1846. 



GENESEE FARMER. 



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SWAiNSTO.NE'rf SEEDLING STRAWBERRY. (Fic. 23. 



•'Transplanting trees in towns and cities." It 

 cannot be supposed that Mr. Sayers, admitting 

 him to be a man of rare genius and accojnplish- 

 menty couM do justice to all these subjects in such 

 a small space. Still he has brought them togeth- 

 er, and said something on each that every body 

 does not know. The subject of live fences begins 

 TO attract a good deal of attention, and infjrmc- 

 lion on the subject is highly desirable. Many 

 valuable hints may be gleaned from Sayer's Man- 

 ual, and it costs next to nothing — only 12^ cents. 

 Mr. Dewey has it. 



The " Treatise on the Culture of the Dahlia 

 laid Cactus''' was published in Boston, in 1839, 

 and is now, we believe, out of print. We ])re- 

 sume it was good in its day ; but it is dead now, 

 and we will not disturb its repose. 



Mr. Sayers, the author of these books, is a 

 clever man, and has had considerable experience 

 in gardening ; and he seems to be determined 

 on giving the public the benefit of it. When 

 we had the pleasure of seeing him, he was bound 

 for Boston, the "emporium of literature" — there, 

 as he informed us, to revise and enlarge his 

 " Fruit Garden Companion," in order to make 

 it a fit accompaniment to his " Flower (xarJen." 

 We wish Mr. Sayers succes.s, and we congrat- 

 ulate the public on the rapid increase of Horticul- 

 tural intelligence, and bright prospects ahead. 



Complaisance pleases all, prejudices none, 

 adora? wit, renders humor agreeable, augments 

 friendship, redoubles love, and, complying with 

 justice and generosity, becomes the sacred charm 

 of the society of mankind. 



Swiiinstone's Seedling Strawberry. 



The fruit of this strawberry, with us, is of av- 

 erage large size : from three to four inches in 

 circumference are the ordinary dimensions. — 

 The foliage is very large and rich in ajipearance, 

 and the foot-stalks of the leaves are long. The 

 fruit is borne in large clusters on high and pret- 

 ty strong foot-stalks. The berries are \ery reg- 

 ular in shape, varying from ovate to conical. 

 The seeds are very slightly sunk ; the surface of 

 the fruit is rather even, glossy, and of a beauti- 

 ful light scarlet, a good deal lighter in color than 

 that of most pine strawberries. The flesh is solid, 

 and very high flavored. The season of ripening is 

 about midway between early and late, but it con- 

 tinues ripening for a good while. 



Last winter is the first in which we fairly test- 

 ed the hardiness of this variety. With us, it has 

 so far proved perfectly hardy, much more so than 

 some of the old Pine strawberries. But a.s it is 

 yet comparatively new in this country, it remains 

 to be proved hov/ far it will answer for general 

 cultivation in all parts of the country. 



In England, Swainstone's Seedling bears a 

 very high character. It is placed among the 

 kw which rank as of the first quality, in all re- 

 spects, in the garden of the Horticultural Socie- 

 ty of London. Dr. Lindley recommends it as 

 one of the six very best sorts for cultivation in 

 that country. Our own experience, thus far, 

 leads us to believe that it will prove, on the 

 whole, one of the very finest of Pine strawber- 

 ries for this climate. — Horticulturist. 



Prudence in promises is a fair guarantee in 

 the redemptior. of them. 



