144 FIVE ACRES TOO MUCH. 



our climate. They may be good bearers of this I 

 can not speak but they can not be called vigorous. 

 By the first of June the last had wilted away, in spite 

 of steady waterings with the best liquid manure. My 

 experience in this matter is of great value to the pub 

 lic ; for, while I can advise no one to invest in &quot; Bon- 

 heur Seedlings,&quot; I can thoroughly indorse the vir 

 tues of that universally praised and admirably scien 

 tific liquid fertilizer the washings from the kitchen 

 sink, and earnestly urge all young gardeners never to 

 omit the use of it on their beds. If any thing can 

 insure the success of the strawberry even the &quot; Bon- 

 heur Seedling&quot; it is this invaluable compost, and the 

 directions for saving it contained in all agricultural 

 works are well worth following, in spite of the trouble 

 they entail. No one who uses it will fail to thank 

 science for the benefits that it has conferred on agri 

 culture. It is true that in my case it was not quite 

 equal to the occasion, and I had to buy new plants 

 and set them out in the spring ; but I always regret 

 ted that the sink-water was exhausted ere this was 

 done, for I felt sure that on any species but the fee 

 ble &quot; Bonheur&quot; so thoroughly scientific a fertilizer 

 would have had a prodigious effect. 



This very interesting matter has led us somewhat 

 ahead of our story, and, although it seemed essential 



