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sorts, but the plants require too much care to keep them 

 going. Napoleon III has only found favorable record in 

 two or three places. Dr. Nicaise has not been heard of 

 since its first season. Agriculturist has good reports from 

 many ; and were it not so soft would probably be more 

 grown. Peak's Emperor is said to be so much like Agri- 

 culturist that even good judges cannot distinguish them 

 apart. It is however claimed for Peak's Emperor that it 

 will succeed on soil in which the Agriculturist fails. Or- 

 nament des Tables, as heretofore, proves of the highest fla- 

 vor, but unproductive. Hovey yet holds its own as the 

 finest of all varieties for shipping, but it is not sufficiently 

 productive to meet the wants of the present age. 



Princess Royal and King Arthur are two of the foreign 

 sorts that have favorable accounts of giving promise of 

 value . Tillip 's Rival Queen is also another of good record . 

 Lucas has fine flavor, but too unproductive . Belle de Bor- 

 delaise is said to be the best of all the Hautbois class. 



The Culture of Strawberries, one of what we term small 

 fruits, has in it with others, items of practice, depth of 

 soil, character thereof and location. Our American va- 

 rieties, taking the Wilson, with its strong roots to a young 

 plant, and Nicanor, almost equalling in this particular, 

 while being quite as fruitful and of better quality, with 

 Ida, Green's Prolific, Kentucky, and some others, may be 

 planted in rows three feet distant, each plant set in the 

 row one foot from each other, and when acres are grown 

 the cultivator, propelled by the horse or mule, will do 

 most of the cultivation. In the small garden, what is 

 known as the Dutch scuffle hoe, followed by raking the 



