crops of strawberries anywhei-e as those of the British Queen around London, in the 

 gardens of the market growers. It does not succeed well here ; or it has not so far, that 

 we are aware of. A few large and fine berries, say three or four from a plant, may be 

 obtained ; but nothing that can be called a crop. It needs more moisture than it gets 

 with us, and we hope to see it yet tested under favorable circumstances. We had the 

 accompanying drawing made from an ordinary specimen picked in a French garden. 



Next to the Queen stands the Elton, (fig. 4.) This succeeds the Queen, being 

 later. It is a large, conical, and beautiful berry. We are not aware of its ha\'ing 

 been successfully grown in this country, but it is worthy of further trial. In Europe 

 no distinctions are made in regard to the " sexual " character of the strawbeny, 

 as in this country; all their varieties are staminate or hermaphrodite — that is, have 

 both stamens and pistils perfect. 



CULTURE OF THE FUCHSIA. 



In our last we promised some hints on the propagation and culture of the Fuchsia, 

 which we now proceed to give. We may first remark that among green-house plants 

 or shrubs it is one of the easiest to propagate or manage. 



Propagation. — The usual method is by cuttings. The plant from which we wish to 

 propagate is brought, say in the month of February, into a temperature of 60 deg. It 

 begins immediately to grow, and when the young shoots have attained the length pf two 

 or three inches, they are taken oft', cut smoothly below a joint, and inserted about an 

 inch into sand, or sandy earth, and if there be a bottom heat of about '70 deg. they will 

 root in a week or ten days ; but they will root, without a bottom heat, in a temperature 

 of 60 deg. When rooted, they are potted oft' into small two or three inch pots, the soil 

 being a mixture of about equal parts of sand, leaf-mold, and decayed turf finely chopped 

 up ; add to this a small quantity of old, well-decomposed manure. These must be well 

 mixed. Put plenty of drainage in the bottom of the pot, (small pieces of broken pots). 

 In two weeks these little pots, in a temperature of 60 or 70 deg., will be full of roots, 

 and they may be shifted into others a size larger. When established in these, they may 

 be removed into a cooler place, say 45 to 50 deg., and remain there till planted out, if 

 wanted for that purpose. If disposed to grow up tall and slender, they should be topped 

 to give them strength and roundness. 



It should be observed that when Fuchsias are planted out, a cool and rather shaded 

 place should be given them. The Globosa, Globosa major, and Serratifolia, are best 

 for this purpose. When the plants are intended to be kept in pots for the summer 

 decoration of the green-house, or drawing-room window, the shifting must be continued 

 as fast as the pots fill up with roots. The same soil recommended above will do ; but 

 as the plants increase in size, it may be richer in manure. They must be freely watered 

 and kept near the glass, stopping to make them branch, and tying up to give them a 

 fine pyramidal shape ; syringing frequently over the foliage will do them good. With 

 this treatment, the young spring cuttings will, in July, be two feet high or more, and 

 loaded with flowers till September or October. Old plants should be taken into a 

 temperature of say 45 or 50 deg. in February or March, pruned back nearly to the 

 old wood, potted in good soil such as described above, and shifted and managed in 

 the same way as young ones. The fulgens, corymbiflora, and their hybrids, must 

 be two years old before a good bloom is obtained. The Serratifolia blooms finely 

 in the months of October, November, and December, and if planted out in May or 

 June, potted in September, and housed with other plants, will be a great acquisition 

 at a dull season. 



