THE STRAWBERRY CULTDSI8T. 29 



open ground, but ii is more expensive, and will not pay for the trouble 

 unless the variety is scarce and valuable. 



When placed under glass, they will require protection from the 

 direct rays of the sun until they are rooted, at which time they must 

 have plenty of air and water until they ate sufficiently strong to allow 

 the sash to be removed. They may then be potted into larger pots, 

 and used for forcing, or planted out into the open ground. 



The Bush Alpine strawberry is sometimes propagated by taking up 

 the old stools in the spring or early autumn, dividing them into 

 single crowns and then replanting them. But a much better way is 

 to sow the seeds (see page 21), whenever it is necessary to renew the 

 beds or to produce more plants, as the fruit from the seedling is 

 always larger and better than it is from old and partially exhausted 

 plants. 



VARIETIES FOR FORCING. 



Very few experiments have been made with our native varieties to 

 ascertain their relative merits in reference to pot culture. The fruit 

 is seldom so high flavored when grown under glass as when in the 

 open ground ; therefore it is best to choose the highest flavored varie- 

 ties for the purpose, provided they will succeed, as it is not every 

 variety that grows well and is productive in the open ground that is 

 equally so under glass. Among those that are known to be good for 

 forcing are the Hooker, Bartlett, Vicomptesse, and Trollop's Victoria. 

 The latter variety makes a fine show, but it wants flavor. The Bart- 

 lett has been known to fruit eight months without cessation. All 

 that is required is to keep off all runners and give plenty of water, 

 with an occasional dose of liquid manure. Doubtless there are many 

 others that are equal, if not superior, to these, but I have no facts to 

 determine their relative merits for the purpose. 



INSECTS. 



The insects to which the strawberry is most subjected, when culti- 

 vated in pots, are the red spider and green fly, or aphis. The red 

 spider is more troublesome in a dry atmosphere, while the aphis likes 

 cold and moisture ; but if the plants are kept vigorous and healthy, 

 few insects will attack them. Tobacco-smoke or syringings with to- 



