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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
October 31, 1908. 
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THE 
Strawberry Tree 
(Arbutus Unedo). 
Those who have good specimens of the 
Strawberry Tree enjoy the sight of the 
fruit as well as the foliage at the present 
time, and in a week or two the plants 
will commence flowering again. Not¬ 
withstanding their flowering so late, they 
sometimes bear well in fairly sheltered 
gardens, and one may then enjoy the 
unique spectacle of flowers and fruits 
upon the same bushes. The flowers are 
somewhat like those of Lily of the Valley, 
but rather longer and not so white. Some 
varieties have their flowers tinted with 
red, especially the variety A.U. rubra. 
The leaves are not unlike those of the 
Sweet Bay or true Laurel, being leathery, 
dark green and glossy. 
The fruits are produced in bunches, 
and are very rough on the surface of the 
berry, which turns red, reminding one of 
a Strawberry or Raspberry, hence the 
popular name, Strawberry Tree. The 
rough surface and the colour also closely 
resemble the fruit of the Strawberry- 
Raspberry, although in this case the 
berried fruits are not quite so large. 
The specific name, Unedo, means “I 
eat one,” in allusion to the tempting ap¬ 
pearance of the fruit, which would induce 
one to eat them, but feel satisfied with 
one. Although not very agreeable to the 
palate in the raw state, it may also be used 
in tarts, and for preserving, when i 
agreeable acid flavour proves differei 
from other fruits we have, and might t 
used for that purpose. Occasionally or 
may get cooked fruits of this tree in Loi 
don restaurants. As an ornament; 
shrub, however, every garden of any si; 
should have a specimen or two plantet 
Our illustration shows fruiting and flowe 
ing sprays. 
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HEAVY APPLES. 
A Letter to the Editor. 
Sir, — In your issue of the ioth Octobe: 
under the heading of “Heavy Apples,” 
notice the following :—“ The heaviest c 
them weighed iq oz. and 185 oz. respe' 
tively, and more than 20 Apples off th 
same tree weighed over a pound each." 
As a constant reader of your valuab 
paper, I feel sure the following may ! 
of equal interest to your many readers 
Mr. C. Bound, Holly Farm Dair' 
Norton, Isle of Wight, has just picke 
from a tree bearing the same namt 
“ Peasgood’s Nonsuch,” the followir. 
weights:—25 Apples averaged 19 0 
each. The heaviest of t hem weighe 
33 oz., 25 oz., 24 oz., and 23 oz. respei 
tively; 50 others averaged 16 oz. Th 
number of Apples picked from the on 
tree was 120. This fine tree is 13 year 
old, and is from a graft on a one yea 
old stock raised from his own seed. La; 
year’s crop was equally as good, but th 
weight of individual A^Mes was not s 
heavy. 
T. Burnham. 
The Strawberry Tree (Arbutus Unedo). 
