STRAWBERRY. 



fiants of these will be plenty for each hill, and that they 

 are easier pleased with soil and preparation than the oth- 



Use. The squash is applicable to all the uses of the 

 pumpkin, and, for man}' purposes, is superior to that vege- 

 table. 



STRAWBERRY. Fragaria. The substance of the 

 following article was written for this work, at the particular 

 request of its compiler, by a gentleman of Boston, whose 

 success, as a practical, is equal to his skill as a scientif- 

 ic horticulturist; and whose liberality in imparting his 

 knowledge, as well as the results of its successful applica- 

 tion in introducing excellent varieties of fruits, merits the 

 thanks of the community. 



Varieties, Every year is producing new varieties of this 

 as well as almost all other fruits, from the care and attention 

 which are bestowed on them by the scientific cultivators 

 of Europe, among whom, at the present day, Mr. Knight, 

 the president of the London Horticultural Society, seems 

 to take the lead. 



Society owes much to these gentlemen, and they are 

 constantly receiving the reward of their labours from the 

 many and continued testimonies of approbation, which their 

 success calls forth. But their chief gratification is derived 

 from the pursuit itself, which, above all others, is calculat- 

 ed to soothe and tranquillize the mind, and to lead men to 

 " look through Nature up to Nature's God." 



The kinds most esteemed in England are the pine, im- 

 perial, Bostock, Surinam, Bath scarlet, Downton, ros^- 

 berry, Hudson Bay, large scarlet, musk hautbois, round 

 hautbois, and flat hautbois. 



In France, the Bath scarlet is of long standing, and 

 much esteemed. The white, the Alpine, or monthly, and 

 the Chili, are also favourites. 



The Chili is a shy bearer, but very large when it comes 

 to maturity is not, I believe, known here : it stands on a 

 stiff, upright, and strong stem, in lieu of a pendulous one, 

 like the Hudson. 



The Downton is, however, I believe, a larger strawberry, 

 and is uncommonly high flavoured. There are other new 

 varieties very large, of which I know nothing. The form 

 of the Downton is various ; many of them are shaped liks 

 a cock's comb, which name it has obtained in some horti- 

 cultural works. It was raided from seed by Mr. Knight, 



