THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



acre this winter ; I put it on early, not 

 covering the plants, but between them. 

 On the approach of the coldest weather, 

 I place part of it directly over the plants. 

 Of varieties, I prefer the Marshall. It 

 did better on upland than on the flats 

 this year. I also grow the Brandywine 



and Wm. Belt. The latter is liable to 

 blight, but I am not troubled much that 

 way. Marshall yielded at the rate of 

 over 10,000 quarts to the acre. I put 

 many of them up in fancy packages, and 

 sell six quarts for $1 50. — Report Oswe- 

 go Horticultural Society. 



Fig. 1.332.— Barjiel Grown Strawberries. 



BARREL-GROWN STRAWBERRIES. 



N response to an enquiry, Mr. F. 

 W. Ritter, of Dayton, O., sends 

 another illustration of Mr. Ohmer's 

 plan of growing strawberries. We 

 give place to the engraving and to the 

 letter because it would seem such an 

 excellent plan for the city garden, where 

 ground room is limited. Mr. Ritter 

 writes : — 



" I have to-day mailed you a photo of 

 four barrels of strawberries, Mr. J. P. 

 Ohmer is on the right in the small wagon, 

 with the single barrel. This is J. P. 

 Ohmer and not Nick Ohmer as the 

 American Gardening labeled the picture; 

 they are brothers, and both noted hor 

 ticulturists." 



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