138 The Gaeden. 



T. Crimson Cone.— Old and well known; late; excellent for preserving. 

 Pistillate, 



8. 3IcAvoy''s Superior.— Truly superior at Cincinnati, where it originated. 

 Has not fully sustained its reputation at the East. 



ALPINE AND WOOD STEAWBEEPJES. 



1. Jied Wood. — This is the wild strawberry of Europe. Easy of cultivation, 

 and on-e of the most desirable kinds. Sweet and delicate, but small. Flowers 

 always hermaphrodite or perfect. The White Wood is similar, except in color. 



2. lied Alpine. — The French call this Des Alp)es de Tows les Iloio, signifying 

 that it bears every month. It really continues in bearing from June to No- 

 vember, and a fine autumn crop may be insured by cutting off the spring blos- 

 soms. Eesembles the Eed Wood. Flowers always perfect.* 



3. Eed Bush Alpine — This grows in compact bunches, and is remarkable for 

 its entire destitution of runners. It makes a fine edging for beds. Bears abun- 

 dantly through the season. One of the most desirable sorts. Propagated by 

 dividing the roots. Hermaphrodite. 



HAUTBOIS STEAWBEEEIES.t 



1. Peabody''s Nexo Hautbois. — Very large, and very sweet, melting, and 

 juicy, with a pineapple flavor. A new sort of the highest promise, originated 

 by Chas. A. Peabody, of CoJumbus, Gra. Has not yet been well proved at the 

 North. Hermaphrodite or perfect flowered. 



2. Prolific or (7o7iioa^.— Large; dark-colored, very rich, and high flavored; 

 slightly musky. A very excellent sort. Hermaphrodite. 



Form your strawberry bed in an open exposure, free from 

 the shade of trees or buildings. For an early crop, a slight 

 inclination to the south or east is desirable. The ground must 

 be«deeply spaded, and a plenty of decomposed leaves and other 

 megetable manure and ashes well turned under and mixed with 

 the soil. Pulverize the soil thoroughly. Now mark off your 

 bed into rows two feet apart, and set the plants, if of the large 



* Geo. M. Caldwell, of St. Albans, Vt., describes, in a communication now 

 before us, an ever-bearing strawberry cultivated by him, the origin of which 

 he does not know. He says : 



" It blossoms and perfects its fruit in the open air until the ground freezes. 

 The variety is not remarkably high flavored, of medium size, and an ordinary 

 bearer, but perfectly hardy. In pots they will blossom, and ripen fruit through 

 the winter." 



It may be the Red Alpine, but we can not determine this point from his 

 description. 



t Ilautl/oiH, high wood— that is, wood strawberries with high leaves and 

 fruit stalks. 



