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ISi-: OK ClANU. 



Fig 16. Swain.itone 



shape, var3-ing from ovate to conical. The 

 seeds are very slightly sunk ; the sur- 

 face of the fruit is rather even, glossy, and 

 of a beautiful light scarlet, a good deal 

 lighter in color than that of most pine straw- 

 berries. The flesh is solid, and very high 

 flavored. The season of ripening is about 

 midway between early and late, but it con- 

 tinues ripening for a good while. 



Last winter is the first in which we fairly 

 tested the hardiness of this variety. With us, 

 it has so far proved perfectly hardy, much 

 more so than some of the old Pine straw- 

 berries. But as it is yet comparatively new 



11' 



s SeedHiig Strawberry. 



in this country, it remains to be proved how 

 far it will answer for general cultivation in 

 all parts of the country. 



In England, Swainstone's Seedling bears 

 a very high character. It is placed among 

 the few which rank as of the first quality, 

 in all respects, in the garden of the Horti- 

 cultural Society of London. Dr. Lindley 

 recommends it as one of the six very best 

 sorts for cultivation in that country. Our 

 own experience, thus far, leads us to believe 

 that it will prove, on the whole, one of the 

 very finest of Pine strawberries for this cli- 

 mate. 



REMARKS ON THE USE OF GUANO. 



BY LONG ISLAND. 



Dear. Sir — In common with many other 

 persons, my attention was last season turn- 

 ed to this new manure. A substance for 

 which it was claimed that it Avas cheaper 



and more powerful than fifty times its 

 weight in common manure — that it could be 

 transported and applied with little or no 

 cost — and which acted upon all kinds of 



