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Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 



[Oct. 2, 1920. 



suffer loss in cumiectioii with that crop, as onh' the twu first runners can be 

 used for this planting. The practice is not very general in tiie Ryde district, 

 as growers c!aim that the benetits derived do not compensate for the sacrifice 

 made in other directions. 



Varieties to Plant. 

 In this district Creswells 8eedling has been a favourite for many years on 

 account of its bearing qualities. This variety often vields almost as good a 

 second crop as the first, and, under good conditions, will often yield other fairly 

 good oflF-crops. At the end of J une, 1920, one bed in North Rvde was yielding 

 a very nice picking. It was on this plot that the photograph reproduced 

 was obtained. The berries in this variety are bright red, elongate, and often 

 flattened on the sides. Its main fault is thac it is a little soft in texture, 

 but in spite of this no other variety has yet been able to displace it. 



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Fig. 5. — Bed of strawberries bearing fruit. 



This pliotof^raph was lakuii in .June, 1920, and tlie yiunnet of strawtnTries 

 inset was actually picked from the bed in that month. 



Glenfield and Melba are two good varieties, and Dr. Moree is also 

 considered a fair one. As an early variety, Improved rMalakoff is well worth 

 a place, as it ripens much earlier than Creswell. It throws a heavy 

 main crop, but is not nearly .so prolific in the second crop as Creswell ; its 

 flavour is richer, but its colour is rather too dark. The plant carries a very 

 heavy foliage, and is very prolific in runners. Phenomenal is also worth a 

 place in small gardens on account of its flavour, but the berry is too small 

 for commercial pur()08es. 



