10 THE STRAWBERRY IN NORTH AMERICA 



and there wild plants were transferred to gardens, but 

 most people depended upon the meadows and hillsides for 

 a supply. This was the situation at the close of the 

 eighteenth century. 



In 1804 appeared the first indigenous book devoted 

 wholly to horticulture, "The American Gardener," by 

 John Gardiner and David Hepburn. The first edition 

 gives but scant consideration to the strawberry: "Wild 

 strawberries may be planted in shady situations, but the 

 others do best in open situations. Pineapples, Chili, 

 scarlet and hautboy are also very good strawberries." 

 This is the first record of the cultivation in North America 

 of the "Pine" strawberry, from which most of the varie- 

 ties of today have sprung ; but it may have been imported 

 some years previous, as it was quite widely disseminated 

 in Europe by 1759. 



There was added to the second edition of " The American 

 Gardener" a valuable "Treatise on Gardening," which had 

 been "written many years ago by a learned and eminent 

 Virginian, who printed it for the use of his friends, " and 

 who resided at Williamsburg. Probably it was written 

 before 1790. This anonymous but eminent citizen of 

 Virginia — possibly John Taylor of Caroline, author 

 of "Arator" — gives the following clear-cut directions 

 on strawberry culture ; it is evident that his experience 

 had been extended and his observation keen : 



"There are three sorts chiefly propagated; the wood, 

 the scarlet or Virginia and the hautboy. There is a green 

 sort which some call dra>i:on and others pine apple, from 

 its participating of the flavor of that delicious fruit, but 

 none has ever been brought into this country, and it is 

 but rarely to be met with, even in England. 



"September is the best month for transplanting, 



