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2. Varieties which are early, or at least not later than mid- 

 season, and preferably those which themselves produce an abun- 

 dance of pollen. 



3. The exercise of great care to have the plants free of fun- 

 gous diseases and insects before they are put upon the benches. 



4. The devoting of an entire house to the crop. If two or 

 three different crops are grown in the same house, none of them 

 can receive the very best treatment which they demand ; and if 

 there are other plants in the house which are infested with red 

 spider, the pests will spread to the strawberries and it is very 

 difficult to dislodge them without keeping the plants so wet that 

 pollination is interfered with and rot threatened. 



5. Growing the plants as close to the glass as possible. 



6. In the dull months, constant and careful attention to hand 

 pollination. 



7. lyiberal applications of liquid manure two or three times a 

 week after the fruits have begun to swell. 



8. Exercise of care that the berries do not lie directly upon 

 the soil or upon a wet surface. 



We are by no means confident that we have found the best 

 methods of forcing strawberries. We give our experience for 

 what it is worth, and desire to correspond with persons who can 

 help us to better results. C. E. Hunn. 



L. H. Bailey. 



