1825.] 
makes it evident that it must be so, from 
the very nature of the thing. 
In this: method, especial care,’ how- 
ever, must be’ ‘taken, not to disturb the 
roots of the offsets, by weeding or other 
means; because, if this be done,very little 
advat iwill be’ derived fromit, as the 
vigour ‘and strength ‘of*the® plant de- 
pends/entirély upon its taking early root, 
and thé support! that it’ derives, by: the 
stringy from the’ old’ stock: — After, 
therefore, havingonce’ ‘taken root, it 
should on no account be disturbed. 
But’ nothing can’ be more preposte- 
rous than the common practice,—which 
is, to deprive the’ young plant of the 
benefit ‘which it’ derives through the 
string. And such is’ the superiority, 
even in appearance, of these new or 
first’ year’s plants, over those of three 
years old; that I took particular notice, 
last winter, that whilst my new beds 
were as green as a leek, the old beds 
looked as if they were dead. The plants 
should never be allowed to remain more 
than three ‘years, but even two: years is 
quite enough. After three or four years, 
they cease to throw out any shoots, and 
then: perish. 
It is yery well known that all soils 
are not suitable to the strawberry ; and, 
in such jas are unpropitious to this fruit, 
it is in vain to attend to their cultiva- 
tion. If those who are fond of horti- 
cultural subjects will try the plan here 
suggested, I think they will not regret 
the-experiment. 
I will mention another fact, to shew 
its decided advantage; of which I could 
give ocular demonstration. I have 
three sets of plants: three, two, one - 
year old; from some unaccountable 
cause (as has been the case with the 
apple this. year), the two first are en- 
tirely blighted (as has been generally 
the case); on the new or last year’s 
beds I have had a fair crop of as fine 
fruit as ever was seen—and this I attri- 
bute entirely to the strength and vigour 
of the new plant over those of the pre- 
ceding years. Indeed, so thoroughly 
am I convinced, from ‘experience, and 
many years’ obseryation, of the superio- 
rity of this plan over the old, that Iam 
assured. no strawberry plant ought to 
exist more than two years. If I could 
exhibit a set of new beds, which I have 
already made, this very scorching season, 
without the aid of one drop of water, no 
one would hesitate a moment in saying 
where the advantage lay. 
re Your’s, &c., G.B.L. 
Totness, 13th July 1825... 
Montuty Mage, No, 414. 
Voyage to Australia, §c. 
121 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
Lizut. Ennts’s Journal of a Voyage 
to New Sourn Waters, AustraLia, 
Port Essincton, Apstry Straits, 
§c.* 
(Continued from p. 4.] 
25th August.—Fresh breezes and fine - 
weather ;)at six a.m. the extremes of 
the land, from north three-quarters 
east, to west and by north half-north; 
nearest part distant eight miles. At 
noon, Cape Hawke, north-west quarter 
west, ten miles. Commenced this day 
running down the coast of Australia, 
inside the grand barrier reef. 
26th.—Port MacQuarrie, west quar- 
ter-south. To this port, in the neigh- 
bourhood of the Coal Mine River, con- 
victs convicted of crimes committed in 
the colony, and: those detected after 
having deserted, and others whose, con- 
duct is incorrigible, are re-transported, 
closely confined, and kept to hard labour 
for punishment, At noon, Smokey Cape 
west two-thirds north, distance five 
leagues. 
2]th.—Strong breezes and squally; 
at twelve, Mount. Warning west and 
by south half-south, Cape Byron south, 
and Cape Danger north and by west 
half-north ; a southerly current running, 
at the rate ofa mile and a-half per hour. 
28th. 
* Some parts of the portion of this article 
inserted in our present number will per- 
haps, to some of our readers, appear more 
technical than amusing ; and we had even 
drawn our pen through the nautical details, 
with purpose to omit them. But, after 
perusing the whole, we became convinced 
that the omission would destroy, in a con- 
siderable degree, the professional character 
of the journal, diminish the evidence of 
authenticity, and render it less practicable 
for the reader to follow the track of the 
voyager: and in reality we found, that 
it was only in this portion that any such 
omissions could be made. To some, at 
least, the technical details will be accep~ 
table ; and to the whole of our readers we 
may venture to promise, that the descrip- 
tions of the new settlement, and of the 
Isle of France, Cape of Good Hope, the 
Island of St. Helena, with the yisit to 
Napoleon’s Tomb, &c., in the homeward 
course, will be an ample atonement for the 
professional dryness of a small part of what 
is now presented. For the same reason, 
of preserving the primitive character of the 
journal, we have not interfered with ‘the 
style and language—except in the! corree- 
tion ef an occasional slip of grammar—but 
haye left the honest sailor to, tell his. story 
in his own plain way.—-Eprr. 
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