The Cauaiiiaii IJorticiilturist. 



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Fig. 2f). — Thr Ckandam, Currant. 



SEXUALITY OF THE STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



Sir, — Can you explain the following dis- 

 crepancy :— Charles Green says Hermaphro- 

 dite strawberries are productive under all 

 circumstances. Pistillate and Staminate 

 only when planted within say ten feet of each 

 other. Knapp says that they may be divided 

 info two kinds. H. and V. The Staminate 



being always barren, which I take it mea«s 

 it to be of no account. — j. C. 



TH E stud}- of sexuality of the var- 

 ieties of strawberries is almost 

 indispensable to the success of the 



