The Caintdian Horticulturist. 



'59 



Arnold's Pride, is a clean, good- 

 sized, nice berry, but has not been 

 very prolific. 



Monarch of the West proved to be 

 a large berry, l)ut only gave a fair 

 yield. 



Captain Jack was somewhat late, 

 but very prolific and a good berry. 



Alpha has been a slim bearer, but 

 it has a delightful flavor. 



Nicanor gave only a fair crop and 

 ordinary berry. 



Maggie's was rather small in berry, 

 and as comparatively poor a bearer. 



Cumberland Triumph is a large 

 and irregularly shaped berry, with 

 only a fair yield. It is a variety 

 more for the amateur than one de- 

 siring to raise berries for market. 



CONXLUSIONS. 



1. Strawberries will do well in a 

 locality such as ours, if the soil is 

 rich, friable and well drained. 



2. Ground for strawberries should 

 have a good supply of plant food, be 

 easily worked, and should certainly 

 be well drained, kept clean of weeds 

 and well cultivated. 



3. We are inclined to favor grow- 

 ing in rows where large quantities 



are to be grown, and to renew the 

 plants every two years. 



4. In well drained, sheltered and 

 good soil, planting out in September 

 is advisable, so as to enable the 

 plant to get thoroughly established. 

 A fair crop next season may be ex- 

 pected ; but if such conditions are 

 absent, then plant in Spring and 

 only a medium crop may be looked for 



5. Strawberries may be grown in 

 almost any climate if care be taken. 

 W^here the climate is severe protect 

 the plants by scattering over them 

 pea-straw or some other light cover- 

 ing. Avoid heavy substances such 

 as manure ; some place boughs with 

 good results. 



6. The following is a list which 

 embrace varieties that are likely to 

 suoceed well : — Wilson, Crescent 

 Seedling, Daniel Boone, Manchester, 

 Sharpless, Alpha, Prince of Berries, 

 Bidwell and Jewell. Crescent Seed- 

 ling and Manchester, being poor in 

 pollen, require such as Wilson amoqg 

 them. Sharpless is large, delicious, 

 but somewhat late. Bidwell is a 

 good family berry, sweeter and larger 

 than the popular varieties, Wilson 

 and Crescent. 



FORESTRY NOTES. 



By T. M. Grover, B.A., Norwood, Colnty of Peterborolch. 



PLANTING TREE SEEDS. 



IN the May issue of the Horti- 

 culturist, you give a letter 

 from Mr. Hulee, of Nebraska, stat- 

 his practice with tree seed to be a 

 thorough soaking for five or eight 

 days till every seed is fully sprouted, 

 and not till then does he place them 



in the soil. Though I liave never 

 tried just this treatment, Mr. Hulee 

 may be right. In the case of the 

 large hard nuts, like walnuts, gener- 

 ally so slow to sprout, taking some- 

 times one, two or three years in the 

 soil (and after we are done looking 

 for them) before they come up, this 



