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THE GARDENERS' MONTHLY 



[September, 



berries. I forced strawberries for many years with 

 good success. I forced strawberries in a hot-bed 

 frame with one steam pipe running through. I 



Figs for Drying "J. P.," Dixon, Solano co., 



Cal., says : " Oblige me by the following infor- 

 mation if vou can ; Out here in California we have 



put the plants as near to the glass as possible, say t several varieties of figs. A few of them are good 

 9 inches at the lower end and 12 inches at the ' for market undried, but are perfectly useless for 

 upperendof the hot-bed frames. Let them have as ! commerce. This climate is undoubtedly the best 



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much fresh air as possible without freezing them ; 

 and for the sun in February I had matting made 

 of pine sticks ^ inch by 6 feet long and 3^ of an 

 inch apart. This I used every bright day till the 

 plants had been hardened to the sun. I sprinkled 

 twice every day to prevent the red spider, and had 

 two plants in 5-inch pots." 



for figs in the world, perfectly dry and free from 

 summer rains. They grow their two crops very 

 abundantly. Taking these facts under considera- 

 tion California yet does not raise any figs for ex- 

 port, and the reason of this is that we have not 

 the proper sorts at command. I believe ere long 

 California will rival the world in exporting dried 



