THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, June 5, I860. 
151 
FRUITS ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS 
LOCALITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
(Continued from page 121.) 
STRAWBERRIES. 
Aberdeen Seedling. See Hoseherry. 
Admiral Dundas. —Fruit very large, roundish, irre¬ 
gular and angular, inclining to cockscomb shape; the 
smaller fruit conical. Skin pale scarlet. Flesh firm, 
juicy, brisk, and highly flavoured. 
This is the best of all the very large strawberries, and 
was raised by Mr. Myatt. 
Ajax. —Fruit large, irregularly-roundish, very deeply 
furrowed. Seeds deeply imbedded, with prominent ridges 
between them, which gives the surface a coarse appear¬ 
ance. Skin dull brick-red. Flesh deep red, and solid 
throughout, juicy, briskly flavoured, and tolerably rich. 
The plant is of a luxuriant habit, and bears badly in 
the open ground ; but when grown in pots it produces an 
abundance of fruit, and is a good forcer. 
Alice Maude. See Princess Alice Maude. 
Belle Bordelaise. See Prolific Haufbois. 
Bicton Pine. —Fruit large, roundish and even in its 
outline. Skin pale yellowish-white, sometimes faintly 
tinged with red next the sun. Flesh tender and soft, 
juicy, brisk, and with a pine flavour. 
Black Pine. See Old Pine. 
Black Prince (Out hill’s Blactc Prince). —Fruit small, 
obovate. Skin glossy, of a dark red colour, which, when 
the fruit is highly ripened, becomes almost black. Seeds 
rather prominent. Flesh deep orange, brisk, rather 
rich, and with a little of the pine flavour. 
A very early strawberry, a great bearer, and well 
adapted for forcing. 
British Queen (Myatt ’s British Queen ).—Fruit large, 
sometimes very large, roundish, flattened, and cockscomb 
shaped, the smaller fruit ovate or conical. Skin pale red, 
colouring unequally, being frequently white or greenish- 
white at the apex. Flesh white, firm, juicy, and with a 
remarkably rich and exquisite flavour. 
The great fault of this variety is that the plant is so 
very tender ; it will not succeed in all soils and situations, 
and it is generally an indifferent bearer. 
Captain Cook. —Fruit large, roundish-ovate, and irre¬ 
gular. Skin deep scarlet, and frequently greenish at the 
point. Flesh pale scarlet, solid throughout, juicy and 
richly flavoured, but not of first-rate quality. 
Carolina. See Old Pine. 
Carolina Superba. —Fruit very large, ovate, some¬ 
times inclining to cockscomb shape, with an even surface. 
Seeds not deeply imbedded. Skin pale red, extending 
equally over the whole fruit.- Flesh clear white, very 
firm and solid, with a fine vinous flavour and rich aroma, 
equalling the British Queen. 
The plant is much hardier, a freer grower, and better 
bearer than British Queen. 
Comte de Paris. — Fruit large, obtuse-heartshaped, 
even in its outline. Skin scarlet, becoming deep crimson 
when highly ripened. Flesh pale red, and solid through¬ 
out, with a briskly acid flavour. 
This is a favourite with those who prefer a brisk fruit; 
and it is an excellent bearer. 
Crimson Queen (Doubleday 's No. 2). —Fruit large, 
cockscomb shape, very much corrugated and irregular, 
with a coarse surface. Skin bright cherry-scarlet. Flesh 
red throughout, solid, and firm, with a briskly acid flavour. 
This is a late variety, and a great bearer. 
Cuthill’s Black Prince. See Black Prince. 
Cuthilt.’s Prince or Wales. —Fruit medium sized, 
conical. Skin bright red. Flesh firm, very acid, and 
'vitbotxt much flavour- 
CuthiirsPrince8s Royal. See Princess Royal of England, 
Deptford Pine. —Fruit large, and cockscomb shaped, 
the smaller fruit conical. Skin bright scarlet, glossy as 
! if varnished, and even. Flesh scarlet, firm, and solid 
throughout, with a rich vinous flavour, similar to British 
Queen, with a little more acid. 
A valuable firm-fleshed, highly-flavoured strawberry. 
Excellent for preserving. 
Downton. See Downton Pine. 
Downton Pine (Downton). —Fruit medium sized, 
conical, with an even surface. Skin deep scarlet. Seeds 
imbedded. Flesh scarlet, firm, and solid throughout, 
briskly and richly flavoured. 
Doubleday’s No. 2. See Crimson Queen. 
Duchesse de Treyisb (Marquise de la Tour Manhour g ; 
Vicomtesse Hericart de Thiiry). —Fruit above medium 
size, conical, with an even surface. Skin deep scarlet, 
becoming deep red as it ripens. Seeds yellow, slightly 
imbedded. Flesh pale red throughout, firm and solid, 
brisk, sweet, and richly flavoured. 
This is an extraordinarily abundant bearer, and a valu¬ 
able variety for general cultivation. 
Eleanor (Myatt's Eleanor). —Fruit very large, conical 
or wedge-shaped, regular and handsome in its outline. 
Seeds considerably imbedded, with prominent ridges be¬ 
tween them, which gives the fruit a coarse appearance 
on the surface. Skin scarlet, changing as it ripens to 
deep crimson. Flesh scarlet, and becoming paler to¬ 
wards the core, which is large and hollow ; subacid, and 
with a little of the pine flavour. 
A large aud handsome strawberry, but not possessing 
any other merit. 
! Eliza. See Myatt's Eliza-. 
Elton (Elton Pine). —Fruit large, ovate, frequently 
I cockscomb shaped, with imbedded seeds, and prominent 
ridges between them. Skin bright crimson, and shining. 
Flesh red throughout, firm and solid, with a brisk sub¬ 
acid flavour. 
A valuable late variety, and an excellent bearer. 
Elton Pine. See Elton. 
Exhibition. See Great Exhibition. 
Filbert Pine (Myatt's Seedling). —Fruit above medium 
size, conical and regular in its outline. Seeds large and 
prominent. Skin dull purplish-red next the suh and pale 
red in the shade. Flesh pale, pink at the core, firm, solid, 
rich, and briskly flavoured. 
A very prolific and excellent late variety. 
(To be continued.) 
WHAT TO LOOK FOR ON THE SEASHORE. 
(Continued from page 130.) 
Radtata (Continued). 
Although in the previous chapter we gave a general account 
of Sea-Anemones, and detailed several species, it will be as well, 
perhaps, to particularise a few others, which the collector is 
likely to meet with, and to mention their favourite haunts ; al¬ 
though all the British species of these zoophytes have occasionally 
been found on every part of our coasts. The first specimen I 
would draw attention to is the Green Club-rayed Anemone 
(Corynactis midis), and is chiefly to be met with on the coasts 
of Ireland, where it is abundantly plentiful, hundreds of them 
being seen in a single pool. It is an extremely beautiful little 
creature, the body and disk being of a bright grass-green, with 
the exception of a brownish ring which encircles the mouth ; 
the tentacles are short and, thick—h, and are also of a brownish 
tint, their summits being tipped with a brilliant rose-colour. 
| Some, however, of this sp.-rie- h.-.ve b -'ii found quite transparent, 
| and of a flesh-colour. This i» looked upon as a diseased con- 
! dition of the creature, and lies b n compared to that of those 
1 singular members of the human race known as Albinos. Ibis 
: zoophyte is strangely given to vary its form, exhibiting such 
strange and fantastic variations of shape, that to give any descrip¬ 
tion that could be depended on, as that the tbfirvA wmrkl witness 
