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which a part of the strawberry bed, including mostly plants of a late 

 variety, named Parl^er Earle, was shaded with a brush screen such as we 

 use for protecting evergreen seedlings. The result was the plants under 

 the screen matured all the fruit, while on those not thus shaded many 

 berries were sun-scalded and many others failed to ripen. In the first 

 case, we had a full crop; in the second, perhaps, one-half. This is con- 

 firmatory though not by any means conclusive data, on which to recom- 

 mend this practice to those wishing to grow strawberries in very ex- 

 posed places. But it would seem, however, a very rational suggestion, 

 when we remember that, generally, the best fruit and, certainly, the best 

 late fruit of strawberries is found in the wild state in locations somewhat 

 protected and shaded, and that in such places the foliage is seldom 

 affected with fungous diseases. The past season was in point of moisture 

 an exceptional one and not the best in which to make this trial. 



A good screen for this purpose is made by setting posts with natural 

 Crotches at one end, connected together by poles and covered with willow 

 or other brush sufficient to give a play of light and shadow on the bed, 

 but not enough to teep out more than half the sunlight. I think it would 

 be well to have such a bed in a somewhat protected location. Such treat- 

 ment might not be practicable on a large scale, but it is so very inexpen- 

 sive and simple that it is well worth trying in a small way in the home 

 garden. We shall report further on the matter when we have more fully 

 investigated it, and make this simply as a report of progress and as a sug- 

 gestion to fruit growers. 



SEEDLING STRAWBERRIES. 



For fruiting next year we have a fine lot of about seven hundred seed- 

 ling plants from which we have kept the runners off, and they are very 

 promising indeed; they are seedlings of Warfleld and Haverland, fertilized 

 with Michel's Early. 



From seed sown this year we have over two thousand plants pricked out 

 in frames, which we expect will be in excellent condition to plant out 

 next spring. These are the result of carefully made crosses between our 

 most prolific kinds. 



NOTES ON NEW VARIETIES OF STRAWBERRIES, 



Especially desirable kinds are starred. 



Bederwood. (b)**^ A very promising new berry that has done remarkably 

 well with us this season. It is bi-sexual, has lots of pollen, and I think it 

 well worth trying as a pollenizer and for market. Its foliage is only slight- 

 ly affected with rust. 



Buhach. (p) Gave us a few magnificent berries, but not enough to make a 

 profitable crop. 



Boynton. (p) Is a red berry of about the size and with much the ap- 

 pearance of the Crescent, but apparently no better. 



Crescent, (p)** This old standard variety has done very well this season. 

 In our old bed it produced a far larger crop than in the new bed, but it 

 did not do nearly as well as the Warfield, which I think is generally su- 

 perseding it. 



Captain Jack, (b)* Was nearly ruined by rust. 



