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A very common error is to ]>l:iiit too close; sufllciont space should be left for the 

 proper cultivation of the soil, :iinl i\ir passages to and tiMiii tlic plants. In gardens, 

 we prefer planting in narrow bods, each containing about throe rows, a passage 

 of two and a half foet between each bod, and twelve to fifteen inches each way 

 between the plants. In extensive hold-culture those spaces would not be sufficient; 

 three to three and a half foot space between the beds, and eighteen inches between 

 the plants would be little enough. 



Now as to kinds. Varieties of strawberries have lately grown so numerous, that it 

 is really embarrassing for the amateur to make a selection ; it is the more so, too, on 

 account of the variety of opinion given respecting the qualities of varieties. One 

 says, Hovey's Seedling is the best ; another, the Burr's New Pine ; another, McAvoifs 

 Superior, or something else. In England, as in this country, varieties have increased 

 to a wonderful extent. KecrCs Seedling, that at one time was the most popular 

 variety in Great Britain, is now, although highly prized, in a great measure super- 

 seded by the British Queen, the great strawberry of England. We observe that 

 it took nearly all the prizes at Chiswick on the 9th of July last. Mgatt's Surprize 

 took one premium, and a new seedling named Prince Alfred was described as large 

 and handsome. The Mton, Kitlerfs Goliah, CuthilVs Black Prince, and Alice 

 Maude are all fine English sorts, but none of them prove valuable here. Our climate 

 seems in some way or other to prevent the perfect development of the floral organs, 

 as the fruit seldom sets well. We have tried nearly all the English varieties of note, 

 and find them of no value for profitable culture. The Bicton Pine, a large white 

 variety, promises to be worthy of a place in amateurs' collections — desirable for its 

 color, especially. We have had it bear two seasons, on a small scale, and it has quite 

 come up to our expectations, Ilovey's Seedling has for several years been the 

 ^'British Queen" of this country. It is a magnificent fruit, but is Uncertain, producing 

 heavy crops in some seasons and localities, and failing totally in others. This has 

 been its history from its first dissemination to the present time. While Ave would not 

 dispense with it, even in a small collection, there are many others on which we would 

 rather place our dependance for a large crop. Burros iVew Pine and Large Eurhj 

 Scarlet are productive, good sorts. The luwa is an immense bearer (a staminato), 

 but small ; Burros Columbus is a great bearer, and a showy, good fruit ; Burros Ohio 

 Maminoth is a magnificent fruit, pale colored, like the Neiv Pine ; but although the 

 fruit show well on the plants, they do not bear picking long. Black Prince bears 

 enormous crops with us every year, and the fruit, though generally of indifferent 

 quality, is pretty good when fully ripe ; Walker's Seedling is a good variety, quite 

 conical, and as dark almost as the Black Prince. Our seedlings, Monroe Scarlet and 

 Genesee, have borne abundant crops. 



McAvot/s Siqyerior^ having been awarded the '§100 prize at Cincinnati, excited 

 considerable expectation, and now it seems to be very variously estimated. Mr. 

 Pardee, in our last number, gave the result of his trial. Our specimens were scarcely 

 so fine as his, yet we consider it a prolific, good variety. It has one defect — it does 



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