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perimpnt upon it myself. For this jjurpose I made a new planialion, in 

 which the plants were placed eighteen inches apart in the rows, and the 

 rows themselves two feet asunder. I have never allowed a runner to ex- 

 ceed half a foot in length upon any of these, and the consequence has been 

 that the plants have become strong- and bushy. The crop this season has 

 been abundant and the fruit individually large in size. While my neigh- 

 bors' plants during winter seemed to be cree[)ing back whence they came, 

 not being able to bear the withering and biting blast of the season, mine 

 stood up full of freshness and vigor, and ready to start into growth at the 

 first approach of spring. So convinced am \ of the projiriety of culiivat- 

 iljg this fruit in separate and distinct plants, and of cutting off the run- 

 ners, that I have this season taken out a plant between each of my plan- 

 tations, thus making the distance between each plant four feet by three. 

 From these I am cutting oflf the runners with the greatest care. But why 

 huddle up strawberry plants together and cultivate other fruits separately 

 and distinctly'' Does not this plant, as others, exclaim, in language not to be 

 mistaken, " Give me air or I shall die?" Having procured a few of the 

 Aberdeen Bee Hive, 1 observe that the instructions given with them are, 

 that the runners be cut till the end of August, and that they be planted 

 three apart each way. — {GanJ, Chron. 1847, p. 0G9.) 



Large Fruited Monthly Raspbern/. — I beg to send you some raspberry 

 canes cut off near the ground and placed in pots. The variety is, 1 think, 

 one of the most valuable introductions we have lately been favored with in 

 that class of fruits. It is, I believe, of cmitinetilal origin, and may be 

 called the " Large Fruited Monthly Raspberry ;" it continues to bear (rom 

 the end of August, aU through Sef>tember. October, and, if the frost is not 

 very severe, (it does not mind a slight frost,,) till the end of November. 

 The late heavy rains have injured its flavor slightly ; before tliey visited us 

 it was quite equal in flavor, as you will oi)serve it is in size, to raspberries 

 in July. To ensure a very abundant crop in autumn, all the canes should 

 be cut down in spring close to the ground ; but a good autumnal crop may 

 be obtained, as well as a crop in summer, by leaving only one cane cut in 

 the usual manner, to each root, culling ihe others down closely for the au- 

 tumnal crop. My plants are now covered with fruii in all its stages, and 

 many lateral shoots are just coming into bloom, so thai, if grown in large 

 pots and placed under glass, raspberries may be gathered in Deceniber. 

 [The canes submitted for inspection were healthy and fine, and loaded with 

 fruit, which was, however, unfortunately, spoiled by travelling.] — {Gard. 

 Chron. 1847, p. 686.) 



Cultivation of Pear^. — After some remarks on plums and cherries, Mr. 

 Laidiaw said that there was one family of fruits which he thought deserved 

 more attention than any he had named ; he alluded to pears, many of ihe 

 French and Flemish varieties of which were of far greater value than 

 peaches and nectarines, and as some of them did not ripen their fruit well 

 unless when grown against a wall, peaches and nectarines ought noi to be 

 cultivated to the exclusion of these. Pears required a dry suhtoil, a shal- 

 low border, no manure. The horizontal mode of training was motl condu- 



