THE DOWNTON STRAWBERRY.
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An excellent, and now well-established Strawberry.
I t was raised in 1817 by Mr. Knight, the
President of the Horticultural Society, in whose
Transactions it has been amply described, and well
figured.
I t is the produce of artificial impregnation, the
female parent being a large Scarlet Strawberry,
now considered of little merit, and the male parent
the old Black Strawberry, which kind, though possessing
very superior flavour, is but little cultivated,
because, excepting in few places, it neither thrives
nor bears well.
This new kind is an abundant bearer, and its
berries possess a highly aromatic flavour, derived
from the variety from the pollen of which it originated.
Some of the early berries are cock’s-comb-
shaped, but those of the general crop are ovate,
having a neck. I t comes into bearing rather la te ;
and to be eaten in perfection, should be suffered to
be fully ripened. From the period of its maturity,
it is valuable, for the kinds most in use have then
ceased to be produced. As a preserve it is excellent,
whether reduced to jam or kept entire.
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