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a dark srccn and of a more even surface, the 

 Howcring-stems 5horter,the fruitbeing frequently 

 concealed among the leaves. 



It varies with roundish leaves, and with 

 striped leaves. 



The Pine Slrawherrij , in which the leaves 

 have a groat resemblance to those of the Scarlet 

 •Strawberrv ; but are larsrer, of a thicker sub- 

 stance, and the indentures of their edges blunter; 

 the runners arc nuich larger and hairy ; the pe- 

 duncles arc stronger, the flowers much larger, 

 and the fruit approaches in size, shape, and co- 

 ■Jour ta the Ciiili Strawberry. It produces a 

 great (juantity of fnie large fruit, when the 

 plants are kept clear from runners. 



Aecordino; to JSIons. Duhamcl, it is raised 

 from the seed of the Chili Strawberry. The 

 •flower is very large, and the fruit has something 

 of the smell and taste of the Pine-apple. It va- 

 ries in the fonn of the fruit with ovoid, with ob- 

 late s])hcroid, and with irregular fruit. It is 

 nuich smaller than the Chiii Strawberrv. There 

 are also the Green, Red, and Hautboy-fruited, as 

 well as the Chili Pine-apple Strawberry. 



The Carolina Strandwnij, which greatly re- 

 sembles the above, but is much less in all its 

 parts, and less hairy : the flower-stems are 

 shorter: the flower-buds more lengthened out, 

 and less swoln : the fruit smaller, more regular 

 in the form, of a higher colour, but the perfume 

 not so pleasant. Martyn remarks that " the 

 Pine varies little when raised from seed, where- 

 as this varies much in the flower, fruits. See." 



Cidlurc. — In order to raise this sort of fruit 

 to the greatest advantage and perfection, the 

 soil should be of the friable loamy kind, with a 

 moderate degree of moisture. 



All the ditferent varieties may be made use of 

 wliere large supplies are wanted; but in other 

 cases a few of the small and large sorts mav be 

 sufficient. The same varieties should always be 

 planted together in separate beds, or otlur 

 jilaces, but never any mixture of diflercnt sorts 

 admitted. 



The usual ]iractlee in fomting beds of this 

 sort of fruit is by plunling out the oll"set3 taken 

 from the sides of the old plants, or such as are 

 Ibrmed from the rooting of tlie joints of the 

 runners ; but tlie former are in general the bet- 

 ter plants. And in choosing them, thev should 

 never be taken irom such plants as are old, and 

 which have been neglected in their culture, but 

 constantly from such as have been well kept in 

 ortler, and are in a lull bearing slate; such oii'sets 

 asstanil nearest lollie old jilanlsbring-prcfernd to 

 such plants as are formed by the irailiugstcms at 

 a distance. Upon a caretul attention to these 

 <:ircumstances nuu-li of tlie success of this sort 



of culture depends. In some of the varie'ies, as 

 those of the wood kind, the oflsets arc best when 

 taken from the wild bearing plants : as they are 

 not so liable to run as those taken fnm the cul- 

 tivated sons. 



These ofiscts or plants are mostly of sufficiently 

 strontr grov>ih the lirst year for ijcine; made use 

 of; but when this is not the case, thcv may be 

 set out in lunsery rows till th.cy \v.i\c attained a 

 full growth. 



In preparing for plantations of this sort, the 

 ground should be well trenched over and effec- 

 tually cleared from all sorts of weeds, and after 

 being laid quite level, formed into beds four feet 

 in width, with paths of two feet or two feet and 

 a half between them, for the convenience of 

 cultivation and gathering the produce. The si- 

 tuation should be quite open, and have as mucl> 

 as possible a southern aspect It is likewise a 

 great advantage when the beds can be formed in 

 a shelving or sloping manner towards the south, 

 so as to have the full influence of the sun. 



When the beds have been thus made up, 

 they are in a proper state for being planted 

 upon. 



The most suitable time for performing this 

 business is in the early autumn, as about the 

 latter end of St-ptember or beginning of the fol- 

 lowing month, in order that the plants may be 

 well rooted before the commencement of the 

 winter frosts. Some, however, plant in the 

 early spring ; but there is more danger of the 

 plants being destroyed by the heat of the sum- 

 mer. 



In executing the work, the plants or ofl'sets 

 should be put in by means of a line and dibble, 

 in rows lengthwavs of the beds, at dilTerent di- 

 stances, according to the kinds. 



The most usual distances are, for the wood 

 sort twelve or fifteen inches each way; and 

 eighteen inches for the Scarlets, Hautboys, Chili, 

 Alpine, and other large kinds. Much advan- 

 tage is always gained bv letting them have suf- 

 ficient room. It is usual to set them out in the 

 quincunx order, arid areat care should be taken 

 in the work of platuing, to close the mould 

 well to the roots of the plants as ihcy are set out. 

 \V'hcn the whole has been done, they should 

 have a good watering to settle the earth well 

 about their roots. 



But besides lliis mode of planting upon beds, 

 they succeed well on the fronts of clumps, Ijor- 

 ders, and other parts of pleasurc-a'roiuids, espe- 

 cially when set so as to have a iluc degree of 

 sun, and uilhout being too much shaded. 



\\ hen new varieties of this sort of fruit are 

 wanted, the propagation must be cireeted by 

 sowing the seed iirodueed on tlie fruit, wheii 



