Plate XIX. 
4. EARLY STRAWBERRY. 
[Syn : American Red Juneating 
This bright beautiful apple is said to have originated near New York ; and is supposed to be 
a seedling from the Margaret from which it is very distinct. The comparison is seen at once on the 
plate. 
Description. —Fruit: middle sized, broad at the base and narrowing towards the eye, where it 
becomes angular, two inches and a quarter broad by two inches high. Skin : smooth, almost covered 
with a clear bright red colour on a yellow ground as seen on the shaded side, but finely striped with 
a deeper red on the sunny side. Eye : small, with converging segments, and set in a shallow basin. 
Stalk : thin, from one to two inches in length, and inserted in a deep narrow cavity. Flesh : white, 
or stained with red near the skin; tender, with a pleasant sub-acid flavour and an agreeable aroma. 
This apple is a very favourite early dessert apple in America, and has not very long been 
introduced into England. It is very attractive in appearance and excellent in flavour, but like all 
early apples does not keep long. 
The tree is small, but very hardy and bears abundantly. Grafted on the paradise stock it 
makes a good pyramid, and when grown in an Orchard house forms a very attractive object. 
