STRAW BERRY. 
that of most other varieties, but requires to 
be perfectly ripe before being gathered for use. 
It grows in clusters, and is round, rather | 
‘best of a considerable class of varieties called pine 
small, and of a dark red colour; and the pulp is 
firm. 
The Grove-End scarlet strawberry ripens a 
little later than the scarlet Virginian, and is a 
good successor to it, and bears prolifically, and is 
well deserving of cultivation. The fruit are ra- 
ther above the middle size, well shaped, and of a 
bright red colour ; and the pulp is juicy and rather 
firm, and has a flavour similar to that of the Vir- | 
‘splendid variety. The leaves have a shining 
ginian. 
The new Southampton scarlet strawberry, or 
Godfrey’s new scarlet strawberry, is an abundant 
bearer, and well worthy of cultivation, and thrives 
best ina rather heavy rich loam. The fruit is 
middle-sized, of a dark red colour, and eminently 
suitable for jam; and the pulp is firm, very juicy, 
and of a rich vinous flavour. 
Wilmot’s late scarlet strawberry is a rather in- 
ferior bearer, and not at all remarkable for aggre- 
gate excellence; but it yields a long succession 
of large fruit, and on that account deserves a 
place in a large establishment. The fruit has a 
light red colour; and the pulp is firm, with a 
small cavity in the centre, and has only a middle- 
rate flavour.—Knight’s large scarlet strawberry 
resembles Wilmot’s late scarlet in at once size, 
colour, and general qualities. 
The Roseberry strawberry bears well in the 
open ground, and is peculiarly suitable for forc- 
ing. The plant has a peculiar habit, and carries 
its fruit near the ground; the foliage is short 
and compact; the fruit is large, a little pointed, 
and of a pale scarlet colour; and the pulp is sub- 
stantial and juicy, and has a fine pleasant flavour. 
Some soft substances, such as straw or lawn-grass, 
should be spread beneath the foliage before the 
plants come into flower. 
The Pitmaston black strawberry is a late ri- 
pener, and produces a convenient and very desir- 
able succession after the earlier varieties, and | 
well deserves a place in every considerable gar- 
den. The fruit is somewhat oval, rather above 
the middle size, and of a deep red colour both 
without and within; and the pulp is firm, juicy, 
and finely flavoured. The soil most suitable is 
a rich hazel loam ; and it should be enriched only 
with slight top dressings. 
Keen’s seedling strawberry is prolific, and pro- 
duces its fruit in clusters, and is well adapted 
for forcing, and yields fine crops, with compara- 
tively little expense or trouble, during April and 
May. The fruit is large, of a dark scarlet colour, 
and variously shaped, but chiefly spherical; and 
can be carried to a distance with less risk of in- 
jury than the fruit of most other varieties; and 
the pulp is substantial, coloured, and of a rich 
flavour. The plant is a vigorous grower, and, 
either on beds or in quarters, requires ample 
room; and the fruit grows in clusters, which 
up with short sticks. 
far it has claims to be regarded new ? 
variety with which it can be compared is the 
9) 
Sr 
perial strawberry also possesses good properties, 
‘yet is inferior to Keen’s seedling. 
The old black pine strawberry is one of the 
strawberries. It is very prolific, and requires 
more space for every plant than the old scarlet 
Virginian. The fruit is rather larger than middle 
size, generally pine-shaped or conical, but some- 
times globular, and always of a deep red colour ; 
and the pulp is firm, coloured, juicy, melting, and 
of a rich flavour. 
The Downton strawberry is a peculiar and very 
green colour, and stand on very short foot-stalks ; 
the fruit is large, various in shape, and of a deep 
ved colour; and the pulp is firm, coloured, melt- 
ing, and of a high and delicious flavour. The 
plant is prolific in the first and the second years, 
‘but becomes comparatively barren, though of in- 
creased size, in the third; so that it must not be 
kept longer than two years. Comparatively few 
runners are produced; and they must be well 
cared for, and allowed to remain where they 
grow till they become sufficiently strong for re- 
‘moval to their final destination. 
The trusses of 
fruit grow on long foot-stalks, and are peculiarly 
liable to sprawl on the ground, and to become 
damaged or destroyed by the weather and slugs 
and the soil; and they should be propped or tied 
This variety thrives best 
on a moderately light and rather dry loam. 
The British Queen strawberry is a somewhat 
recent and very remarkable variety. It is an 
abundant bearer and a very free grower, and 
produces large and beautifuifruit. “As to size,” 
said a critical notice of it at the time when it 
began to challenge the attention of cultivators, 
“we have measured many which averaged six 
inches in girth ; as to weight, we picked out 17 
that weighed 16 ounces; as to produetiveness, 
we have found several stems a foot high bearing 
from 5 to 7 strawberries,—and in two cases there 
were 10 and If on a stem; finally, as to quality, 
the variety is inferior to the old pine, but is bet- 
ter than Keen’s seedling, having more flavour. 
It is, in fact, a very delicate, agreeable variety, 
without the insipidity and wooliness of the coarse 
and large strawberries. These are, we believe, 
its true characters. The next question is, how 
The only 
Downton, itself one of our best strawberries, and 
sometimes nearly as large as this. We, however, 
do not think it the same; it has much less acid- 
ity, and does not require to be almost black before 
it is eaten; on the contrary, its greatest excel- 
lence seems to be when it is of a clear bright rose 
colour; nor is its flesh so firm as that of the 
Downton.” 
The old Carolina strawberry is a well known 
}and much esteemed variety. It is a good bearer 
and a strong grower; and loves a rich fertile 
need to be tied up. A variety called Keen’s im-| loam, rather moist than dry; and requires to 
