a mild, pleasant flavour. 
Capt. Cook. 
An English variety of large size, somewhat resembling the 
British Queen, but not quite so large : the colour is dark and 
rich. (Hov. Mag.) 
Crystal Palace. 
An English variety of vigorous growth ; hardy, and requires 
plenty of room. Fruit large, very conical, regular; brilliant, 
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