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THE STRAWBERRI 
Ruby. 
English, medium size ; bright coloured berry of a long ovate 
form, similar in shape to Scott’s Seedling. Flesh juicy, rich, 
and excellent; not very hardy. (Hov. Mag.) 
Scarlet Nonpareil. 
English ; very large, pretty regularly formed ; roundish, coni- 
cal ; bright glossy red ; saccharine, and rich, with a highly 
perfumed flavour. (Hov. Mag.) 
Scarlet Cone. 
Raised by Ellwanger & Barry, Rochester. N. Y. Pistillate ; 
plant vigorous and very productive. Fruit large, perfectly coni- 
cal, bright scarlet, beautiful. (Ell. & Barry’s Cat.) 
Scott’s Seedling. 
Raised by Mr. J. Scott, of Brighton,. Mass. Flowers herma- 
phrodite. A beautiful, rather early, hardy and productive va- 
riety. Fruit rather large, elongated-conic, regular ; light crim- 
son or scarlet. Flesh pale-red, not very juicy, nor high fla- 
voured. 
Sir Harry. 
A Seedling of the British Queen, impregnated with Keen’s 
Seedling ; considered the most valuable of all the English va- 
rieties. The berries are very large, of a thick cockscomb form, 
large calyx, and stout fruit stems. Colour deep dark red, or 
mulberry ; glossy. Flesh red, solid, fine-grained, very juicy, and 
of the most delicious flavour ; plants robust and great bearers. 
(Hov. Mag.) 
Triomphe de Gand. 
From Belgium ; plant vigorous, moderately productive. Fruit 
large, roundish, irregular ; bright crimson. Flesh rather firm, 
juicy, and very good flavour. 
Victoria. 
Trollope’s Victoria. 
An English variety. Flowers staminate, plant hardy, vigo- 
rous, moderately productive ; leaves large, thick, roundish, ob- 
tusely serrate. Fruit very large, nearly globular, regular. 
Calyx very large in a depression ; colour light crimson. Flesh, 
light scarlet, tender, juicy, sweet, rich, with a somewhat pecu 
liar aromatic flavour. 
