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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



BDRRS NEW PIXE. 



son; flavor sweet, rich and delicious; the vines 

 are hardy, of vigorous growthj and quite productive, 

 Victoria {Trollope's Victoria^) is an Enghsh va- 

 riety that proves to be quite productive in this 

 country ; the berries are very large, of a roundish, 

 conical shape, and of a 

 light crimson color ; flesh 

 tender, sweet and deh- 

 cious. It is a very beau- 

 tiful fruit. 



For a very late crop 

 for garden and market 

 purposes, we can recom- 

 mend the Crimson Cone. 

 It is a regular and abun- 

 dant bearer, hardy and 

 vigorous ; the flavor is of 

 a rich sprightly acid, and 

 the flesh is sufliciently 

 firm to allow its transportation to market. It is an 

 old sort, and has stood high in public estimation 

 many years. 



The soil into which strawberries are transplanted 

 should be dry, deeply spaded or plowed and re- 

 duced to a fine tilth, and thoroughly enriched with 

 good rotten manure if it is in any way impover- 

 ished ; and after planting it should be well cultiva- 

 ted. In this way only can a good and remunera- 

 tive crop be produced. 



In large plantations, the plants are set in rows 

 three or four feet apart, leaving a space wide enough 

 for a cultivator to pass 

 through, and a foot from 

 e^ch other in the rows. In 

 garden beds, they are plant- 

 ed about a foot apart each 

 way; and if kept in this 

 way, without allowing the 

 runners to form plants and 

 fill the intervening spaces, 

 much larger and better 

 fruit will be obtained tlian 

 if the plants should cover 

 the whole surface. 



Among the varieties of 

 strawberries we have al- 

 luded to, three of them — 

 Burr's New Pine, Eoveyh Seedling, and Crimson 

 Cone — are what are called Pistillate sorts, the 

 flowers of which are wanting in stamens, and with- 

 out some of the other staminate sorts planted near 

 or among them, would produce only a few imperfect 

 berries. 

 The selection of these pistillate sorts and planting 



LARGE EAELT SCARLET. 



them alone by themselves, has often resulted in 

 complete disappointment. 



The month of August is usually a good time to 

 transplant sti-awberry vines ; as at that time there 

 are apt to be frequent showers, and the young 

 plants also have time to become well established 

 before winter sets in. Such plantations usually 

 produce a fair crop the ensuing spring. 



Should the weather continue dry when it is de- 

 sirable to transplant the vines, the work should b« 

 done in the latter part of the day, and each plan1 

 receive a liberal watering ; and the nsxt morning 

 early, be covered with a large leaf or hit of paper 

 held down by a small stone. This covering maj 

 be kept on until the condition of the plants ma] 

 appear to warrant its removal, and which may b< 

 done at evening, or on a cloudy day, so as not t( 

 expose the plants too suddenly to a burning sun 

 We have been thus minute on this point, as man; 

 fail in transplanting at this season for want of suf 

 ficient care. 



On the approach of winter, cover the plant 

 lightly with some coarse litter, and they will com 

 out in the spring prepared for a vigorous growth. 



EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE, 



Bakk Lousk. — A. G. II., of Waukesha, Wis 

 writes: " On page 95 of (March number) Farme'i 

 you recommend, as the best remedy for bark Ions* 

 to 'scrub thoroughly with a stiff brush and soap-sue 

 in June.' Very good as far as it goes, but quite in 

 practicable in its application ; for the lice are abunc 

 ant on the smaller twigs and ends of branche 

 beyond the reach of a brush, except with injury 1 

 the foliage — beside^ requiring much time at a bus 

 season. The tar and oil, which you would not at J>'l 

 vise, is, I assure you, quite safe, of easy applicatioi 

 and a sure remedy," 



WooD-PECKERS. — N. S., of Genesec Co., N. Y 

 says wood-peckers may be prevented from injurin 

 trees by spreading grafting wax on the parts alread 

 wounded ; they will seldom afterward attack then 

 If they can find no insects in the fissures of th 

 bark they have made, they cease their depredations 

 He has often thus saved pear trees, and never knei 

 them to be attacked after wax was applied, 



OuoTTMBEE Stkiped Bug, — A Correspondent i: 

 Ohio, J, Clay Cox, writes that he has discover© 

 that if cucumbers are not hoed when young, bu 

 the weeds suffered to grow, the yellow or stripe 

 bugs will fly over the ground without perceivin.i 

 that there ar-e any cucumbers there for them t 

 feast on. 



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