The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . ted withrusset, and covered with a grayish epidermis; buds long, shortly pointed. Leaves.—Medium size, ovate oblong, acuminate, largest about themiddle, tapering to the point; coarsely and rather deeply serrated, andshghtly folded at the edge: petioles about two inches in length, stout,with two large reniform glands placed just at the base of the leaf. Flowers.—MecUum size; petals narrow; style and stamens aboutequal. Fruit.—Rather small, nearly round,
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . ted withrusset, and covered with a grayish epidermis; buds long, shortly pointed. Leaves.—Medium size, ovate oblong, acuminate, largest about themiddle, tapering to the point; coarsely and rather deeply serrated, andshghtly folded at the edge: petioles about two inches in length, stout,with two large reniform glands placed just at the base of the leaf. Flowers.—MecUum size; petals narrow; style and stamens aboutequal. Fruit.—Rather small, nearly round, little flattened at both ends, witha shallow suture on one side, and an indented point at the apex: Skin,pale amber in the shade, of a deep orange red in the sun, becomingdarker when fully ripe, and mottled with yellow: Stem, rather short,about an inch in length, moderately slender, and inserted in a very shal-low hollow : Flesh, yellowish, very tender and melting, and shghtly ad-hering to the stone : Juice, plentiful, rich, sweet, high flavored anddehcious : Stone, small, round. Ripe the last of July and beginning of August. [24]. THE SOATXYS SEEDlMa \j3ERHY: B-llIIs 3f ^ V, ^ ?? • w r p V, t p W5 . T3T^LW^^ frott Iviture *^ Clirc)Tnol-ri.\^L Sliai-p &,5ini THE HOVEYS SEEDLING STRAWBERRY. Hoveys Seedling. Magazine of Horticulture, vol. vi. p. 284. The first, really great improvement in the strawberry was made byMr. Keens, of Islewortli, near London, about the year 1820, in theproduction of the vaiiety so well known as Keens Seedling. The lateMr. Knight and Mr. Keens pursued their experiments in raising newvarieties about the same period; but Mr. Knight was not so successfulas Mr. Keens: he raised several varieties, among them the Downtonand Elton, once very good sorts, but long since neglected in consequenceof the superior quahty of Keens Seedling. Very recently, Mr. Myatt,of Deptford, near London, has succeeded in raising some varieties whichhave proved valuabl
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