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small a cost of labor; but you must not infer from 
this that I justify any thing like neglect. The beds 
must be looked over occasionally, runners removed, 
weeds pulled up, and every thing kept neat and clean. 
In the spring, rake the mulching into the walks, stir up 
the soil, apply a top-dressing if needed, and then put 
back the mulching. The best mode, however, is to 
apply one of the solutions before mentioned, after the 
fruit has set. The bearing-season may be considerably 
prolonged by thorough watering, and will amply repay 
the trouble where the means are at hand. As soon as 
the plants have done bearing, they will throw out run- 
ners, which must be pinched off, unless plants are 
wanted for new beds. I have no time to add more 
here, except to say, that he who would have good 
strawberries must cultivate them; by which I mean 
the opposite of letting them take care of themselves. 
You will doubtless expect me to add a few words in 
regard to some of the leading varieties; but it would 
be impolitic for me to say much on this point, since 
you know I am now testing all the new varieties, and 
conducting a series of experiments having reference to 
the natural history of this most interesting plant. 
Friends have furnished me with varieties entirely new, 
and not yet sent out; but these I have only had under 
trial since last May, and it would be quite premature 
to say much about them, though some of them are 
very promising. I am daily expecting more. Atsome 
future time I shall review them all. I do not hesitate 
to say, however, that the following are good, without, 
at present, designating them in any other way: 
McAvoy’s Superior, Hovey’s Seedling, Moyamensing, 
