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of an autumn and winter crop as well as a spring one ; and the result 

 so far exceeded my expectations, that I have been able to send in a 

 dish of Strawberries any time they were required since the beginning 

 of September — not merely a dozen or two, but sometimes as many as 

 six dozen, and that from a limited quantity of plants. At present — 

 the 3d of January — I have a good crop of fair-sized, well-coloured fruit, 

 and will continue to have for at least a month to come. The flavour 

 until December was all that could be desired. Since then, owing to 

 damp, sunless weather, the flavour is rather deficient ; but still the 

 Strawberries are valuable as a dish for the dessert. For the advan- 

 tage of any who may wish to try the experiment, I will say, do not 

 over-crop in spring, rather sacrifice a few berries than keep them too 

 long in hot, dry quarters j be very careful in hardening off ; then plant 

 out in the best part of the garden you can spare, without injuring the 

 ball. They will require little more attention, with the exception of 

 watering in very dry weather. If planted in rotation, they will succeed 

 each other in autumn, the earliest forced coming soon after the late 

 outside ones, from which in favourable seasons a good supply may be 

 gathered in the open air. Lift those for autumn and winter in batches, 

 leaving the last out as long as they are safe from frost : use pots a 

 size larger than the plants were turned out of. Keep them rather close 

 until established, then place them in any dry, airy house. My Straw- 

 berries have been grown until lately in the same houses where they were 

 forced in spring — viz., an early vinery and peach-house — the proper 

 treatment of the permanent occupants of the houses, and not the 

 Strawberries, being considered. The sort grown is Garibaldi, alias 

 Vicomtesse H. de Thury. I believe it could be quite possible to en- 

 circle the year with Strawberries from that one variety. 



Robert Carter. 

 "Waresley Park. 



LESSONS IN DRAWING, ETC., FOR YOUNG GARDENERS. 



CONCLUSION. 



In Lesson No. XIII. (January 1878, p. 34), a few hints were given 

 about how to find the centres required to draw the various outlines 

 of walks, &c, on plan fig. 37, by means of the compass. In laying 

 out such a plan as is referred to, some of the curves will be found of 

 too wide a radius to be worked from their respective centres. The 

 carriage-road, for instance, could not be very conveniently taken from 

 the centres as it has been drawn on the plan. The perpendicular 

 lines necessary in drawing a working plan may be retained and 



