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S. C^W11 A -goi^' dieted Gjtiide.
Nbw Stawsmi©s.,
EMPRESS OF INDIA.
Plant of compact habit and free bearer. Fruit obtusely conical. bright scarlet, approaching in
flavour that of British Queen, hut ripens two'of three weeks earlier, an 1 colouring to the apex. It is
an excellent frcc-sctting variety, and one of the best for forcing ; its flesh is firm, a quality which
renders it especially suitable for travelling when packed. First Class Certificate from Koyal
Horticultural Society, May 17th. 1892; also at Edinburgh, Wolverhampton, and Earl's Court
Exhibitions, 1892. .-..,-. , ..... .-•«.'
i ■ ■'■ Trice 20s. per 100; 4s. per doz. In pots, 25s. per 100..
GUNTON PARK.
Plant very prolific; fruit extra large, and one of the handsomest yet raised, in shape varying
from cockscomb to obtusely conical, dark crimson scarlet, and of a pleasant brisk flavour ; the flesh
is firm, richly coloured, becoming paler towards the centre. A fine early kind, very useful for
forcing and bearing in long succession. First Cla-^s Certificate from Koyal Horticultural Society,
July 21st, 1692 ;-nlso ut Edinburgh, Wolverhampton, and Earl's .Court Exhibitions, 189,2,,
Trice 10s. per 100; 2s. per do/. In pots, 18s. per 100.
,:^ - LORD SUFFIELD.,"'
Plant of "good habit and foliage, very prolific: fruit large and handsome, obtusely conical,
inclining to cockscomb shape, dark crimson: flesh linn, pale in the centre, unci richly flavoured.
A very distinct useful variety, ripening after President and Sir Joseph Paxton. First Class
Certific--ite from Royal Horticultural Society, July 21st, 1892; also at Edinburgh, Wolverhampton,
and Karl's Court Exhibitions, 1892.
y
Price 10s. per 100 ; 2s. per doz. In pots, I8s. per doz.
ROYAL SOVEREIGN.
An earlier, higher quality, and
STRAWBERRIES.
ALL THE III'.ST KINDS AND /l'?<j .
PLANTS, WRITE 'I O
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lH..CANNELL&S0XS.V^
Catalogue of these and tjgMBW
all kinds a/ brads'[fee. §B
SWANLEY, KENT.
Finest fruit district
n. the norldi .
improved "Sir Joseph Paxton."
• First Class Certificate from the Koyal
Horticultural Society, 22nd June. 1892, and the
only Strawberry certificated by the Society in
189;! after trial at Chiswick ; a Cultural Commendation also awarded by the Society for
Fruiting Plants forced in pots, 11th April, 1893,
and a First Class Certificate at the Gardening
and Forestry Exhibition, Earl's Court, 1 (th
-May, 1898.
■•This fine early Strawberry I consider to
he by far the best I have yet introduced, ns
it possesses all the qualities required in a good
Strawberry. The fruit is of the largest size,
conical, ami sometimes flattened in shape ; the
colour all over is a glossy bright scarlet, the
lle.-b exceedingly firm and white, the seeds set
in shallow basins and projecting beyond the
surface, enabling the fruit to carry well; the
' flavour is rich, vinous, and quite equal to that of
British Queen. It ripens a few days after King
of the Dailies, and here (at Bedford) in the open
the first fruits were ready with Noble.. The
plant is very prolific, carrying trusses of large
fruits which ri]ien well to the extremity; it is
also vigorous, hardy, and, a good grower; the
foliage very bold, and on long footstalks. The
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| Contributor | Cannell, H. & Sons |
| Date | 1895 |
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Cannell, H. & Sons--Catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture)--England--Swanley (Kent)--Catalogs Nursery stock--England--Swanley (Kent)--Catalogs Seeds--England--Swanley (Kent)--Catalogs |
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S. C^W11 A -goi^' dieted Gjtiide.
Nbw Stawsmi©s.,
EMPRESS OF INDIA.
Plant of compact habit and free bearer. Fruit obtusely conical. bright scarlet, approaching in
flavour that of British Queen, hut ripens two'of three weeks earlier, an 1 colouring to the apex. It is
an excellent frcc-sctting variety, and one of the best for forcing ; its flesh is firm, a quality which
renders it especially suitable for travelling when packed. First Class Certificate from Koyal
Horticultural Society, May 17th. 1892; also at Edinburgh, Wolverhampton, and Earl's Court
Exhibitions, 1892. .-..,-. , ..... .-•«.'
i ■ ■'■ Trice 20s. per 100; 4s. per doz. In pots, 25s. per 100..
GUNTON PARK.
Plant very prolific; fruit extra large, and one of the handsomest yet raised, in shape varying
from cockscomb to obtusely conical, dark crimson scarlet, and of a pleasant brisk flavour ; the flesh
is firm, richly coloured, becoming paler towards the centre. A fine early kind, very useful for
forcing and bearing in long succession. First Cla-^s Certificate from Koyal Horticultural Society,
July 21st, 1692 ;-nlso ut Edinburgh, Wolverhampton, and Earl's .Court Exhibitions, 189,2,,
Trice 10s. per 100; 2s. per do/. In pots, 18s. per 100.
,:^ - LORD SUFFIELD.,"'
Plant of "good habit and foliage, very prolific: fruit large and handsome, obtusely conical,
inclining to cockscomb shape, dark crimson: flesh linn, pale in the centre, unci richly flavoured.
A very distinct useful variety, ripening after President and Sir Joseph Paxton. First Class
Certific--ite from Royal Horticultural Society, July 21st, 1892; also at Edinburgh, Wolverhampton,
and Karl's Court Exhibitions, 1892.
y
Price 10s. per 100 ; 2s. per doz. In pots, I8s. per doz.
ROYAL SOVEREIGN.
An earlier, higher quality, and
STRAWBERRIES.
ALL THE III'.ST KINDS AND /l'? |
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