EUROPEAN STRAWBERRIES. 



31. Rostock. — An old fruit of the Pine class, not much cultivated of late. Fruit large, 

 round, white; middling flavor and good bearer. The color of its fruit appears to have 

 been its chief recommendation. 



32. Roseherry. — A pretty scarlet variety, of medium size, and very productive. Fruit 

 ovate; flavor middling; early. Not now much cultivated, larger and better flavored fruit 

 having displaced it. 



33. Swainstone Seedling. — Originated by the gardener at Swainston, in the Isle of 

 Wight, from Keen's Seedling. In England, of late, its reputation is on the decline. An 

 uncertain bearer. Fruit large, ovate, light crimson, and fine flavor. 



34. Wilmot's Superb. — This was one of the first attempts made to improve the Chili, 

 and when it made its appearance cau.sed considerable sensation among strawberry growers; 

 it was, however, soon found to be a very poor flavor, and shy bearer, when it soon became 

 neglected. Fruit of the largest size, round, though much inclined to become cockscomb- 

 shaped; deep scarlet color, and ripens about mid-summer. 



35. Wilmot's New Scarlet. — Like the preceding, not much cultivated of late; from its 

 being a poor bearer, and second in flavor to many others. Fruit large, oval, bright scar- 

 let. Medium season. 



Dr. Hull has, in a former No. of this Journal, noticed a fruit called Victoria; the name 

 leads me to suppose it to be English, but I know of no fruit under tliat name. British 

 Queen has been sometimes sold as such. This present time a variety is advertised by an 

 English grower, under this name. If Dr. Hull's fruit is English, I have not the least 

 doubt, but that it is a synonym. 



In 1850 three new strawberries, or rather two new and one old, made their appearance, 

 namely: Myatt's Surprise, Wilmot's Prince Arthur, and La Delicious; the two first are 

 seedlings, and may prove useful, but the last named is an old variety brought into notice 

 under a new name; the parties who paid their $15 per hundred, can by now say in what 

 its superior merits consist. 



It has very frequently become my duty to recommend varieties to growers ; my advice 

 invariably was cultivate hwifnv varieties; for a small garden three sorts are ample, name- 

 ly. Keen's Seedling, British Queen and Elton; if there is plenty of room, and more vari- 

 ety is desirable, add Cuthill's Black Prince, Princess Alice Maud, and Myatt's Globe, 

 which will be sufficient for the largest garden. This was, of course, for an English soil 

 and climate, and for such there cannot be better than those which I have named. In this 

 country Keen's Seedling and others may not succeed, yet among the remainder something 

 valuable may be found. 



To give any cultural remarks on strawberries, may appear a work of supererogation in 

 this country, where this fruit is grown to such an unlimited extent; yet a word or two on 

 the English mode of culture may not be out of place. 



The soil best suited for this fruit is a good firm loam, though not of too adhesive a na- 

 ture, which should be trenched from 2\ to 3 feet in depth, using plenty of good rotten 

 dung. Early in June" — or as soon as the runners are of sufficient strength — select good 

 strong runners with fine bold crowns, and plant them out in rows one foot a part in the 

 row, the weaker grown varieties two feet from row to row, and the strongest growers 

 three feet. Some growers still plant in beds, but in general the best cultivators have 

 abandoned that practice and experience tells me it is not a good one. After planting they 

 should receive frequent waterings until they are thoroughly established, when attention 

 must be given to keep the ground hoed and clean from weeds though the summer and 

 * We prefer making new beds of strawberries in April — with the runners of the previous season. Ed 



