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of good, fair, loaray, garden soil. My plants, potted in that 

 way were in bearing for at least three months during the sum- 

 mer with no symptoms of throwing out a runner. Mr. Peter B. 

 Meade had also obtained the same results ; but one morning he 

 was surprised to find one of his plants throwing out a runner. 

 Upon examination he found that a small bit of manure had given 

 that plant power enough to send out runners. As soon as the 

 runners start, the production stops. The Crescent seedling was 

 supposed to have the power of continuous bearing ; but as soon 

 as it received ordinary cultivation it lost that property, I have 

 no doubt that in this way any one willing to take the pains can 

 have late strawberries. Of course they must be attended to and 

 well watered, as carefully perhaps as greenhouse plants. 



Dr. Trimble remarked that sometimes strawberries are found 

 in blossom out of season, the same as apple trees, pear' trees, &c., 

 but it never amounts to anything. That is difierent from a 

 regular lateness of a variety. 



Mr. Carpenter. — By special watering, strawberries can be 

 made to produce a second crop in October, the Bartlett particu- 

 larly. 



The Chairman. — Every fall a large proportion of the old plants 

 come into bloom and fruit. Generally when the snow flies I can 

 go out and pick a dish of strawberries. But I do not consider 

 a fall bearing strawberry of any value. Put the Bartlett in the 

 green-house and it will bear fruit continuously for eight months. 



Mr. Carpenter. — We have perpetual raspberries, and I have no 

 doubt we may have perpetual strawberries. But every fruit has 

 its season, and when we have had an abundance of it, we want 

 something else. It is a novelty to have raspberries in October; 

 but we cannot prize them then so much, having other good fruit, 

 such for instance as the pear and the apple of the improved 

 varieties. 



Mr. Pardee said that although for ourselves we might not 

 prize these fruits out of their season ; yet, when out of season, 

 they will bring from two to three dollars a quart from rich 

 people, who want them for their parties, because they are out of 

 season ; and hence it may deserve attention as a matter of 

 profit. 



Mr. Doughty. — The Catawissa raspberry with me is perpetual. 

 I can go into my garden at any time and get a supply ; and they 

 are sweet enough to eat without sugar. It is perfectly hardy. 



