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a plan which answers well, and by of the strawberry, plant both in spring 



which good strong plants are procured and early in autumn ; their method is 



in one^month from the present year's to plant two rows about twelve inches 



runners. apart, and the plants twelve inches from 



" The compost used is good strong each other in the rows; between every 



loam, well mixed with rotten dung from two rows as describetl, they leave spaces 



the hot-bed linings; twenty-four-sized of two feet, which are, by the growth of 



pots are the best for Keene's Seedlings, the vines, reduced to one foot, thus 



and thirty-twos for Grove End Scarlets, making each bed two feet wide with an 



Thelattervariety answers for early fore- alley of twelve inches between them; 



ing better than' any other sort, when when planted in the spring they usually 



strawberries are wanted by the end of raise some dwarf crop on the same 



>Iarch. ground, but that had better be omitted 



"Having filled the pots with the com- — keeping the soil cultivated and top- 

 post, thev are removed at once to the dressed with some well-rotted manure, 

 strawberry quarters, and arranged on In the autumn, they spread on the sur- 



each side of the rows, amongst the run 

 ners. The middle of July, when the 

 plants are emitting roots, is the proper 

 time to begin the operation of layering; 

 having previously prepared a quantity 

 of pegs, the runners that are rooted into 

 the ground are carefully removed, and 

 their roots inserted in the pots, and peg 



face, both beds and alleys, a good coat 

 of coarse manure, such as will lie light- 

 ly, the loose portion of which may be 

 raked off in the spring, when the alleys 

 are dug, and covered with straw, to ex- 

 clude draught and screen the trusses of 

 fruit on the edge of the bed from con- 

 tact with the earth. Exhausted tanner's 



ged down. Put three plants into the bark, or saw-dust scattered among the 

 twenty-four pots, and one in the thirty- plants, is highly serviceable in protect- 



twos ; they immediately begin growing, 

 being supported by the mother plant 



ing the fruit from grit. 



" Varieties. Hudson or Scarlet.^ 



and will only require occasional water- This variety is grown almost exclu 



ing in dry weather. 



sively for the supply of the Philadelphia 



When the plants are well rooted, market; it appears to be distinct from 

 which is in about one month, detach what is known as the old Hudson, in 

 them from the old plants, and remove New York, which Downing describes as 



to their winter quarters. 



having a neck, whereas the Philadelphia 



Beds are prepared for them with a Hudson has none, (unless occasionally 



bottom of coal ashes, and they are spontaneous seedlings are found with 



plunged in old tan; each bed surrounded elongated crowns.) It is undoubtedly 



with a stratum of coal ashes six inches one of the best, though from want of 



wide, and as high as the top of the pots, skill in its culture it is frequently unfruit- 



which prevents worms from working ful. The fruitful and barren flowers are 



amongst them." — Gard. Chron. on separate plants, and as the barren are 



Thus far we have copied the English most vigorous, they are liable to take 



edition of this work. The American nearly exclusive possession; in such 



reader, t^hough he will find that which cases the inevitable result is, but little 



will instruct in the culture of this de- fruit is obtained. The proper method 



licious fruit, will perceive there is too is to carefully cull them when in flower, 



much detail and tedious labour for his (the experienced can detect them by the 



practice. 



foliage as well as flowers,) exterminating 



Many of the varieties named in the the larger portion of the male or stami- 

 preceding article are comparatively un- niferous plants, as one in ten suffices to 

 known in this country, and others have impregnate the pistiliferous or fruit- 

 been tested, and found wanting. Our, bearing flowers. Much has been said 

 American Seedlings have, on the whole, on this subject, and most positive deni- 

 given most satisfaction, and are most als of the fact here stated have been 

 reliable, whilst the eff'orts now being made, but after all it is incontrovertible, 

 made to produce varieties promise, from and remains a ' fixed fact.' Our limits 

 the success already attained, to give all will not admit of embarking further in 

 that could be desired. i the controversy, which has been prac- 



" The market gardeners around Phi- 1 tically settled around Philadelphia for 

 ladelphia, who are successful cultivators [ fifty years, by the German truck women. 



