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few really first-rate kinds rather than a large collection, I have pre- 
pared a short list, comprising twelve of the very finest sorts we have. 
These are as follows :— 
British Queen.—This grand old strawberry has been exceptionally 
good this season, and may be considered one of the best for those 
who can cultivate it generously; but it is not suitable for general 
‘cultivation, as in some soils it will hardly live. 
Eleanor (Myatt’s)—A heavy-cropping variety, producing fruit 
large in size and of splendid colour ; very late. 
Frogmore late Pine.—One of the very best of the late varieties ; 
the fruit is large, highly coloured, and of excellent flavour ; very pro- 
ductive, and late. 
James Veitch—A_ strong-growing variety, producing heavy crops ; 
the fruit large, globular, and of a fine deep crimson colour; an 
excellent sort, but rather too brisk in flavour for most palates. 
Keen’s Seedling.—A fine old strawberry, specially adapted for 
furnishing early supplies ; one of the best for forcing, and well suited 
for those who do not like briskly-flavoured strawberries. Of its 
productiveness it is unnecessary to speak. 
Inucas.—A variety deserving of extensive culture; the fruit 
large, of splendid colour, and exceedingly rich in flavour ; very valu- 
able for mid-season. 
President—One of the most valuable mid-season strawberries 
grown; the fruit is large, handsome in appearance, and remarkable 
for its extreme solidity and rich flavour; it cannot be too strongly 
recommended for main crops. 
Royalty.—A strong grower, producing an abundance of fruit, of 
medium size, handsome in appearance, and of the most delicious 
flavour ; in the latter respect it is quite unsurpassed. 
Sir O. Napier.—A first-class variety ; the fruit large, of bright 
colour, and high flavour; very productive, and in every way valuable 
for main crops. 
Str Joseph Paxton.—An early, heavy-cropping strawberry, of the 
most delicious flavour ; the fruit is large, of a fine glossy colour, and 
extremely solid. 
Vicomtesse Héricart de Thury—A robust-growing variety, pro- 
ducing immense crops of handsome fruit rather above the medium 
size, and of splendid colour. One of the finest strawberries for 
preserving, but rather too briskly-flavoured for forcing. 
To insure a crop of fruit from beds made up in the course of the 
forthcoming autumn, the runners should be at once layered in small 
pots, and regularly watered, to encourage the rapid production of 
roots. In the meanwhile the beds should be marked out, and after 
they have received a liberal dressing of manure, be dug over toa 
depth of about eighteen inches, unless it was trenched over in the 
course of last autumn or winter. The plants should be put out as 
soon as they are well rooted, and receive liberal supplies of water, to 
assist them to become established quickly. If the runners are 
layered in pots at once, planted as quickly as possible, and assisted 
with liberal supplies of water after the planting, they will bear 
abundantly next season. 
August. 
